Salary:         £60,000 – £65,514
Benefits:    12% Pension + Healthcare + 25 Days Holiday
Progression: Clear path to Senior P.E Principal Designer Coordinator (CDM) (£70,000 - 77,500+ package)
Location: Birmingham Office based (Hybrid – 3 days in office)

HS2 Ltd is recruiting a Project Engineer – Principal Designer Coordinator (CDM) to support the effective coordination and assurance of Principal Designer duties across the entire HS2 programme, which includes 4 Main Works Civils Contracts, 4 Station Contracts & 12 Rail System Contracts.

This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified Engineer to work across the largest infrastructure programme in Europe, gaining exposure to major civils, stations and rail systems contracts while helping to embed best practice in Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015).  Superb progression opportunities both within the Principal Designers team and into the wide project engineering teams across the project. 

About the Role

Reporting to the Lead Senior Project Engineer – Principal Designer Coordination, you will:

• Support the coordination of Principal Designer Representatives across Phase 1
• Assist in assuring that Principal Designer duties are effectively discharged by HS2 and its supply chain
• Contribute CDM input to design reviews and technical assurance meetings
• Identify, track and escalate CDM-related risks and issues on SafetiBase 4D - HS2’s digital hazard management database.
• Support reporting and performance monitoring, including digital metrics.
• Undertake site visits to understand construction activities and CDM risks
• Help translate CDM 2015 requirements into consistent HS2 good practice
• Stakeholder management of Heads of Engineering (Principal Designer Representatives) within HS2 and Lead Designers within Consulting organisations to assure and ensure they are meeting CDM requirements.

About You

We’re looking for Degree qualified Engineers from a range of backgrounds, including CDM Advisors, Project Engineers, Design Managers or Assurance professionals, from client, consultant or contractor environments.

You’ll bring:

• A good working knowledge of CDM Regulations 2015 and Principal Designer duties
• Experience supporting multi-disciplinary engineering or safety activities
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• The ability to manage multiple priorities in a complex project environment
• An interest in digital engineering and data-driven reporting (e.g. Power BI, risk management software, BIM etc)
• Ideally have Rail experience but still open to other background such as – heavy civils, Major Infrastructure, Power, utilities etc

What HS2 Offer

• Competitive salary of £60,000 – £65,514
• Hybrid working, typically three days per week in the Birmingham office or on site
• Excellent 12% pension, private healthcare and 25 days annual leave
• The opportunity to work across the full HS2 programme
• Long-term, secure work with clear progression and development opportunities over the next decade

Programme:                 High Speed Two (HS2)
Location:                      Birmingham or London Euston (3 days per week in the office)
Salary:                          Birmingham £40,000 – £43,355 & London £40 - 48,702 + pkg
Career Progression:     Next step £50k–£60k + package)
Closing Date:               21 January

Are you a Data Analyst or Data Coordinator with experience in Asset Information, BIM, or infrastructure environments with strong stakeholder management skills?

Do you have a strong grounding in data quality and data management principles, and enjoy working with a wide range of stakeholders to improve the quality of information being delivered?

We’re looking for an Asset Information Analyst to join the Asset Information Team on the High Speed Two (HS2) programme, working within the wider and highly regarded Digital Engineering function.

The Role

This is a data-focused analytical role, centred on assuring the quality of asset information produced by HS2’s main contractors and their design consultancies.

You’ll work across the programme, supporting the assurance of asset data from design and construction through to handover, ensuring information is complete, accurate, and compliant with defined Digital Engineering standards.

Working closely with contractors, internal information managers, and technical specialists, you’ll analyse asset data submissions, report on quality issues, and play a key role in the data acceptance and assurance process.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage data exchanges of asset information within the HS2 environment
• Analyse asset data submissions and identify data quality issues, including supporting root cause analysis
• Report data quality findings to the Digital Engineering Team, with a focus on asset data
• Support compliance of asset data produced by HS2 and its suppliers with HS2 Digital Engineering standards and specifications
• Develop and deliver training and guidance relating to asset information data quality and standards

Essential Experience & Skills

• Experience in data analysis, data quality, and data assurance
• Confidence using Power BI to analyse and present data
• Understanding of asset information or infrastructure environments
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Ability to clearly explain data issues to non-technical audiences

Desirable (Nice to Have)

• Experience working on infrastructure or asset-intensive programmes
• Exposure to asset registers, CMMS, or asset information systems
• Experience across the full project lifecycle (design, construction, handover)
• Familiarity with Microsoft Fabric, data lakes, or modern data platforms

We are seeking an Asset Information System Specialist to work on the High Speed Two programme as a System Administrator for the bespoke digital Asset Information Register – AIMS.  Working within the Asset information team at HS2 part of their acclaimed Digital Engineering function.

They’re looking for an Asset Information System Specialist to act as the technical backbone of their asset information system, ensuring it remains stable, usable, and fit for purpose as thousands of new assets are brought into operation.

This is a technical system support and administration role, sitting within a wider Digital Engineering function alongside CAD and GIS teams. You’ll be the go-to person for system issues, enhancements and integrations, working closely with users, contractors and the external software provider.

You won’t be building systems from scratch, but you will be critical in keeping a large, mature asset information system functional, improving how it’s used, and ensuring contractors can successfully integrate their data.

Essential:

• Experience supporting or administering an asset information system, CAFM or CMMS – such as Maximo.
• Understanding of system integration, web services and data flows between systems
• Experience working in an asset-intensive environment (rail, utilities, infrastructure, defence, transport, etc.)
• Confidence engaging with users, suppliers and technical stakeholders
• Strong documentation and problem-solving skills

Nice to have:

• Experience with systems such as Maximo, SAP, Oracle Asset Management or similar
• Power BI, Power Query or Tableau experience
• Rail or major infrastructure project exposure

If you’re looking for a role where your technical expertise genuinely underpins a major national programme, with superb promotion opportunities and experience which will be a game changer for your future career.

A genuine opportunity to work at the forefront of Digital Engineering (BIM) on Europe’s largest infrastructure programme, contributing to the development of the golden thread and helping shape one of the UK’s first large-scale digital twins for infrastructure.

Birmingham: £70,000 – £77,500 + 12% pension

Next step         £90 - £99,000 (London) or £92,000 (Birmingham) + full package

Long-term Programme - 10 years left on the pogramme real opportunity to make your mark 

Role Overview

We are seeking a Senior Security Systems Engineer to play a pivotal role in the definition, integration, and technical assurance of physical security systems across the High Speed Two (HS2) programme. Working directly for HS2, this role sits within the Central Engineering Function, forming part of the Telecoms Engineering Team.

