Senior Design Engineer - Signalling

Engineering Services is a function within Route Services. We sit as a central team to provide national skills and activities which enable regions and industry partners to deliver the railway for our customers. As a large central functional team which focus on engineering delivery, we have many roles, ranging from pure engineering to project management. We design and influence every part of the railway, including structures, track, traction power, level crossings, signalling and accessibility schemes which are essential to keep our stations moving. Being multi-disciplinary means we have great opportunities to work in design and development of new structures, structural repair schemes, level crossing improvements/closures, line speed increases and access for all schemes. Additional to design work we provide support to the asset management teams, carrying out structural inspections and assessments of existing bridge and canopy structures, some of which were constructed in the Victorian era, confirming current condition, and producing assessment calculations to safeguard structural capacity and extend their operational life., To be responsible for the engineering development of allocated proposals from clarification of remit to project completion developing the engineering solutions to proposals to best satisfy the business case.

• Lead a team of designers undertaking design activities which is technically accurate and delivered to time and budget.
• Manage and develop engineering solutions to meet the requirements, scope, operational performance targets and maintain a robust challenge to sponsoring engineers and managers, in order to monitor and value manage the business and technical remit and thereby optimise the business case.
• Manage all engineering and development activities so that they result in schemes that are affordable, and that meet programme requirements in a safe & environmentally responsible manner for time, cost and quality.
• Manage (or undertake where applicable) the development of suitable engineering options for a proposal giving full consideration to safety, reliability, operational capacity modelling, maintainability, ease of construction, and environmental/whole life issues. Engineering excellence is to be supported by:
• Fulfilling the role of Contractors Engineering Manager (CEM) as required subject to suitability, competence assessment, and authority to work at the appropriate level
• Secure all relevant base data.
• Review compliance with appropriate standards.
• Use Risk Identification and evaluation methods (e.g. HAZOP, QRA, LRM, and the GK/RT/14200 suite), as suitable, to evaluate and compare options.
• Use feedback from all relevant past projects across the UK rail network, lessons learned etc.
• Monitor and support designers training, technical briefings etc.
Confirm whether strict change control is maintained on scope development; evaluate cost, time and performance impacts in conjunction with development management. Participate in the selection of a single option for further development, preparing or monitoring preparation of reports, papers etc as necessary. Manage (or undertake where applicable) the development of the selected single option. Manage (or undertake where applicable) the preparation of the full engineering data package required for commencement of the detailed design, and participate in answering clarifications/queries as needed. Support the discharging of construction design management (CDM) Principal Designer and Designer duties and carry out or monitor cross-discipline engineering checks of all relevant aspects of the proposal. Design, Check, Review and Approve deliverables within the individual’s area of competence to deliver project requirements. Manage adequate resourcing of the feasibility stages of project development, in both the quality and quantity of Network Rail and supplier staff, and in the use of the most appropriate support equipment. Manage the engineering interfaces of allocated proposals with concurrent work in other disciplines, or within other programmes. Act as or liaise with the appropriate Project Engineer. Check method statements / Work Activity Safety Statements for site works and surveys in particular are produced and approved to the required standards. Monitor, assess, evaluate and audit Consultants and Contractors during project stages 2-4.


• An engineering degree or equivalent industry-recognised training qualification.
• IRSE Principles Designer licence or CEng / IEng equivalent relevant to the discipline.
• A demonstrable aptitude for option development.
• Strong evaluation and decision-making skills.
• A working knowledge of rail engineering; relevant successful experience working in the principal discipline and an adequate understanding of all other related disciplines.
• An ability to work and communicate effectively in a team context.
• An appreciation of all the life cycle stages of rail infrastructure.
• CDM, Auditing and risk assessment competencies.
Desirable
• Six Sigma Yellow Belt
• Membership of a relevant engineering professional institution.
• Experience in design, installation and maintenance.
• Formal qualifications in risk identification and assessment.
• Yellow book course.
  
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Investing in our people is key to enhancing the safety, reliability, and efficiency of our railway system. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact, then this opportunity is for you! About our people and the recruitment process - We're an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone! We encourage our colleagues to work flexibly, as we know traditional working patterns don't always fit. If you want to consider working flexibly, just let us know and we'll do our best to help and invest in your career with us, whilst you have a healthy work life balance.

Employees will be entitled to a 75% discount off leisure travel this includes off peak and super off-peak tickets. Employees will also be entitled to 75% discount on season tickets.