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
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
Experience
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
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.
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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:
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:
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
What They’re Looking For
Why Join?
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:
This is a rare chance to shape a project that will define the UK’s landscape for generations.
Why This Role Stands Out
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
What They’re Looking For
Why Move from Consultancy?
This role is particularly suited to those currently in consultancy who want more ownership:
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
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
What They’re Looking For
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.
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Next Step Future progression opportunities 4 Head of H&S roles (£100 – 120k + Pkg)
We are seeking a qualified Senior Health & Safety professional 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.
This 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 Manager 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 – each contract valued c£500m - £4bn
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
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
Candidate Profile
Candidate 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.
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Join One of the UK’s Largest Infrastructure Programmes – Client Side
This is a rare opportunity to join the organisation delivering High Speed Two Ltd and take ownership of high-value corporate procurement projects within a nationally significant programme.
We’re looking for two Procurement Managers to join the Corporate Services (Indirect Procurement) team, delivering end-to-end procurement across professional services categories including HR, Legal, Finance, Audit, Consultancy, and IT Services.
Why This Role Stands Out
The Role
Working within a 12-person Corporate Procurement team, you’ll manage you own portfolio procurement projects – typically 2 – 5 depending on complexity, supporting business-critical services across the HS2 programme.
Reporting to a Senior Procurement Manager, you’ll lead procurement activity from initial business need through to contract award and execution, ensuring compliance with procurement legislation and governance requirements.
Most procurements are delivered via established frameworks such as CCS, ESPO, and internal frameworks, although in the future you could also support open-market and negotiated routes where required.
Key Responsibilities
What They’re Looking For
Ideal Backgrounds
You may currently work within central government, local authority, NHS, utilities, infrastructure, transport, universities, or regulated procurement environments where they will be procurement professional services under the Procurement Act 2023 and inline with Utility Contract Regs (UCR) or Public Contract Reg (PCR)
If you’re looking for greater ownership, complex procurement exposure, and long-term progression within a major programme environment, this is an excellent opportunity to step into a highly visible client-side role.
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Shape Four Railways Stations of National Significance — Client Side on HS2
This is not a traditional BIM role.
This is an opportunity to join High Speed Two Ltd and take a highly visible client-side position responsible for digital information across four of the UK’s most high-profile transport buildings:
These are nationally significant assets and this role sits at the centre of how they are digitally delivered and used to monitor the delivery of them.
You’ll be responsible for giving senior leadership complete visibility of what is actually being delivered across the Stations supply chain through digital information.
You’ll sit between Tier 1 contractors and programme leadership, translating BIM, CAD, GIS, Asset Data, metadata, and Common Data Environment outputs into clear intelligence that drives decision-making.
Why This Role Stands Out
The Role
Reporting into the Lead Information Manager, you will sit within HS2’s Digital Engineering team and act as the client-side authority for information management across live station contracts.
Your role is not simply to monitor BIM compliance.
You will challenge, assure, and influence Tier 1 contractors to improve digital delivery performance, ensuring information is accurate, structured, commercially meaningful, and aligned to programme outcomes.
This role sits at the intersection of BIM, project controls, programme assurance, delivery risk, and digital governance.
You will become a trusted technical authority capable of challenging major contractors on:
Key Responsibilities
What They’re Looking For
You will likely come from a BIM, Digital Engineering, Information Management, GIS, Asset Information or Design Data background within complex infrastructure or major projects.
Most importantly, you will have the confidence to challenge contractors and operate in a highly influential client-side environment.
Open to candidates from Client, Consultants (engineering & technology) and contractors and also open to manufactures.
Ideal Experience Includes:
Why Join HS2?
This is one of the few BIM roles where digital information directly influences programme delivery at a national level.
You will not sit behind a model
You will sit at the centre of one of Europe’s largest infrastructure programmes, influencing how two landmark stations are delivered — technically, commercially, and operationally.
For someone wanting to move beyond coordination and become a strategic digital leader, this is a career-defining opportunity.
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Technical Authority for EMC across entire HS2 Programme
This is a rare opportunity to join High Speed Two in a true technical authority position, leading Electro-Magnetic Compatibility (EMC) across one of Europe’s most complex infrastructure programmes.
As Lead EMC Engineer, you will own EMC strategy across a highly integrated railway environment, ensuring all railway assets - power, signalling, communications, civils, and infrastructure systems operate safely without interference or causing interference to others.