This is a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Physical Security Systems reporting to the Lead Security Systems Engineer, providing technical leadership across multiple HS2 delivery packages. You will be instrumental in delivering one of the largest and most complex integrated physical security systems in the UK, ensuring that systems are effectively designed, assured, integrated, and aligned to operational needs across the entire route.

The programme is transitioning from requirements definition into the design and build phase, with physical security systems being delivered through several major contracts, including Siemens, across four major stations, rail depots, and the full line of route. As delivery progresses, the successful candidate will demonstrate strong proficiency in project delivery disciplines—including design management, interface management, risk management, and change control—to ensure robust system integration, effective technical governance, and the protection of scope, performance, and whole-life value.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical assurance to ensure security system designs and constructed assets meet programme, operational, and regulatory requirements
• Define, manage, and resolve system integration and interface requirements across multiple work packages and third-party systems
• Coordinate closely with other engineering disciplines to ensure physical security systems are fully integrated into the wider railway system
• Support technical governance, risk management, issue resolution, and informed decision-making at programme level
• Support project delivery through design and construction, ensuring systems from multiple suppliers operate as a coherent, interoperable whole
• Influence whole-life performance, maintainability, and cost through strong technical definition and assurance
• Act as a trusted technical authority, providing confidence to internal stakeholders, delivery partners, and suppliers

Stakeholder Environment

The role operates within a complex, high-profile, and evolving programme environment. You will engage regularly with designers, contractors, suppliers, and client teams, requiring strong interpersonal skills and the ability to influence across organisational boundaries. Success in this role depends on balancing technical excellence with pragmatic delivery and stakeholder alignment.

Skills & Experience Required

• Proven experience delivering and integrating physical security systems within complex, large-scale infrastructure or built environment projects (e.g. rail, airports, defence, utilities, large commercial estates)
• Strong technical knowledge of physical security systems, including CCTV/video surveillance, access control, intruder detection, and related technologies
• Solid understanding of project delivery processes, including design management, interface management, risk management, and change control
• Experience managing interfaces across multiple suppliers, contracts, and technologies
• Demonstrated ability to operate as a technical authority within multi-disciplinary engineering environments
• Experience providing technical assurance, governance input, and stakeholder confidence
• Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills
• Understanding of commercial principles in project delivery, including scope control and change management

Candidate Profile

You will be a qualified senior engineer from the physical security industry with experience delivering and integrating large-scale security systems. Applications are welcomed from candidates with backgrounds in consultancy, client organisations, contractors, or manufacturers.

We are also open to technical project managers with a strong engineering foundation who can manage the demands, pace, and complexity of major infrastructure delivery while maintaining technical integrity.

Salary:            £85,000 – £92,000 + 12% pen, healthcare, 25 days annual leave

Project            HS2’s Washwood Heath Train Care Depot

Role Overview

Are you a senior engineering leader or engineering manager with strong systems engineering capability or experience delivering major multi-disciplinary rail infrastructure, such as depots, rail maintenance facilities, or stations?  Candidates are welcomed from client organisations, contractors, train manufacturers, or engineering consultancies.

We are supporting High Speed Two with the appointment of a Lead Project Engineer / Engineering Manager to play a central leadership role in the delivery of a major new railway depot at Washwood Heath, Birmingham.

The Washwood Heath Depot represents one of the largest and most complex rail system facilities delivered in the UK in recent decades. It will form the operational and testing heart of the HS2 network and is being delivered as a distinct 8-year programme, comprising approximately 2–3 years of design followed by 5 years of construction, testing, and commissioning, with contract award anticipated in April 2026.

The depot includes a diverse and technically complex range of assets, including:

• Maintenance Building
• Network Integrated Control Centre (NICC)
• Cleaners’ and Drivers’ Facilities
• Stabling Yard
• Office Accommodation and Staff Welfare Facilities

The Role

Working directly for HS2, you will act as the technical lead and single point of technical accountability for the successful delivery partner. You will guide the depot through its entire lifecycle, from detailed design through construction, testing, commissioning, and into operational readiness.

The post holder will lead technical assurance, system integration, and interface management across multiple railway systems and engineering disciplines, ensuring delivery in line with contractual, statutory, safety, and performance requirements.

Key Challenges

• System Integration: Integrating complex rail systems including signalling and control, power and electrification, track and civils, communications & data, and depot-specific systems. This includes managing transitions between ATO (Automatic Train Operation) and conventional signalling environments.
• Interface Management: Coordinating and assuring interfaces across multiple delivery contracts and neighbouring assets within a highly complex delivery environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead technical assurance and integration of railway systems across the depot programme
• Ensure designs and construction meet contractual, statutory, and technical requirements
• Manage engineering risks, issues, interfaces, and changes
• Act as the technical authority and provide guidance on design solutions
• Fulfil duties as CDM Principal Designer (2015) Representative
• Support programme reporting, risk mitigation, and coordination with commercial teams
• Ensure smooth integration across multiple rail systems contracts- including signalling, control centres, power and electrification (OHL), M&E, BMS, and communications systems (scada).

Candidate Profile

You will be a qualified senior engineering leader with significant experience delivering major multi-disciplinary rail systems projects. Experience may include depots, stations, new railway infrastructure, or major remodelling works.  Candidates are welcomed from client organisations, contractors, train manufacturers, or engineering consultancies.

Experience and attributes include:

• Strong understanding of railway systems, including signalling, control centres, power and electrification (OHL), M&E, BMS, and communications systems
• Proven Design & Build delivery experience ideally on Rail Depots or similar large rail buildings (Stations, Train Care facilities, Depots)
• Solid knowledge of CDM Regulations 2015 and Principal Designer responsibilities
• A track record of solving complex engineering problems while balancing commercial and programme considerations
• Strong leadership capability with excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Ability to operate confidently in a complex, high-profile, multi-stakeholder environment

Location:           1 Birmingham & 1 London (Euston) | Hybrid working (3 days office)

Salary:                London: £75,000 – £83,500 / Birmingham £70,000 – £77,500 + 12% pen & pkg

Next Step          Future progression opportunities 4 Head of H&S roles  (£100 – 120k + Pkg)

We are seeking qualified 2 Senior Health & Safety professionals with experience delivering large, complex design and build projects across a broad range of sectors, including rail, civil engineering, manufacturing, utilities, power, nuclear, airports, stations, infrastructure, complex buildings, facilities, local authorities, and higher education.

These are 2 pivotal Senior Health & Safety roles supporting High Speed Two, the largest infrastructure programme in Europe, offering the opportunity to influence safety outcomes at scale across a nationally significant project.

Role Overview

High Speed Two (HS2) is seeking Senior Health & Safety Managers to support the delivery of the UK’s new high-speed railway. This is a client-side role within HS2’s Rail Systems Alliance, a collaborative delivery model established to deliver nine major rail systems contracts under a design and build framework.

