HS Construction - Operations Engineer

Job Description

Our Transportation business brings together expertise in rail, highways, and local transport into a multidisciplinary team delivering innovative and sustainable mobility solutions. Within Rail, our Systems & Infrastructure capability provides leading expertise across signaling, telecommunications, control systems, and integrated operations. We combine technical excellence with a human-centered approach, ensuring that railway systems are designed for performance, reliability, safety, and long-term operability.

Overview

The HS Construction-Operations Engineer will support the safe integration of construction activities within operational or safety-critical environments while ensuring compliance with HSE requirements and operational constraints.

Your role

• Support implementation of programme HSE management systems and operational safety procedures.
• Monitor contractor compliance with construction and operational safety requirements.
• Coordinate safe systems of work, permit-to-work controls, and operational interface activities.
• Participate in safety inspections, audits, and incident investigations.
• Review method statements, risk assessments, and emergency response plans.
• Support operational readiness and safe transition activities during testing and commissioning.
• Monitor compliance with environmental, safety, and regulatory obligations.
• Prepare safety performance reports and support continuous improvement initiatives.

About you

• Degree or diploma in Engineering, Occupational Safety, or related discipline.
• Minimum 15 years’ experience in HSE and operational safety environments.
• Experience on rail, transportation, infrastructure, or industrial projects.
• Knowledge of operational railway safety practices preferred.
• Familiarity with ISO 45001 and environmental management systems.
• Strong communication and coordination capability.
• Safety certification preferred (NEBOSH, IOSH, CSP, or equivalent).
• Experience in live operational environments highly desirable.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career.

This includes:

• Tax-free salary.
• Life insurance coverage.
• Medical insurance.
• Annual leave balance.
• Company gratuity scheme.
• Discretionary bonus program.
• Annual flight contribution.
• Transportation & housing allowances.
• Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, personal health, fitness, and nutrition.

Seize every opportunity to sharpen your skills, expand your expertise, and be recognized for the impact you make.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.