This role goes far beyond compliance. You will influence and take ownership for programme-wide engineering decisions, manage complex technical interfaces, and ensure EMC risks are effectively mitigated across live delivery contracts.
With major contracts already awarded, the focus is now on technical assurance, delivery, integration, and risk management across Tier 1 contractors, supply chains, and external stakeholders including Network Rail, National Grid, and National Highways.
Why This Role Stands Out
The Role
You will be HS2 programme’s EMC Subject Matter Expert, leading technical governance and supporting integrated engineering teams to deliver robust EMC solutions.
You’ll work closely with contractors and multidisciplinary teams to resolve complex interface challenges, review designs, and ensure compatibility across interconnected systems.
Key Responsibilities
What We’re Looking For
Location: London or Birmingham | Hybrid Working (3 Days Office)
London: £92,000 – £100,000 (potential flexibility to £110k) + 12% Pension + Package
Birmingham: £85,000 – £92,000 (potential flexibility to £101.5k) + 12% Pension + Package
Technical Authority for E&B across entire HS2 Programme
This is a rare opportunity to join High Speed Two in a true technical authority role, leading Earthing & Bonding strategy across one of the UK’s most complex rail infrastructure programmes.
As Lead Earthing & Bonding Engineer, you will own the electrical safety strategy across a highly integrated railway environment, ensuring safe grounding, bonding, and electrical continuity across all HS2 contracts (stations, civils & 11 Rail systems contracts).
This is far more than a design assurance role. You will influence programme-wide engineering decisions, shape technical standards, and ensure earthing and bonding risks are effectively managed across major live delivery contracts.
Working client-side, you will collaborate closely with Tier 1 contractors, supply chain partners, utilities, and regulators to ensure safe integration across a 200-mile high-speed railway.
Why This Role Stands Out
The Role
You will act as the recognised Earthing & Bonding Subject Matter Expert across the programme, leading technical governance and supporting multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver safe, integrated solutions.
You’ll manage complex interfaces between electrical systems, EMC, power distribution, signalling, and infrastructure, ensuring consistency and compliance across all contracts.
Working alongside the Lead EMC Engineer, you will play a critical role in ensuring both disciplines align to deliver safe and robust railway integration.
Key Responsibilities
What We’re Looking For
The Opportunity
This is not a traditional engineering role.
It is an opportunity to become the recognised authority for Earthing & Bonding on a landmark infrastructure programme; shaping electrical safety, systems integration, and technical delivery across one of the UK’s most significant transport projects.
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Salary: Up to £65,415 Birm & Up to £70,000 London
Benefits: 12% Pension + Healthcare + 25 Days Holiday
Progression: Clear path to Senior P.E Principal Designer Coordinator (CDM) (£80k–£86k + package)
Location: Birmingham Office or London Euston office (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 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).
About the Role
Reporting to the Lead Senior Project Engineer – Principal Designer Coordination, you will:
About You
We’re looking for candidates from a range of backgrounds, including CDM Advisors, Project Engineers, Design Managers or Assurance professionals, from client, consultant or contractor environments.
You’ll bring:
What HS2 Offer
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???? Birmingham Snowhill | Hybrid Working (3 Days Office)
???? £55,687 – £65,514 + 12% Pension + Healthcare + Package
???? Progression: Senior Cost Manager £85k–£92,000k + pkg
Join One of Europe’s Largest Infrastructure Programmes
This is a rare opportunity to join High Speed Two Ltd in a highly visible client-side Cost Management role supporting the delivery of one of the UK’s most significant infrastructure programmes.
Working within the Project Controls & Cost Performance team, you’ll play a key role in managing project baselines, forecasting programme performance, analysing contractor cost data, and supporting major contracts through delivery.
This is not a commercial or payment certification role.
The focus is on project controls, cost performance, forecasting, baseline management, schedule integration, and providing accurate programme insight to senior stakeholders.
Why This Role Stands Out
The Role
Reporting into the Senior Cost Manager, you’ll support the management and analysis of cost performance across major delivery contracts.
You’ll work closely with Project Controls Managers, delivery teams, and contractors to ensure forecasts, baselines, schedules, and performance data accurately reflect programme delivery.
A key part of the role is challenging contractor forecasts, analysing trends and variances, supporting change control, and ensuring robust cost reporting across the programme.
Key Responsibilities
What They’re Looking For
Essential
Desirable
This role would suit someone from rail, highways, utilities, aviation, water, nuclear, defence, or major infrastructure programmes looking to step into a long-term client-side opportunity with real progression and exposure across one of the UK’s largest delivery programmes.