The role will focus on providing senior Health & Safety leadership across 1–2 rail systems contracts, ensuring HS2’s health, safety, and occupational health standards are embedded throughout design and delivery. The initial phase of the programme is design-led (approximately the first two years), followed by construction and commissioning.

The Rail Systems Alliance

The Rail Systems Alliance is a unique integrated delivery model, bringing together HS2 and multiple rail systems contractors to deliver signalling, HV power, M&E systems, communications, and related railway systems. Each contractor holds an individual Design & Build contract with HS2, alongside participation in the Alliance to promote collaboration, innovation, and improved safety outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide senior Health & Safety leadership across assigned rail systems contracts
• Embed and role-model HS2’s “Safe at Heart” culture across HS2 and the supply chain
• Support Health & Safety by Design, identifying and reducing risks during planning and design stages
• Provide risk-based Health, Safety, and Occupational Health assurance throughout design and delivery
• Ensure compliance with HS2 safety standards, policies, and assurance processes
• Support and oversee investigation of health, safety, and security incidents
• Work collaboratively with contractors, designers, and HS2 teams to resolve issues early and effectively
• Use analysis of incidents, near misses, and working practices to identify trends and drive improvement

Stakeholder Environment

The role is based within a co-located, collaborative environment, working closely with multiple rail systems contractors, designers, and HS2 teams. Success in this role requires strong leadership, influencing capability, and the ability to align multiple organisations to common safety goals and ways of working.

Skills & Experience Required

• Proven experience in a Senior Health & Safety Manager role on large, complex design and build projects
• Background in sectors such as rail, infrastructure, utilities, energy, nuclear, airports, complex buildings, manufacturing, or similar
• Strong experience of Health & Safety by Design, including early risk identification and mitigation
• Understanding of Occupational Health, particularly in relation to operations and maintenance activities
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead across multi-organisational environments
• Experience embedding and improving Health & Safety culture on complex programmes
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Professional Health & Safety qualification equivalent to NEBOSH Diploma, Chartered, Degree qualified etc

Candidate Profile

Candidates may come from client, consultancy, or contractor backgrounds. You will be a collaborative, proactive leader with strong communication skills and the ability to operate effectively in a complex, integrated delivery environment

Location             London NW10 6ND or West Ruislip Portal Site, HA4 7DL

Programme      High Speed Two, 6-month contracts + extensions

 Working            3 to 4 days on site a week 

Start:                  within 2 wks of offer (early feb)

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Role Overview

We are recruiting Interim Health & Safety Managers to support the delivery of one of the largest and most complex infrastructure programmes in Europe for High Speed Two (HS2).

The scale of the programme is significant, involving:

• A workforce of over 30,000 people across 340 sites
• Approximately 1,900 site lifts per day
• Major works including tunnels, shafts, bridges, viaducts, embankments, and cuttings

This is a career-defining opportunity to play a pivotal role in protecting the safety and wellbeing of thousands of workers on a nationally significant construction programme, looking for proven construction safety experience on major infrastructure or large construction projects

Project Context

You will be overseeing works delivered by the SCS Joint Venture (Costain, Skanska, Strabag) on the £4.2bn London Tunnels Main Works Civils Contract.

Scope includes:  Shafts and portal works, Green tunnels, Bridges and cross passages, Utilities diversions and associated infrastructure

The Role

You will work as part of newly formed client-side Health & Safety teams, made up of a blend of interim and permanent professionals. These teams actively review safety data, site performance, and working practices, delivering targeted interventions where risks are identified.

This is a hands-on, visible client role, requiring confident intervention, strong influencing skills, and a high-challenge / high-support approach to driving safety excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure contractors and delivery partners comply with all relevant Health & Safety legislation and standards
• Provide strong on-site H&S leadership across complex construction environments
• Engage, influence, and challenge delivery teams to improve safety performance
• Support risk-based Health, Safety and Security operational assurance
• Contribute to incident investigations, assurance reviews, and corrective actions
• Promote best practice, training uplift, and continuous improvement
• Support and deputise for the Senior Health, Safety & Security Manager where required.

Essential Experience & Knowledge

• Proven construction safety experience on major infrastructure or large construction projects
• Comfortable operating in a client-side role, actively intervening to manage and reduce risk
• Strong working knowledge of H&S legislation, occupational health, and security requirements
• Experience delivering assurance across complex programmes with multiple contractors and stakeholders
• Track record of contributing to incident investigations and driving continuous improvement
• Backgrounds considered include rail, civils, major construction, and infrastructure projects

This is a high-profile interim opportunity for experienced Health & Safety professionals who want to make a tangible impact on one of the UK’s most challenging and important construction programmes

Senior Health & Safety Manager (x1): £550 – £600 per day (Inside IR35)

Location             Fort Dunlop, Birmingham B24 9FD

Programme      High Speed Two,6-month contracts + extensions

Working            3 to 4 days on site a week 

Start:                  within 2 wks of offer (mid feb)

Role Overview

We are recruiting Interim Health & Safety Managers to support the delivery of one of the largest and most complex infrastructure programmes in Europe for High Speed Two (HS2).

The scale of the programme is significant, involving:

• A workforce of over 30,000 people across 340 sites
• Approximately 1,900 site lifts per day
• Major works including tunnels, shafts, bridges, viaducts, embankments, and cuttings

This is a career-defining opportunity to play a pivotal role in protecting the safety and wellbeing of thousands of workers on a nationally significant construction programme.

Project Context

This is your opportunity to be part of the £6 billion HS2 Main Works Civils Area North, delivered by the BBV Joint Venture (Balfour Beatty Vinci JV).  The largest single contract on HS2 consisting of 100km of line of route valued c£6bn, consists of 42 Viaducts, 66 bridges, 35 cuttings, 56 culverts, 66 embankments, green tunnels & 4 motor crossings.

The Role

You will work as part of newly formed client-side Health & Safety teams, made up of a blend of interim and permanent professionals. These teams actively review safety data, site performance, and working practices, delivering targeted interventions where risks are identified.

This is a hands-on, visible client role, requiring confident intervention, strong influencing skills, and a high-challenge / high-support approach to driving safety excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure contractors and delivery partners comply with all relevant Health & Safety legislation and standards
• Provide strong on-site H&S leadership across complex construction environments
• Engage, influence, and challenge delivery teams to improve safety performance
• Support risk-based Health, Safety and Security operational assurance
• Contribute to incident investigations, assurance reviews, and corrective actions
• Promote best practice, training uplift, and continuous improvement
• Support and deputise for the Senior Health, Safety & Security Manager where required

Essential Experience & Knowledge

• Proven construction safety experience on major infrastructure or large construction projects
• Comfortable operating in a client-side role, actively intervening to manage and reduce risk
• Strong working knowledge of H&S legislation, occupational health, and security requirements
• Experience delivering assurance across complex programmes with multiple contractors and stakeholders
• Track record of contributing to incident investigations and driving continuous improvement
• Backgrounds considered include rail, civils, major construction, and infrastructure projects

This is a high-profile interim opportunity for experienced Health & Safety professionals who want to make a tangible impact on one of the UK’s most challenging and important construction programmes.

