Location
London, Anglian region

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition by creating responsible places that bring transformative impact to people, communities, and societies globally. Within our consult business, we combine leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential in every project. Our values—Safety first, Client focus, Integrity, and Creating opportunity—shape how we consult and define the people we want to join us.

Our Mobility team is expanding in Q1 2027, and we have exciting opportunities for Senior Project Engineers to join us in the Anglian region. As a Senior Project Engineer, you will provide comprehensive technical support to the Network Rail project team, specializing in Civil and Geotech, Electrification & Plant, Signalling, or Telecommunications.

You will be responsible for validating project-specific proposals, plans, programmes, and sequences, ensuring compliance with project briefs, specifications, regulatory requirements, and Mace internal standards. You will provide line and functional management to the engineering team assigned to the project.

Your key responsibilities include checking design outputs for clarity, feasibility, and buildability; acting as temporary works coordinator; developing and implementing project-specific dimensional control strategies; ensuring quality procedures are followed; interpreting as-built surveys; managing quality assurance documentation; providing leadership and technical expertise; driving innovation and continuous improvement; and collaborating towards net zero carbon transition by proactively managing carbon emissions during project delivery.

Experience
- Chartered Engineer or equivalent experience
- Knowledge of operational railway and railway infrastructure
- Specialism in Civil and Geotech, Electrification & Plant, Signalling, or Telecommunications
- Demonstrable experience delivering projects in a Network Rail environment
- Registered PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent
- Experience in Network Rail asset protection
- Proven stakeholder management and communication skills
- Team leadership experience including mentorship and development
- Ability to constructively challenge ideas and make clear decisions
- Understanding of project commercial requirements and programme controls in rail industry
- Experience with health, safety & environmental requirements including CDM Regulations, CSM-RA, and health & safety legislation
- In-depth knowledge of GRIP
- Knowledge of project management methodologies and lifecycles
- Understanding of investment, commercial, and procurement practices
- Competent in accident investigation
- Experience working in client-side or consulting roles

About you
Inclusive, proactive, and committed to excellence. You demonstrate strong leadership qualities, technical expertise, and a collaborative approach aligned with Mace’s values. You are motivated to contribute to sustainable and innovative project delivery and embrace flexible working options where suitable.

Qualifications
- Chartered Engineer status or equivalent professional recognition
- PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent project management qualification