]]>???? Birmingham | Hybrid Working (2 days working from home)
???? Salary: £85,000 – £92,000 + 12% Pension + Excellent Benefits
???? Progression: Head of Acquisitions (£100k – £110k+ Package)
???? Long-Term Programme Security | Major National Infrastructure Programme
⚖️ Flexible Working – strong work-life balance, no timesheets, and no expectation of long hours
Lead Strategy on Some of the UK’s Most Complex Land & Property Disputes
This is one of the most high-profile compulsory purchase and property disputes opportunities currently available within UK infrastructure.
High Speed Two Ltd is seeking a Disputes Manager to join the Land & Property team, reporting directly to the Head of Acquisitions, taking a leading role in managing complex tribunal strategy, contentious land acquisitions, and high-value compensation disputes across Europe’s largest infrastructure programme.
This is not a traditional estates management role.
You will operate at the centre of some of the UK’s most sensitive and complex compulsory purchase matters, influencing dispute resolution strategy, advising senior stakeholders, and helping prevent cases escalating to Tribunal wherever possible.
The role combines strategic negotiation, compulsory purchase expertise, stakeholder influence, and dispute leadership across a large and politically sensitive infrastructure environment.
Why This Role Stands Out
The Role
You will take ownership of HS2’s disputes portfolio across active and potential Tribunal cases, helping drive early resolution strategies while supporting the management of contentious compulsory purchase matters.
A major focus of the role is preventing disputes escalating unnecessarily, guiding acquisition teams and suppliers toward commercially sensible negotiated outcomes wherever possible.
You’ll work closely with legal teams, surveyors, case managers, external Counsel, and strategic suppliers to assess risk, shape negotiation strategy, and advise on the most appropriate route for each case.
This is a highly strategic position requiring sound judgement, strong negotiation capability, and the confidence to influence senior stakeholders across HS2 and the Department for Transport.
Key Responsibilities
What They’re Looking For
Essential
Highly Desirable
The Opportunity
This is a rare opportunity to step into a genuinely influential role where your expertise will directly shape how HS2 manages some of the UK’s most complex compulsory purchase and land disputes.
Whether you are an experienced infrastructure surveyor looking for a strategic client-side role, or a senior professional wanting to bring decades of compulsory purchase expertise into a nationally significant programme, this position offers exceptional visibility, autonomy, and long-term impact.
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???? Hybrid Working (3 days office / site per week)
???? £50,000 – £60,000 + £5,000 Car Allowance + Private Healthcare + Pension + Excellent Benefits
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Shape the Future of Digital MEP Delivery
This is a high-impact opportunity for an MEP Digital Engineering specialist to take a leading role in shaping BIM delivery, digital standards, and engineering coordination across a portfolio of complex UK building services projects.
You will sit within a dedicated Digital Engineering function, working at the centre of how MEP design information is developed, coordinated, and delivered. This is a hands-on technical role, but also one that requires leadership, influence, and a genuine passion for improving how teams use BIM to deliver better design outcomes.
You will not just produce or coordinate models; you will actively shape how MEP digital engineering is done across on award winning national consultancy reporting to the MEP Digital Engineering Lead.
Why This Role Stands Out
The Role
You will act as a key technical leader within the MEP Digital Engineering function, responsible for driving BIM integration, digital workflows, and engineering data quality across projects.
You will support the development of digital standards, coordinate national MEP BIM communities, and ensure consistent, high-quality delivery across multiple offices and project teams.
A core part of the role is improving how digital engineering is used in practice, from Revit MEP content development and tool integration through to project delivery workflows, automation, and data-driven design processes.
Key Responsibilities
What We’re Looking For
Essential
Open To
The Opportunity
This is a chance to step into a role where your Revit expertise and BIM knowledge genuinely shape how engineering teams work.
You’ll move beyond project delivery into a more influential position:- improving standards, mentoring teams, and helping define how digital MEP engineering is delivered across a growing, innovative consultancy with strong long-term progression into Associate level.
]]>???? London (up to £83,500) or Birmingham (up to £77,500)| Hybrid Working (3 Days Office)
???? £75,000 – £83,500 + 12% Pen + Health + 25 Hol
???? Progression: Lead Fire Engineer (£92k – £100k+ Package)
???? Major National Infrastructure Programme | Long-Term Career Security
Shape Fire Safety on One of Europe’s Largest Infrastructure Programmes
This is a rare opportunity to join High Speed Two Ltd within the Chief Engineer directorate, taking a senior technical role with real ownership and autonomy across one of the UK’s most complex infrastructure programmes.