Location: Central Birmingham – Hybrid working (3 days per week on site/office)
Salary: £85,000 – £92,400 + 12% pension + benefits
Project: £800m Curzon Street Station (8-year delivery programme)

Role Overview

We are recruiting a Senior Project Engineer / NEC Supervisor to support the client-side delivery of Curzon Street Station, Birmingham’s new flagship high-speed rail terminus and one of the most significant infrastructure projects currently under construction in the UK.

Curzon Street Station is a landmark, nationally important project and will be the largest building in Birmingham. The station comprises major viaduct structures, large-span construction, and a distinctive 70-metre-wide arched roof, delivered using innovative construction methods and state-of-the-art building systems. It will be the first new intercity terminus station built in Britain since the 19th century.

This role sits client-side, embedded within the delivery team, and is closest aligned to a traditional Resident Engineer / NEC Supervisor position. It is a delivery and quality assurance role, not a design post, focused on ensuring that construction works are built safely, correctly, and in accordance with design intent, specifications, and contractual requirements.  Open to Senior Project Engineers, NEC Supervisors, Engineering Manager, Senior Civil Engineers from Client, Consultant or Main Contractor background – must have major infrastructure delivery experience.

The Role

You will be part of a wider engineering function supporting live construction activity, providing engineering oversight, challenge, and technical assurance across both design and construction.

The role requires a strong on-site presence and the confidence to intervene where quality, safety, coordination, compliance, or technical risk is identified.

Approximately 70% of the role will focus on NEC Supervisor duties, including:

• Reviewing contractor submissions, inspection and test plans (ITPs), and compliance evidence
• Responding to technical queries, defects, and non-conformances
• Supporting quality management, assurance checks, and site activities
• Providing engineering input to ensure works are delivered in line with specification and design intent

The remaining time will support broader engineering assurance, including:

• Oversight of how design duties are being discharged
• Principal Designer (CDM) coordination and assurance
• Management of field changes and technical queries
• Interface management between packages and disciplines
• Providing technical support to the wider delivery team

Project Context

Curzon Street Station has recently entered the construction phase, with piling works commenced. The overall build and commissioning programme spans 8 years.

The Principal Contractor is the Mace–Dragados Joint Venture. The first four years will focus on heavy civils, including piling, foundations, viaducts, and major earthworks, followed by MEP installation and architectural fit-out.

The project involves large-scale structures, multiple interfaces, and complex assurance and governance requirements, demanding strong engineering judgement and delivery focus.

Background & Experience

This role is best suited to engineers from a delivery-led background (client, consultant or Main contractor) with experience on major infrastructure projects, such as:

• Rail and stations
• Highways and bridges / viaducts
• Airports
• Power or other large-scale infrastructure

Experience with large reinforced concrete structures, viaducts, or steel-framed buildings (stations, depots, or large-span structures) will be particularly relevant.

You will have experience of:

• Supporting or discharging engineering assurance during live construction
• Working under NEC contracts with a clear understanding of the NEC Supervisor role
• Operating close to site, dealing with real-world construction challenges
• Providing engineering judgement and constructive challenge in complex delivery environments

What Matters Most

• Strong engineering judgement with the confidence to challenge constructively
• Comfortable working face-to-face with contractors and site teams
• A practical, delivery-first mindset, rather than a purely design-led approach
• Focused on ensuring work is built correctly, safely, and efficiently
• Calm and effective in complex, high-profile construction environments

Location:           London (Blackfriars) & Hybrid Working (3 days site/office)
Salary:                c£80,000 – £90,000 + £7,000 car allowance + pension + travel + healthcare & full benefits
Framework:     Network Rail Southern Renewals Enterprise – CP7 & CP8 (10-year framework)

The Opportunity

A Tier 1, multi-disciplinary main contractor is proud to be part of the Network Rail Southern Renewals Enterprise, delivering critical Electrification & Plant (E&P) renewals across the Southern Region.

We are seeking an experienced Senior E&P Project Manager form a contracting background (Tier 1 or 2) to lead a portfolio of electrification projects across Kent, Sussex, and Wessex, operating from the Blackfriars office with flexible hybrid working.

This is a long-term, stable role on a major framework, offering the opportunity to lead complex E&P renewals while working within a progressive Project 13 enterprise model, focused on collaboration, efficiency, and whole-life asset value.

Projects

You will be responsible for the delivery of multiple E&P schemes, including:

• 11kV and 33kV substations
• HV feeder renewals and power distribution upgrades
• Switchgear installations and renewals
• Neutral Section & Conductor Rail Device (NSCD) installations
• Electrification modernisation works to improve safety, resilience, and performance

Projects typically range from £10m–£20m, with responsibility for managing a portfolio of 4–5 concurrent schemes.

Enterprise Framework – Project 13

The Southern Renewals Enterprise is delivered using Project 13 principles, replacing traditional client–contractor relationships with a collaborative enterprise model.

You will work closely with partner organisations across five integrated disciplines:

• Electrification & Plant (E&P)
• Buildings & Civils
• Signalling
• Track
• Minor Works

This model is designed to remove duplication, reduce waste, and deliver safer, more efficient outcomes for Network Rail.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide senior leadership for E&P projects, ensuring delivery to the highest standards of safety, quality, cost, and programme
• Manage a portfolio of electrification projects with values of £10m–£20m
• Develop and implement project strategies, including scope, schedule, and budget control
• Lead multi-disciplinary project teams and supply chain partners
• Build strong collaborative relationships with Network Rail and enterprise partners
• Identify, manage, and mitigate project risks, implementing effective contingency plans
• Monitor performance against KPIs and report progress to senior stakeholders
• Ensure robust commercial and cost management across all projects
• Drive continuous improvement, innovation, and best practice across delivery

About You

You will be a delivery-focused senior project manager with strong electrification experience and a background working for a Tier 1 contractor.

