COMPANY OVERVIEW

Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.

Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers’ objectives to create a lasting positive impact.

We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy, and Mining & Metals markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations. Core to Bechtel are our values – ethics, safety, quality, people, culture, relationships, innovation and sustainability, and our covenants – integrity, respect, collaboration, trust, and delivery. They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver.

1. JOB PURPOSE

1.1 Delivers cost-effective design solutions that comply with HS2’s project and statutory requirements, supporting the Senior Area Engineer. Reviews and assesses technical submissions from PSCs determining compliance with standards and requirements.

2. ACCOUNTABILITIES

2.1 Deliver safe and affordable design solutions that meet requirements and ensure value for money at each stage of the HS2 development.

2.2 Support PSCs, drawing on expertise from within HS2 informing and supporting the min delivering design work that complies with requirements.

2.3 Identify and assess design risks within the project.

2.4 Ensure technical submissions comply with the accepted format and design requirements.

2.5 Provide technical engineering input, designs, documentation and responses supporting the hybrid bill through parliament including additional provisions, freedom of information requests, and technical requests.

2.6 Attend public consultation and planning forums, working with local communities identifying priorities.

2.7 Support Senior Area Engineer in liaising with external stakeholders fully capturing their input and balance that with the overall HS2 business and technical requirements.

2.8 Explore opportunities for developing local community benefits and solutions under the direction of the Area Manager.

3a. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE

3.1 Degree in Civil or Mechanical Engineering.

3.2 Achieved or working towards professional member status.

3.3 Demonstrable knowledge of engineering design principles achieving optimal design outputs.

3.4 Ability to carry out robust independent checks on a wide variety of designs and produce, interpret and assess specifications, standards and technical reports.

3.5 Ability to resolve complex design problems, demonstrating a tenacious approach tackling problems whilst maintaining attention to detail.

3.6 Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with a range of multidisciplinary stakeholders, demonstrating strong influencing skills.

3.7 Ability to communicate, engage and influence a variety of external stakeholders at public forums.

3.8 Ability to communicate complex issues to stakeholders.

3.9 Strong written and spoken communication skills, strong interpersonal and influencing skills.

3.10 Strong planning and organisational skills, delivering under pressure meeting tight deadlines whilst gathering input from other functions.

3.11 Extensive experience of design and engineering, ranging from feasibility to detail design, working on a large, complex infrastructure project.

3.12 Experience of consultant management and compliance.

3b. PERSONAL QUALITIES

N/A

4. DECISIONMAKING

4.1 Engineer is responsible for delivery, supporting the Senior Route Engineer, working under their guidance within broadly defined technical guidelines. Jobholder makes complex technical decisions

with respect to the review and assessment of engineering design, dealing with internal stakeholders and consultancies ensuring compliance with standards and regulations. Jobholder influences others in decision making, although some highly complex decision-making be made in cooperation with the Senior Area Engineer.

5. FACTS AND FIGURES

5.1 No direct budgetary responsibility but indirect impact on HS2 budget.

5.2 No direct line management responsibility but coordinates PSCs, and influences and collaborates with project teams.

6. OTHER CONTEXTUAL

6.1 Area Engineer works within the Hybrid Bill Delivery team providing an important specialist engineering role, supporting the Senior Area Engineer. This role involves interaction with multidisciplinary teams across engineering functions and consultation with communities.

6.2 Work is allocated in relation to a specific section of the route and involves regular travel to meetings and events outside the normal place of work, requiring flexible working in meeting project deadlines.

7. HEALTH AND SAFETY

7.1 Take reasonable care ensuring your own and others’ health and safety – including those who may be affected by the delivery of this role – by taking personal responsibility for working to the HS2 S.A.F.E programme principles.

7.2 Cooperate with HS2 in all matters relating to health and safety, including following safe working procedures at all times and not interfering with measures in place protecting your health, safety or

welfare.

7.3 Advocate and promote the company’s well-being strategy and policies.

WHAT WE OFFER

At Bechtel we offer a competitive salary package with the opportunity for flexible working to achieve greater work-life balance. Employee wellbeing is at the centre of our business and Bechtel is committed to offering you the benefits and resources to live healthy lives. We can offer:

• Flexible Working
• Private Medical Coverage
• Life Insurance Program
• Pension Scheme
• Employee Assistance Program
• Long Term Disability Scheme

OUR COMMITMENT

Bechtel’s Vision, Values and Covenants commit us to the ideals of fairness, diversity, inclusion, trust, and collaboration, among others. These values help define our culture, our way of doing business, and the positive impact we aspire to make in the world through our people and projects. At our project sites and offices, we have many colleagues from different nationalities, religions, and backgrounds working together to accomplish amazing things.