Working client-side within a specialist Fire Engineering team, you will assure the fire safety design of major rail infrastructure including stations, tunnels, shafts, depots, rail systems, and civils assets across the HS2 network. You will take ownership of major assets such as Curzon Street Station (£570m) and Interchange Station (£370m).
This is not a traditional consultancy delivery role.
You will act as a technical authority overseeing and assuring the work of Tier 1 contractors and design consultancies, ensuring designs and completed assets comply with fire engineering standards, legislation, and operational requirements across a multi-billion-pound railway.
With core standards already established, the role now focuses heavily on technical assurance, systems integration, design review, and testing & commissioning.
Why This Role Stands Out
The Role
Reporting to the Head of Fire Engineering, you will provide technical leadership and assurance across fire engineering design, construction, and commissioning activities.
A major challenge within the programme is the transition from heavy civils into MEP fit-out and rail systems delivery. As new contractors mobilise, the number of Tier 1 interfaces across the programme is significantly increasing, creating a highly complex integrated environment.
You will sit at the centre of this transition, ensuring fire engineering standards, life safety strategies, and technical assurance remain coordinated across all assets and systems.
Key Responsibilities
What We’re Looking For
Open to candidates from client-side, consultancy, or contractor backgrounds.
The Opportunity
This is a career-defining opportunity for a Fire Engineer wanting to move beyond pure design delivery into a strategic client-side role with genuine ownership and influence across one of Europe’s largest infrastructure programmes.
You will help shape how fire safety is assured, integrated, tested, and ultimately operated across a transformational national railway for decades to come.
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Salary: £58,000 - £66,000 +12% Pension + 25 Holiday + Healthcare
Next Step: Senior H&S Mgr (£75,000 – £85,000)
Join the UK's Most Ambitious Infrastructure Project
Are you a Health & Safety Manager / Advisor with site delivery experience on major infrastructure / heavy civils projects and looking to work on a truly iconic project?
This is your opportunity to be part of the £4.2 billion HS2 London Tunnels Main Work Civils contract, delivered by the SCS Joint Venture (Skanska, Costain, Strabag). With the bulk of the TBM tunnelling completed the works are very varied; tunnel fitout, shafts, RC Structures and other associated works with 4 years left this is one of the most complex and high-profile civils packages in Europe.
SCS is responsible for constructing 13 miles of twin-bore tunnels (26 miles total) between West Ruislip and Euston, using six Tunnel Boring Machines (five operating simultaneously), along with shafts, green tunnels, cross passages, utility works, RC Concrete, steel, tunnel fitout and associated infrastructure.
The Role
As Health & Safety Manager working directly for the client organisation on HS2 you will provide Health & Safety Assurance on site acting as the eyes and ears of HS2 on the ground. Reporting into a Senior H&S Manager, working closely with the main contractor to ensure robust health & Safety practices are upheld across a complex & evolving project
The role is about applying your practical experience to improve on site Health & Safety management in real time, the role requires someone who knows when to steer and advise the main contractor and other times step in and ensure Health & Safety standards are upheld.
This is a hands-on role with meaningful responsibility. You’ll support:
This role offers career-defining exposure to Health & Safety Management on a megaproject scale
What We’re Looking For
✔️ NEBOSH Construction Certificate or equivalent
✔️ Experience conducting or supporting incident investigations
✔️ Onsite experience on major infrastructure /civils projects
✔️ Ideal Background would be experienced on high profile civil engineering programmes (Crossrail, Silvertown tunnel, Tideway, Airports, Station Modernisations etc
✔️ Strong communicator and collaborator
✔️ Ability to operate as trusted advisor and critical friend to the main contractor
✔️ Exposure to client-side assurance or working for a principal contractors Tier 1 or Tier 2
Whether you come from a Client, Consultant, or Main Contractor background, if you're passionate about Health & Safety and want to work on a project that will shape the UK’s infrastructure for generations—you’ll thrive here.
Career Progression
At HS2, internal development is a priority—45% of vacancies are filled internally, highlighted but the fact that both roles has become available due to internal promotions. With 4 years remaining on the London Tunnels contract and long-term packages including:
You’ll be well-positioned for continued growth and promotion to Senior H&S Manager and beyond.