Key skills and experience include:

• Proven experience managing electrification and power projects within rail infrastructure
• Strong understanding of E&P systems, power distribution, and electrical infrastructure
• Experience working on 11kV and 33kV substations
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a framework environment
• Strong commercial awareness and financial control experience

Qualifications & Background

• Degree-qualified or equivalent in Electrical/Power Engineering or a related discipline
• Demonstrable experience leading E&P projects from design through delivery
• Strong knowledge of relevant electrical standards, codes, and safety requirements
• Experience managing project portfolios valued at £10m+
• Ability to build and maintain trusted client relationships

Package & Benefits

Salary: £80,000 – £90,000

Car allowance: £6,960 per annum

Private healthcare

Pension & life assurance

25 days annual leave + birthday leave

Hybrid and flexible working

Enhanced maternity & paternity benefits

Clear opportunities for long-term career development on a 10-year framework

Location: London (Euston) – Hybrid (3 days per week in the office)
Salary: £65,000 – £70,755 + 12% Pension + Private Healthcare + 25 days annual leave
Programme: High Speed Two (HS2) – 10+ year delivery programme

The Opportunity

Are you a Quality Manager with experience on large, complex infrastructure programmes—such as Rail, Nuclear, Airports, Major Civils, Power, Water or Construction—and looking to play a pivotal role on one of the UK’s most significant infrastructure projects?

HS2 Ltd, the organisation responsible for delivering and operating the UK’s high-speed rail network, is seeking experienced Quality Managers to provide strategic quality leadership across its major design and construction contracts.

This is a client-side, strategic Quality role, influencing quality performance at programme level rather than managing day-to-day NCRs.

About the Role

Based in London, you will provide quality management oversight on the £4.2bn London Tunnels Main Works Civils Contract, delivered under a Design & Build model by the SCS Joint Venture (Costain, Skanska, Strabag).

The scope of works includes major heavy civils activities such as: Shafts and portal works, Green tunnels and earthworks, Bridges and cross passages, Utilities diversions and associated infrastructure

Approximately four years remain on the London Tunnels civils contract. Following this phase, you will transition onto either station delivery or rail systems contracts, with at least 10 years of programme delivery remaining overall.

Your Role in the Programme

Working closely with the Heads of Quality for the Principal Contractors, you will represent the client’s assurance perspective, operating at a macro and strategic level.

Rather than managing individual non-conformances, you will:

• Ensure self-assuring principal contractors have robust quality management systems and processes
• Analyse quality performance trends to identify systemic risks and improvement opportunities – why are they too many NCR unclosed, is there an issue in an area?
• Drive continuous improvement across process, performance, efficiency and compliance

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare, analyse and present quality management information to senior business leaders – quality reports go to Board level consumption
• Review and approve top-level project quality plans
• Lead trend analysis of quality performance reports and data
• Drive structured problem solving and continuous improvement initiatives
• Influence and challenge contractors to improve quality outcomes across complex delivery environments

Experience & Background Required

• As a guide would expect 5 years’ experience in quality management on complex Design & Build major projects
• Experience gained on the client, consultant or main contractor side
• Background in major civils or large infrastructure delivery, including (but not limited to): Rail, Nuclear, Airports, Highways, Water, Power, Major construction programmes

Key Skills & Knowledge

• Strong familiarity with NEC3 contract environments, including ECC quality requirements
• Comfortable operating in a high-volume, complex documentation and deliverables environment
• Experience as a Quality Manager on large infrastructure projects
• Ideally a Lead Auditor, with experience planning and conducting external audits of Tier 1 contractors
• Ability to work with large data sets, extract insight, and present clear, actionable recommendations to senior leadership

Qualifications

• Relevant technical or quality-focused qualification, such as:
• HNC / NVQ Level 5 or equivalent
• Ideally Degree or Level 6 qualification in Engineering, Science, or Quality
• Support provided toward Chartered Quality Institute (CQI) membership

Location:         Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire (site-based, 4 days on site / 1 WFH)
Salary:             £60,000 – £65,514 + 12% pension + private healthcare + 25 h
Programme:    HS2 Phase One – EKFB Main Works Civils (£4bn) 1
Progression:    Senior Construction Manager (£80k–£90k + package)
Note:                No lodge, subsistence, car allowance or commuting costs paid

The Role

We are recruiting a Construction Manager (Construction Assurance) to work on a major £4bn Heavy Civils HS2 contract, covering a 20km rural section near Aylesbury.

Working within the Integrated Client / Main Contractor team, you will provide constructability and site assurance, ensuring works are delivered safely and in line with approved documentation and HS2 standards.

You will focus on high-risk activities such as heavy lifts, earthworks, poor ground conditions and working at height.

This is a client-side Construction Management assurance role, ensuring the main works contractor are delivering the assets as per contract, standards, design, safely and to the desired quality.

Looking for candidates from heavy civils delivery background open to both trades and engineering backgrounds – GF, Works Manager, Construction Manager, Section Eng, Sub Agent you must have:

Project Scope

Provide Client Construction Management Working alongside the main contractor EKFB Joint Venture (Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial, BAM Nuttall) on Design & build £4bn Main Works Civils Contract.

• Large-scale earthworks (cuttings & embankments)
• Bridges, viaducts and roads
• Associated heavy civils infrastructure

Key Responsibilities

• Safety-first approach across all site activities
• Constructability assurance using a risk-based approach
• Review site documentation - work package plans, RAMS and ITPs
• CDM compliance and site safety assurance
• Provide specialist construction advice to HS2 Project Managers
• Participate in safety tours and interface management
• Verify works are built in line with approved methodology

Candidate Profile

Open to candidates from trades or engineering backgrounds with major civils experience, including:

• Construction Manager / Works Manager / General Foreman
• Sub Agent / Section Engineer
• NEC3 Supervisor / Clerk of Works

Background in heavy civils (earthworks, highways, rail, water, structures, etc).

You’ll be confident on site and a good communicator, strong on H&S and CDM, comfortable with multiple stakeholders, and keen to progress.

You must have as a minimum CSCS and SMSTS safety certs &

• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, work plans and site documentation
• Able to commute to the Aylesbury site within 90 minutes each way
• Practical knowledge of CDM regulations and a proactive approach to construction safety.

Why Apply?

• Long-term programme (10 years of work across civils, stations & rail systems)
• Clear progression to Senior Construction Manager (£80k–£90k)
• Work on one of the UK’s largest infrastructure projects

Specialism: Traffic Management Systems (TMS)

Location: London (Euston) or Birmingham – Hybrid (3 days per week in the office)
Salary:

• London: £75,000 – £83,500 + 12% pension
• Birmingham: £70,000 – £77,500 + 12% pension

The Opportunity

Are you a Signalling Control System Engineer with a strong Traffic Management Systems (TMS) background, interested in shaping next-generation signalling technology?

High Speed Two (HS2) is delivering a world-first signalling solution: ETCS integrated with Automatic Train Operation (ATO) and fully automated Traffic Management. This new CCS platform, combining new cutting-edge software and hardware will set the global benchmark for Command Control Sinalling systems across the world.

