{"id":558290,"date":"2025-11-09T00:24:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T00:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/558290\/"},"modified":"2025-11-09T00:24:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T00:24:20","slug":"signalling-design-cre-job-in-manchester-united-kingdom-job-id-646522","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/558290\/","title":{"rendered":"Signalling Design CRE job in Manchester, United Kingdom | Job ID: 646522"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\tSignalling Design CRE (Contractor\u2019s Responsible Engineer)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Manchester<br \/><strong>Employment Type:<\/strong> Contract &#8211; 12 months &#8211; OUTSIDE IR35<\/p>\n<p><strong>Role Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are seeking a highly experienced <strong>Signalling Design CRE<\/strong> to oversee the GRIP 5-8 design and implementation of signalling systems for a major rail infrastructure project. You will ensure all design deliverables comply with relevant railway standards and provide technical leadership to the signalling design team, including subcontractors and external stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p>This role is critical in ensuring engineering assurance, safety compliance, and successful delivery of signalling designs from feasibility through to detailed design and post-installation support.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lead and manage the signalling design process, ensuring compliance with project specifications and railway standards.<\/li>\n<li>Act as the primary point of contact for signalling design within multi-disciplinary teams.<\/li>\n<li>Review and approve design deliverables, ensuring quality and alignment with client requirements.<\/li>\n<li>Coordinate with project managers, CEMs, and stakeholders to resolve design issues and manage risks.<\/li>\n<li>Provide technical guidance and mentoring to the signalling design team.<\/li>\n<li>Support hazard identification workshops and risk assessments.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure engineering assurance and safety compliance throughout the design lifecycle.<\/li>\n<li>Manage design documentation.<\/li>\n<li>Produce and verify signalling design deliverables.<\/li>\n<li>Support post-design activities including As-Built documentation and client clarifications.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Required Qualifications &amp; Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>IRSE Licences<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1.1.550 Signalling Principles Designer (required)<\/li>\n<li>1.1.160 Signalling Design Verifier (required)<\/li>\n<li>7.8.110E Engineering Manager \u2013 Design (preferred or working towards)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Minimum 5 years of experience in a senior signalling assurance role or leading signalling design teams.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Proven experience delivering signalling designs across all GRIP\/PACE stages.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Strong knowledge of Network Rail standards, RSSB, BS\/EN standards.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Familiarity with interlocking systems (e.g., RRI, SSI, Smartlock, Westlock).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Proficient in signalling design software and CAD tools.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Prior experience with ETCS preferable.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Signalling Design CRE (Contractor\u2019s Responsible Engineer) Location: ManchesterEmployment Type: Contract &#8211; 12 months &#8211; OUTSIDE IR35 Role Overview&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":430855,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[748,393,4884,1144,146653,712,178207,16,15,1764],"class_list":{"0":"post-558290","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uk","8":"category-united-kingdom","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-northern-ireland","13":"tag-railway-jobs-in-united-kingdom","14":"tag-scotland","15":"tag-signalling-design-cre-job-in-manchester","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom","18":"tag-wales"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115516897009897579","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/558290","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=558290"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/558290\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/430855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=558290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=558290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=558290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}