Working Environment
Hybrid Working: 3 days on-site at Euston, West Ruislip or North Acton, 2 days remote
Flexible, modern working practices with a delivery-focused culture Inclusive, collaborative team environment working alongside main contractor & supply chain
Ready to Take the Next Step?
If you want to work on a landmark infrastructure project, gain significant Health & Safety experience, and accelerate your career—apply now or reach out for a confidential discussion.
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£58,000 – £66,000 + 12% Pension + Private Healthcare + 25 Days Holiday
Progression: Senior H&S Manager (£75k – £85k+)
Long-Term Programme Security | Major National Infrastructure Programme
Help Deliver One of the UK’s Most Significant Infrastructure Projects
This is a rare opportunity to join High Speed Two Ltd client-side on the £1.67bn Old Oak Common Station development, one of the UK’s largest and most complex rail infrastructure projects.
Old Oak Common will become the UK’s best-connected rail station, integrating HS2, Great Western Main Line, Elizabeth Line, Heathrow Express, and London Underground services. The project includes a 14-platform super-hub and an 850m-long underground station box, representing one of the most technically challenging station builds in Europe.
We are seeking a Health & Safety Manager with practical site delivery experience across major infrastructure, heavy civils, rail, or complex construction environments to support safe delivery across this nationally significant programme.
The Role
Working client-side for HS2, you will act as the on-site Health & Safety assurance lead — effectively becoming HS2’s eyes and ears across the project.
Reporting to a Senior H&S Manager, you’ll work closely with Tier 1 contractors and supply chain partners to ensure robust Health, Safety & Security standards are consistently maintained across a highly complex live construction environment.
The position requires strong practical judgement, site presence, and the confidence to both advise and challenge contractors where required. You’ll need to know when to coach, influence, and collaborate and when to step in to ensure standards are upheld.
Why This Role Stands Out
Key Responsibilities
What We’re Looking For
Essential
Desirable Backgrounds
Career Development
HS2 offers exceptional long-term career opportunities, with significant future works still ahead across stations, rail systems, depots, tunnels, and operational infrastructure for another 10 years.
Many leadership roles are filled internally, and this opportunity offers clear progression toward Senior Health & Safety Manager level and beyond.
The Opportunity
This is a career-defining opportunity for a Health & Safety professional wanting major project exposure within one of the UK’s most high-profile infrastructure programmes.
You’ll play a visible role influencing safety culture, contractor performance, and project delivery across a landmark station build that will shape the future of UK rail transport for generations.
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Up to £71k London / Up to £65,514 Brum + 12% Pen + health
Major National Infrastructure Programme | Long-Term Career Security
Next Step Senior System Safety Engineer £77,500 - £83,500 + pkg
Manage System Safety Across Britain’s New High-Speed Railway
This is a rare opportunity to join one of Europe’s largest infrastructure programmes in a client-side System Safety role supporting the delivery of Britain’s new high-speed railway.
Working within the System Integration & Safety team, you’ll help ensure the end state operational railway is safe, technically integrated, and compliant with railway safety regulations throughout design, construction, testing, and commissioning.
You’ll work across the whole programme of works; major civils, stations, depots, and rail systems contracts, acting as a key interface between contractors, assessment bodies, and the client organisation.
This is not a traditional assurance role you’ll play a central part in managing system safety across a highly complex integrated railway environment.
Why This Role Stands Out
The Role
You’ll support system safety activities across major delivery contracts, ensuring compliance with the Railways Interoperability Regulations and Common Safety Method on Risk Evaluation & Assessment (CSM-RA).
The role involves managing risk assessments, facilitating hazard workshops, reviewing contractor safety evidence, and supporting the programme-wide Hazard Record.
You’ll also work closely with Independent Assessment Bodies (AsBo/NoBo), contractors, and programme teams to ensure safety compliance is robust, coordinated, and fully evidenced.
Key Responsibilities
What We’re Looking For
Rail experience is preferred, but candidates from other highly regulated safety-critical industries will also be considered. Open to candidates working for consultancies, train manufactures and client organisations.
The Opportunity
This is a career-defining opportunity to influence how safety is integrated, assured, and delivered across one of the UK’s most significant infrastructure programmes with genuine long-term progression and exposure across a nationally important railway.
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Location: Birmingham & Washwood Heath | Hybrid working (3 days office/site)
Salary: £85,000 – £92,000 (potentially to £101,500k with approvals) + 12% Pen
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, £858m represents the largest and most complex rail system facilities (Depot) ever delivered in the UK. 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 just been announced – JV Taylor Woodrow Infrastructure & Aureos Rail.