HS2 is seeking a Senior Signalling Control System Engineer (Traffic Management SME) to join its Central Engineering, Signalling Technical Authority team.

The Role

Reporting to the Lead CCS Engineer, you will work within a specialist Command, Control and Signalling (CCS) Technical Authority team.

Siemens has been awarded the CCS contract and is now progressing the system from concept design through scheme and detailed design, installation and commissioning, across a 10-year delivery programme.

This is a high-visibility, stakeholder-facing role, requiring strong technical leadership and the ability to communicate complex signalling and traffic management concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences. Candidates with purely desk-based design experience and limited stakeholder exposure are unlikely to be suitable.

You'll be developing - Traffic Management System

• Traffic Management System provides the Human Machine Interface for the Signaller.
• Controls and regulates the efficient movement of trains throughout the HS2 Network.
• It also provides a single source of truth of the Current Train Plan (timetable) to other HS2 and external systems (eg Network Rail, Customer information systems, Train Operators…).

Key Responsibilities

• Engage and manage a wide range of stakeholders including:
• Other Rail Systems packages – interlocking, train detection, ATO
• Operations and end users – signallers, control system operators
• Ergonomics and Safety Assurance teams
• Network Rail and external regulators
• Provide technical assurance of Traffic Management System (TMS) deliverables and activities
• Work closely with other CCS system leads to develop an integrated CCS solution (ETCS, ATO, interlocking, train detection, etc.)
• Develop, manage and monitor compliance with contract requirements, specifications and standards
• Help develop the Traffic management System with Siemens, assist in problem solving and developing solutions.
• Contribute to the identification and management of technical risk associated with TMS engineering works
• Provide authoritative technical advice on TMS to the wider HS2 organisation, suppliers and external stakeholders
• Communicate effectively with engineers, project managers, directors, regulators and operators

Required Profile

Overview

You will be a Signalling Control System Engineer with a strong Traffic Management focus, acting as a Traffic Management Subject Matter Expert.

Experience may come from a contractor/manufacturer, client or consultancy background.
While early-stage design experience is valuable, HS2 is particularly interested in candidates who have been involved in detailed design, testing and commissioning, and therefore understand operational end-requirements.

You must have a working appreciation of wider CCS subsystems (e.g. interlocking, train detection, ETCS), sufficient to manage interfaces and system integration.

Key Skills

• Specialist technical leadership in Traffic Management Systems (TMS)
• Ability to operate as a Discipline Owner / Subject Matter Expert for TMS
• Strong stakeholder communication skills, translating complex TMS concepts into clear, practical explanations across technical and non technical audiences.
• Application of standards, safety and environmental principles across the CCS lifecycle
• Understanding of information management, modelling, data security and cyber security principles
• Awareness of data creation, transformation and visualisation concepts
• Sound judgement in knowing when to seek input from other CCS Subject Matter Experts

Knowledge & Technical Understanding

• Common Safety Method (CSM) for risk evaluation and assessment
• Ergonomic design principles for safe system operation
• In-depth understanding of Traffic Management Systems and their relationship to railway operations
• Knowledge of ETCS, ATO and high-speed rail signalling challenges
• Experience of signalling control systems for:
• Network Rail
• London Underground
• European high-speed or metro systems
• Application of national and international technical standards for rail control systems
• Awareness of emerging and future TMS and CCS technologies
• Chartered Engineer (or working towards) or equivalent professional experience

Experience

• Delivery or development of Traffic Management / Train Control Systems in rail (LUL, Network Rail, High Speed Or European train Setting).
• Test and evaluation of TMS technical solutions
• Engineering delivery to cost, schedule and quality targets
• Roles requiring technical decision-making, prioritisation and independent judgement
• Making strategic recommendations to governance and assurance panels

Location:         Birmingham (Hybrid – 3 days office/site)
Salary:             £50,000 – £55,595 + 12% Pension + Healthcare + 25 days holiday
Progression:    Clear pathway to Senior Property Management Surveyor (£70,000 – £77,500 + pkg)

Overview

Are you an MRICS-qualified (or equivalent) Rural Surveyor with at least two years’ post-qualified experience, looking to step into a client-side role offering genuine ownership and autonomy?

This is a rare opportunity to manage a large and diverse rural estate of approximately 4,000–4,500 acres as part of High Speed Two Ltd, one of the UK’s most high-profile and nationally significant infrastructure programmes.

Acting on behalf of the Department for Transport, you will play a key role in maximising value, managing risk, and helping shape the long-term future of land and property assets across a complex and evolving portfolio.

The Opportunity

You will join a well-established Land & Property function of over 200 professionals, working within a collaborative team of 11 surveyors responsible for managing around 4,500 acres of rural land alongside a wider portfolio of 1,700 residential, commercial, and rural properties.

Focusing on the rural estate across the Midlands and Northern regions, you will support a growing portfolio as land is handed back following major civil engineering works. Reporting to a Senior Rural Operational Property Surveyor, you will work closely together to manage the full rural estate, giving you real exposure and responsibility from day one.

This is a highly varied, client-side role that goes far beyond desk-based surveying. You will regularly visit sites and farms, building strong relationships with tenants and actively contributing to the effective management and optimisation of the estate.

The role also offers excellent long-term career prospects, with opportunities to progress within the surveying team, move into operational or project-based roles, or explore wider opportunities across the Land & Property function, including acquisitions.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Take ownership of a rural land and property portfolio, ensuring strong commercial performance
• Manage and oversee external agents (e.g. Carter Jonas), ensuring high standards across lettings, rent, maintenance, and disposals
• Monitor performance through KPIs and reporting, driving continuous improvement
• Work closely with acquisition and delivery teams to align with the wider programme
• Oversee day-to-day estate management, including maintenance, repairs, and land use optimisation
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and financial performance tracking
• Ensure legal and regulatory compliance across the estate (including H&S)
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders, including tenants, farmers, and local communities
• Maintain accurate property data and records

About You

You will be a commercially minded and proactive surveyor who enjoys variety, autonomy, and working closely with stakeholders. You will be confident analysing data, producing reports, and managing competing priorities across a diverse portfolio

• Strong analytical and reporting capability
• Effective stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Understanding of property management (leases, rent, maintenance, disposals)
• Knowledge of rural land use and farming practices
• Awareness of legal and financial aspects of property management
• MRICS (or working towards) preferred

Experience

• Background in rural or property management (consultancy or client-side)
• Experience managing agents, contractors, or consultants
• Proven ability to manage stakeholders and deliver outcomes

Why This Role Stands Out

This role offers a genuine move client-side, where you will take real ownership of assets rather than simply advising on them. The scale and variety of the estate are rarely seen in the market, giving you exposure to a unique and nationally significant portfolio.

