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Engineering Development Manager

Location:	Derby or London
Salary:	circa £30,000 to £40,000
Job Type:	Permanent
Date Posted:	9 July 2010
Recruiter:	Network Rail Ltd
Bonus:	n/a
Commission:	n/a
Benefits:	What do we offer? You have the chance to develop a long, rewarding career. Many different career paths - and many opportunities to fulfill your potential. After all, we believe that investing in our people via training and development is one of the most effective ways of improving the safety, reliability and efficiency of the railways. Expect competitive pay, bonus scheme and a choice of contributory pension schemes. A generous annual leave package, plus up to 70% discount on season ticket.

PLEASE NOTE, THIS ROLE HAS OPTION OF INITIALLY BEING BASED IN DERBY OR LONDON.

Network Rail is at the heart of revitalising Britain’s railway. From the rejuvenation of King’s Cross station and the upgrade and expansion of Thameslink, to Europe’s largest civil engineering project – Crossrail - we are involved in some of the most ambitious and diverse ventures the UK has ever seen. This will help us deliver the better railway that is vital for the economic prosperity of this country, transforming how people travel and make a massive difference to passengers and freight users right across Britain.

Specific responsibilities include the creation of business cases; development of new Measurement technologies and techniques; forecasting and monitoring project costs/ timescales and the progression of product acceptance.

The successful candidate is likely to be a qualified engineer working towards Chartered status with experience in a Research and Development team. Strong Project management skills with a proven ability to manage the product development process (from creation of investment cases through to end - to - testing and benefits delivery) are essential.

Essential:

• Experience in an electrical/ electronic research and development team
• Experience in systems end –to- end testing.
• Sound knowledge of S&T equipment
• MEng degree in an electrical/ electronic discipline

Desirable:

• Working towards IET chartered status
• Certified S&T instrumentation Engineer
• Development of investment papers
• Development of measurement systems
• Strong background in programming

Network Rail is planning to transfer certain activities of our business to a new National Centre which will open in Milton Keynes during 2012. You should be aware that this position may be included in this move.

The salary for this position is c£31,000 to £40,000 per annum plus benefits.
Please note the closing date for this vacancy is 25 July 2010

To apply, visit www.networkrail.co.uk/careers and tap in "IRC434222" in the Keyword Search Box.