The depot includes a diverse and technically complex range of assets, including:
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
Key Responsibilities
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:
Birmingham | Hybrid Working (3 Days Office)
Washwood Heath Depot – £859m Major Rail Depot Programme
£70,000 – £77,500 + 12% Pension + Excellent Benefits
Progression: Lead Project Engineer (£85k–£92k+ Package)
⏳ Long-Term Programme | 8-Year Delivery Programme
Help Deliver One of Britain’s Most Advanced Rail Depots
This is a rare opportunity to join High Speed Two Ltd in a senior technical delivery role supporting the design, integration, and delivery of the £859m Washwood Heath Depot, one of the UK’s most significant operational infrastructure facilities.
Working client-side within the depot delivery team, you will play a key role in coordinating the MEP and building systems across a highly complex operational environment that will support Britain’s future high-speed rail network.
Rail experience is not essential.
The team is particularly interested in engineers and Design Managers who have delivered large-scale industrial, logistics, manufacturing, automated distribution, warehouse, or operational facilities; including environments such as Amazon distribution centres, automated depots, aviation facilities, rail depots or similarly complex buildings with significant MEP integration.
You will sit at the centre of technical delivery, managing interfaces between contractors, supporting assurance activities, and ensuring buildings, systems, and depot infrastructure are safely integrated, commissioned, and handed over into operation.
The role combines technical engineering, systems integration, stakeholder management, and practical project delivery across one of Europe’s largest infrastructure programmes.
Why This Role Stands Out
The Role
Reporting into the Lead Project Engineer, you will support the technical coordination and assurance of depot buildings and MEP systems throughout delivery.
You’ll work closely with contractors, technical specialists, and project teams to ensure systems are integrated safely, comply with technical and operational requirements, and are delivered in line with programme objectives.
A major focus of the role is managing interfaces, ensuring MEP systems, buildings, operational equipment, and wider infrastructure function together effectively within a highly integrated environment.
The role will involve supporting NEC Supervisor and Principal Designer Representative responsibilities, reviewing contractor submissions, coordinating technical assurance activities, and helping manage engineering risk across the programme lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
What We’re Looking For
You’ll likely come from an MEP, building services, industrial buildings, logistics, depot, transportation, manufacturing, or infrastructure engineering background with strong technical coordination and project delivery experience.
Essential Experience
Desirable Backgrounds
The Opportunity
This is a career-defining opportunity for an engineer or Design Manager wanting to move beyond pure design delivery into a highly visible client-side role on one of Europe’s largest infrastructure programmes.
You’ll gain exposure across major infrastructure delivery, operational systems integration, testing & commissioning, and asset handover, helping deliver infrastructure that will support Britain’s high-speed railway for decades to come.
t delivery team, you will play a key role in coordinating the Rail Systems delivery across a highly complex integrated railway environment, with the rail systems scope alone valued at approximately £200m.
This is not a pure design consultancy role.
You will sit at the centre of technical delivery, managing interfaces between contractors, supporting assurance activities, and ensuring rail systems are safely integrated, commissioned, and handed over into operation.
The role combines technical engineering, systems integration, stakeholder management, and practical project delivery across one of Europe’s largest infrastructure programmes.
Why This Role Stands Out
The Role
Reporting into the Lead Project Engineer, you will support the technical coordination and assurance of Rail Systems throughout delivery.
You’ll work closely with contractors, technical specialists, and project teams to ensure systems are integrated safely, comply with technical and operational requirements, and are delivered in line with programme objectives.
A major focus of the role is managing interfaces — ensuring track, OLE, signalling, communications, power, civils, and wider depot systems function together effectively within a highly integrated operational railway environment.
The role will involve supporting NEC Supervisor and Principal Designer Representative responsibilities, reviewing contractor submissions, coordinating technical assurance activities, and helping manage engineering risk across the programme lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
What We’re Looking For
You’ll likely come from a rail systems, infrastructure, or multidisciplinary rail engineering background with strong technical coordination and project delivery experience.
Essential Experience
Desirable Backgrounds
The Opportunity
This is a career-defining opportunity for an engineer or Design Manager wanting to move beyond pure design delivery into a highly visible client-side role on one of Europe’s largest infrastructure programmes.