✔ Client-side ownership – manage assets, not just advise
✔ Massive, unique estate – scale and variety rarely seen in the market
✔ Real impact – help shape land use tied to a nationally significant project
✔ Work-life balance – flexibility, no timesheets, and no expectation of long hours
✔ Variety – from strategic decisions to on-site farm visits
✔ Clear progression – strong pathway to Senior Surveyor

Salary:                £40,000 – £46,000 + 12% Pension + Healthcare + 25 days holiday

Progression:    Commercial Manager (£60,000 – £70,000 + package)

Project:              HS2 Washwood Heath Train Care Depot (£800m – £1bn), 8-year duration

Work on One of the UK’s Most High-Profile Infrastructure Projects

Are you a Graduate or Assistant Quantity Surveyor with experience working on NEC contracts, looking to step into a client-side commercial role on one of Europe’s largest infrastructure programmes?

This is a standout opportunity to join High Speed Two Ltd and play a key role in delivering the Washwood Heath Train Care Depot, a landmark £800m–£1bn project that will become the operational heart of the HS2 network.

Why This Role Stands Out

This isn’t a typical Assistant QS role. You’ll be working client-side, gaining exposure across the full project lifecycle from early design and target cost setting through to construction, commissioning and handover.

You’ll be involved in a truly multi-disciplinary environment, covering civils, structures, buildings, M&E, rail systems, and power - giving you experience that would normally take years to build elsewhere.

There are also genuine commercial “firsts” on this project, including new approaches to compensation events designed to streamline delivery, giving you exposure to modern, forward-thinking contract management practices.

The Project

The Washwood Heath Depot is one of the most complex rail facilities delivered in the UK in recent decades. Delivered over an 8-year programme, it will include major assets such as maintenance buildings, control centres, stabling yards, and operational facilities — all critical to the running of the HS2 network.

The Role

Working directly for High Speed Two Ltd, you will support a Commercial Manager and gain exposure to a wide range of contract administration and commercial management activities. This includes change management through Compensation Events, risk management, cost assurance, payment processes, and commercial reporting.

You will utilise HS2’s contract management system (CEMAR) alongside Excel-based reporting tools to support robust commercial governance across the project.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Support the administration and management of contracts to maintain effective commercial control, using CEMAR
• Assist with contract administration duties under NEC3 Contract
• Support the assessment and valuation of variations and Compensation Events
• Assist with the preparation and assessment of interim applications for payment
• Contribute to cost assurance activities and financial performance monitoring
• Support the review and analysis of supply chain monthly reports
• Assist in the preparation of monthly commercial reports and forecasts
• Support the resolution and settlement of supply chain disputes
• Assist with estimate reviews across all project stages

Career & Development

This role offers exceptional career progression. Around 45% of roles are filled internally at HS2, and with an 8–10 year programme ahead, there are real opportunities to move across different packages (civils, stations, rail systems, rolling stock) and build a long-term career.

Progression to Commercial Manager level is realistic within 2 years, supported by structured development, mentoring, and full support toward professional chartership (RICS, ICES, etc.).

About You

You’ll likely be a Graduate QS, Assistant QS or Ass Cost Manager with around 18 months+ experience, ideally within infrastructure or major projects. Experience working with NEC3/4 contracts (including compensation events) is highly desirable.

You may come from a main contractor or consultancy background and have worked across sectors such as rail, civils, utilities, highways, water, or buildings.

Most importantly, you’ll be a motivated self-starter with a strong desire to learn, develop, and build a long-term career in commercial management within major infrastructure.

Why Join?

You’ll be part of a flexible, supportive, and high-performing environment with a strong culture of development and collaboration. With no rigid long-hours culture, flexible working, and exposure to one of the UK’s most prestigious programmes, this role offers both career acceleration and work-life balance.

If you're looking to step into a career-defining role with real responsibility, exposure, and progression, this is a unique opportunity to do exactly that.

Project Manager – HS2 Washwood Heath Depot

Location:         Birmingham / Washwood Heath (Hybrid – 3 days)
Salary:             £70,000 – £77,474 + 12% Pension + Healthcare + 25 days
Progression:    Senior Project Manager (£85k–£92.5k + package)
Project:            Washwood Heath Train Care Depot £800m–£1bn | 8-year programme

One of the Most High-Impact PM Roles in UK Infrastructure Right Now

I’ll be direct, opportunities like this don’t come up often.

This is a chance to join High Speed Two Ltd at the early stages of delivering the Washwood Heath Train Care Depot, a flagship part of HS2 and on the Critical Path for the organisation, Valued c£800m - £1bn, NEC3 Option C.

You won’t just be managing a package, you’ll be owning a major section of a nationally significant project, from design through to delivery, coupled with excellent opportunities for progression to Senior Project Manager.

8-year programme made up of 2 years of design development, site mobilisation, construction then testing and commissioning.

Why This Role Stands Out

This is the kind of role that accelerates careers and builds credibility fast:

• Client-side leadership role, not buried within a contractor structure – with real autonomy chance to make a difference.
• Early-stage involvement → genuine influence over design, strategy, and delivery
• Major Tier 1 contractor interface (appointment imminent)
• Complex, multi-disciplinary scope: civils, structures, buildings, M&E, rail systems (not just managing a small package of works).
• Clear progression to Senior PM (£85-92k + pkg)
• Long-term programme stability (8+ years remaining)

The Project

The Washwood Heath Depot will be one of the most complex rail facilities delivered in the UK in decades includes - Train Maintenance Building, Network Integrated Control Centre (NICC), Cleaners’ and Drivers’ Facilities, Stabling Yard, Office Accommodation and Staff Welfare Facilities.

Key scope includes:

• Heavy civils (roads, drainage, externals, piling, underpasses)
• Major buildings (train care depot, plant rooms, operational facilities)
• Integration with rail systems and wider HS2 infrastructure

You’ll be right at the centre of managing interfaces, risk, and delivery across multiple workstreams.