You’ll gain exposure across major rail systems integration, operational readiness, testing & commissioning, and asset handover helping deliver infrastructure that will support Britain’s high-speed railway for decades to come.
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Birmingham | Hybrid Working (3 Days Office)
Washwood Heath Depot – £859m Major Rail Depot Programme
£70,000 – £77,500 + 12% Pension + Excellent Benefits
Progression: Lead Project Engineer (£85k–£92k+ Package)
Long-Term Programme | 8-Year Delivery Programme
Help Deliver One of Britain’s Most Advanced Rail Depots
This is a rare opportunity to join High Speed Two Ltd in a senior technical delivery role supporting the design, integration, and delivery of the £859m Washwood Heath Depot — one of the UK’s most important operational rail infrastructure facilities.
Working client-side within the depot delivery team, you will play a key role in coordinating the Rail Systems delivery across a highly complex integrated railway environment, with the rail systems scope alone valued at approximately £200m.
This is not a pure design consultancy role.
You will sit at the centre of technical delivery, managing interfaces between contractors, supporting assurance activities, and ensuring rail systems are safely integrated, commissioned, and handed over into operation.
The role combines technical engineering, systems integration, stakeholder management, and practical project delivery across one of Europe’s largest infrastructure programmes.
Why This Role Stands Out
The Role
Reporting into the Lead Project Engineer, you will support the technical coordination and assurance of Rail Systems throughout delivery.
You’ll work closely with contractors, technical specialists, and project teams to ensure systems are integrated safely, comply with technical and operational requirements, and are delivered in line with programme objectives.
A major focus of the role is managing interfaces — ensuring track, OLE, signalling, communications, power, civils, and wider depot systems function together effectively within a highly integrated operational railway environment.
The role will involve supporting NEC Supervisor and Principal Designer Representative responsibilities, reviewing contractor submissions, coordinating technical assurance activities, and helping manage engineering risk across the programme lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
What We’re Looking For
You’ll likely come from a rail systems, infrastructure, or multidisciplinary rail engineering background with strong technical coordination and project delivery experience.
Essential Experience
Desirable Backgrounds
The Opportunity
This is a career-defining opportunity for an engineer or Design Manager wanting to move beyond pure design delivery into a highly visible client-side role on one of Europe’s largest infrastructure programmes.
You’ll gain exposure across major rail systems integration, operational readiness, testing & commissioning, and asset handover helping deliver infrastructure that will support Britain’s high-speed railway for decades to come.
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???? North Acton, London OR Maple Cross, Hertfordshire
???? £75,000 – £83,500 + 12% Pension + Excellent Benefits
???? Progression: Senior Project Manager (£100k – £110k+ Package)
???? Major National Infrastructure Programme | Long-Term Career Security
Deliver Critical Infrastructure on Britain’s New High-Speed Railway
This is a rare opportunity to join High Speed Two Ltd in a client-side Project Manager role delivering some of the UK’s most complex and high-profile infrastructure works.
Working within integrated project teams across the HS2 programme, you will act as the client representative on major live construction packages — protecting HS2’s interests throughout delivery, managing contractor performance, and ensuring works are delivered safely, on programme, and to the required quality standards.
These are not back-office programme management roles.
They are hands-on delivery positions requiring strong site presence, stakeholder management, commercial awareness, and the confidence to challenge Tier 1 contractors across highly complex construction environments.
Project Manager – Head House Buildings
???? North Acton, London - £4.2bn London Main Works Civils
Lead the delivery of major Head House Buildings from structural works through to full operational fit-out. This role would particularly suit candidates with experience delivering stations, major buildings, fit-out, or complex infrastructure facilities.
Project Manager – MEP Fit-Out & Tunnel Systems –
???? Maple Cross, Buckinghamshire - £1bn Main Works Civils Contract
Manage delivery of the MEP fit-out across a 16km twin-bore tunnel, associated portal buildings, shafts, and infrastructure systems. Scope includes power, fire systems, ventilation, ductwork, and integrated tunnel systems.
Why These Roles Stand Out
• Client-side role on one of Europe’s largest infrastructure programmes
• Major exposure across civils, buildings, MEP, rail systems & infrastructure integration
• High visibility across Tier 1 contractors, senior stakeholders & delivery teams
• Genuine responsibility and ownership across live construction packages
• Long-term programme security with major delivery phases running into the 2030s
• Strong progression opportunities into Senior Project Management roles
• Hybrid working and strong work-life balance culture
• Opportunity to help deliver nationally significant infrastructure that will operate for generations
The Role
Reporting into Senior Project Managers within HS2 delivery teams, you will manage the day-to-day delivery of major construction packages, ensuring contractors meet programme, quality, safety, and commercial requirements.
You will fulfil NEC3 Project Manager responsibilities on behalf of HS2, reviewing contractor performance, monitoring programme delivery, identifying emerging risks, and ensuring client interests are protected throughout delivery.
A key part of the role is being able to operate confidently within complex contractor environments — challenging where required, making decisions, and maintaining delivery momentum across highly integrated works.
Key Responsibilities
• Fulfil NEC3 Project Manager duties on behalf of HS2
• Manage contractor performance across programme, quality, cost & delivery
• Review and challenge contractor programmes and schedules
• Monitor progress against milestones, budgets, and delivery targets
• Identify delivery risks and develop mitigation strategies
• Ensure compliance with HS2 standards, technical requirements, and governance
• Support management of interfaces across civils, MEP, rail systems, and infrastructure
• Discharge delegated CDM responsibilities
• Represent HS2 confidently within integrated project teams and contractor environments
• Escalate emerging issues and support resolution across stakeholders
What We’re Looking For
You will likely come from a major infrastructure, construction, rail, stations, buildings, tunnelling, or MEP project environment with strong delivery and contractor management experience.
Essential Experience
• Project Management experience on major infrastructure or construction projects
• Experience managing contractors within live delivery environments
• Strong understanding of NEC3 contracts and project delivery processes
• Experience reviewing programmes, schedules, and delivery performance
• Ability to challenge contractors and protect client interests professionally
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Experience balancing programme, cost, quality, and risk considerations
Backgrounds Considered
• Rail infrastructure
• Stations & buildings
• Tunnels & heavy civils
• MEP & systems integration
• Aviation, utilities, highways, or complex infrastructure projects
• Client-side, consultancy, or Tier 1 contractor backgrounds
The Opportunity
These are career-defining opportunities to join one of the UK’s most significant infrastructure programmes in highly visible client-side delivery roles.
You will gain exposure to complex multidisciplinary construction, integrated systems delivery, and major programme management while helping shape infrastructure that will operate for decades to come.
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Birmingham / Washwood Heath | Hybrid Working (3 Days Office/Site)
£85,000 – £92,000 (potential to £101,500 subject to approval) + 12% Pension + Benefits
HS2 Washwood Heath Depot – National Infrastructure Control Centre (NICC)
Long-Term Programme | Flagship Critical Infrastructure Asset
Shape One of the UK’s Most Critical Control Centres (Data Centres)
This is a rare opportunity to join High Speed Two Ltd in a senior client-side engineering leadership role, taking ownership of the National Infrastructure Control Centre (NICC), a mission-critical facility at the heart of Britain’s new high-speed railway. This control centre building is similar to a Data Centre & will have similar power, cooling and building systems to cope with large amount of computers and electrical equipment. Candidates from both from rail & non rail environments are sought.
The NICC is a highly complex operational control environment, requiring exceptional levels of resilience, systems integration, and engineering assurance. You will lead the technical delivery, coordination, and assurance of the building from design through to construction, commissioning, and operational handover.
You will act as the client’s senior technical authority, ensuring the supply chain delivers a fully compliant, integrated, and operationally robust facility that meets stringent safety, performance, and regulatory requirements.
Why This Role Stands Out
The Role
Reporting into the Head of Engineering, you will lead the risk-based technical assurance of the NICC building across all phases of delivery.
You will act as the key interface between HS2 and multiple Tier 1 contractors, ensuring that mission-critical building systems are designed, built, and commissioned in line with client, regulatory, and operational requirements.
A core focus of the role is systems integration and assurance, ensuring mechanical, electrical, HVAC, digital, and control systems operate cohesively within a high-availability operational environment.
You will also be responsible for supporting CDM Principal Designer duties and NEC Supervisor responsibilities, working closely with project managers, commercial teams, and technical specialists.
Key Responsibilities
What We’re Looking For
You are likely a senior engineer or engineering manager with experience delivering or assuring complex, mission-critical infrastructure buildings.
Essential Experience
Desirable Backgrounds
The Opportunity
This is a career-defining opportunity to lead the technical delivery of one of HS2’s most important operational buildings.
You will play a central role in shaping how a mission-critical control environment is delivered, integrated, and commissioned, directly influencing the safe and reliable operation of Britain’s future high-speed railway for decades to come.
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