The Role

Reporting to a Senior Project Manager, you’ll take ownership of a large civils & build package, managing the Tier 1 contractor through design and into construction, with interfaces with multiple disciplines (rail systems) and stakeholders – train manufacturer, shadow Operator, DFT etc

You’ll be responsible for ensuring delivery is: Safe | On time | On budget | Fully integrated with the other packages of work including rail systems,

This is a hands-on client-side delivery role, not just oversight.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead contractor management across design and delivery phases
• Drive programme, cost, and risk performance
• Own risk management processes (including maintaining risk registers)
• Monitor and challenge contractor schedules and forecasts
• Manage change control (scope, cost, and programme impacts)
• Navigate a complex stakeholder environment across multiple interfaces
• Oversee design progress and production deliverables
• Produce clear, concise reporting on performance and key risks
• Ensure integration with wider HS2 programme and adjacent packages

What They’re Looking For

• Proven Project Manager experience within complex infrastructure, civils, or major build projects – rail, depots, stations, airports, highways, complex buildings etc
• Strong working knowledge of NEC3/NEC4 contracts (ideally having operated as appointed PM under a NEC contract)
• Experience managing Tier 1 contractors (client-side or consultant background preferred) – would consider Tier 1 main contractor for the right individual.
• Track record delivering complex, multi-disciplinary projects with multiple interfaces.
• Strong commercial awareness (change control, cost impact, contract management)
• Experience across design and/or delivery phases – though must have some delivery experience.
• Background in sectors such as rail, highways, airports, major buildings, or similar complex environments

Why Join?

• Work on a career-defining, nationally significant project
• Gain true client-side delivery experience at scale
• Be part of a long-term, high-value programme with real progression opportunities
• Influence delivery from an early stage — not just inherit problems later
• If you’re a Project Manager who wants to step into a high-impact, client-side role on one of the UK’s most important infrastructure programmes, this is exactly the kind of move that sets you apart long-term.

Location: Birmingham or London (Hybrid – 3 days office/site)
Salary: £70,000 – £77,500 (up to £83,672 London Euston) + 12% Pension + Package

One of the Most Unique Landscape Roles in Europe

This is not a typical landscape Architect/ Design role.

This is an opportunity to join High Speed Two Ltd and take a client-side leadership position on the largest landscape and ecology programme of its kind in Europe, forming part of HS2.

We’re delivering:

• 3,500 hectares of landscape and habitat creation
• 8 million trees and 400km of hedgerows
• A long-term environmental legacy tied to a nationally significant infrastructure programme

This is a rare chance to shape a project that will define the UK’s landscape for generations.

Why This Role Stands Out

• Client-side ownership, you influence outcomes, not just advise
• Strategic leadership role - act as the “strong voice in the room”
• Massive scale & complexity — across multiple contracts and disciplines
• Full lifecycle exposure: design, construction, handover, and long-term asset management
• 30-year asset legacy backed by DfT commitment
• 10+ years remaining on the programme → long-term career security

This is the kind of role that broadens your career beyond pure design into delivery, strategy, and asset management, indeed full estate management.

The Role

Reporting to the Head of Landscape, you will join a small, high-level team as one of the senior leaders responsible for landscape design assurance and delivery across HS2.

This is a strategic oversight role, not hands-on design.

You will act as the client’s subject matter expert, ensuring landscape commitments are delivered to the highest standards across detailed design, construction, and long-term maintenance.

With civils and green asset packages already in detailed design and construction, your focus will be on assurance, verification, and performance across delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the Landscape Design Subject Matter Expert, setting direction and assuring quality across multiple contracts
• Provide technical leadership and design verification, ensuring compliant and value-driven solutions
• Influence and challenge Tier 1 contractors and design teams to drive performance
• Work across a complex, multi-disciplinary environment including civils, environment, planning, and delivery teams
• Oversee on-site verification of landscape works and ensure delivery aligns with design intent
• Support handover and transition into long-term asset management and maintenance
• Ensure landscape mitigation commitments are fully realised across the programme

What They’re Looking For

• Degree in Landscape Architecture (or equivalent), ideally Chartered (CMLI)
• Proven experience as a landscape/public realm SME on major infrastructure or large-scale projects
• Strong track record overseeing landscape delivery (not just design)
• Experience working across design, construction, and handover phases
• Strong understanding of design assurance, programme, cost, and risk
• Ability to influence, challenge, and hold contractors to account
• Experience in complex environments such as rail, highways, regeneration, or large public realm schemes

Why Move from Consultancy?

This role is particularly suited to those currently in consultancy who want more ownership:

• Move from advisory → decision-making authority
• Gain exposure across full lifecycle delivery (EIA → design → construction → maintenance)
• Broaden your technical experience – will not be
• Work on multiple phases simultaneously — experience that typically takes 10–15 years to build
• No timesheets, no fee pressure — focus on quality and outcomes
• Greater influence over real-world delivery and long-term impact

Locations:        Leamington Spa/Aylesbury / Banbury / Rickmansworth (flexible across route)

Hybrid                 3 days site/office, 2 days  home - flexible 36  hour contract

Project:              High Speed Two – Managing traffic Management & Highways across main works                  civils and rail systems contracts

Salary                 £40,530.60 – £47,683.60 + 12% Pension + health + 25 hols

Next Step          Traffic Manager  £60 – 70,000 + pkg

Work Client-Side on One of the UK’s Largest Infrastructure Projects

This is a rare opportunity to step into a client-side role on High Speed Two Ltd, working across a critical section of the HS2 route from Leamington Spa (north) through to Rickmansworth (South).

If you’re currently working within a local authority, highways maintenance, or consultancy or indeed main contractor environment, this is a chance to move into a role where you influence delivery at scale, rather than just design or maintain.

Why This Role Stands Out

• Client-side position — oversee and influence across large area and project portfolio
• Work across multiple Tier 1 contractors and major civils packages
• High visibility role with real impact on public interface and disruption
• Exposure to a complex, multi-stakeholder environment
• Strong long-term progression opportunities within HS2
• Long term work – 10+ years left on the programme

This is a dynamic, fast-moving role where no two days are the same.

The Role

You will be responsible for coordinating and assuring all traffic management and highways-related works along your section of the HS2 route.

While design is delivered by contractors and their consultants, your role is to ensure it is safe, compliant, and minimises disruption to the public.

You’ll act as the key interface between contractors, local authorities, and stakeholders, resolving issues, challenging designs, and driving standards across multiple contracts.

Key Responsibilities

• Assure delivery of traffic management, road design, and traffic flow planning
• Coordinate across contractors, consultants, local authorities, utilities, and community teams
• Review and challenge designs to ensure compliance, safety, and efficiency
• Ensure works meet contractual and technical standards
• Identify and resolve issues quickly, working closely with delivery teams
• Carry out site visits and engage directly with contractor teams on-site

 What They’re Looking For

• Experience in traffic management, highways design, or highways maintenance & other road/highway related position.
• Strong understanding of Traffic Management Design and Road Impact Assessments
• Knowledge of S278 agreements and local authority processes
• Background working with local authorities, contractors, or consultancies
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Ability to challenge, influence, and coordinate across multiple parties
• Full UK driving licence and flexibility to travel across sites

Bottom Line

If you’re a Traffic or Highways Engineer looking to step into a client-side role on a nationally significant infrastructure project, where you can influence real-world delivery and build broader experience, this is exactly the kind of move that accelerates your career.