Senior Systems Engineer

Description

The company's Signalling and Rail Solutions business is growing and delivering work across the UK, and this senior role supports bids and projects that improve rail safety and performance.

The role sits in the Signalling and Rail Solutions business and supports ongoing delivery and growth.

You will report to the Portfolio Engineering Delivery Manager (EDM) and mentor and coach team members.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development and upkeep of solutions for bids and projects, and take responsibility for delivering the related work packages.
• Act as a junior EDM and Work Package Manager (WPM), running the team day to day, reporting status on time, measuring progress accurately, forecasting remaining work, and flagging change, variation, risk and opportunity to the Portfolio EDM.
• Lead the design and development of scalable systems for clients and stakeholders in the tram and light rail markets, using industry best practice.
• Work with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, set project scope and write technical specifications.
• Contribute technical input to architecture discussions, run trade-off studies and recommend technologies and tools.
• Write and document the technical parts of business cases for project variations and future opportunities.
• Act as Designer under the CDM regulations, focusing on design risk and making sure safety risks are designed out or reduced to as low as reasonably practicable.
• Diagnose faults, find root causes and implement effective fixes.
• Carry out independent peer reviews and checks of system designs.
• Lead project delivery using the processes, methods and tools set out in the Business Management System and the project Engineering Management Plans.
• Mentor junior engineers on systems design principles, engineering techniques and good practice.
• Keep up with emerging technologies, trends and industry practice, and apply them to improve our solutions.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in systems development and a sound grasp of systems engineering principles and methods.
• Proven experience designing and building complex systems applications from concept through to production.
• Solid knowledge of systems architecture, architecting techniques, design patterns and rail-related specialisms.
• Understanding of how the railway operates, and familiarity with its standards and processes.
• Ability to use design tools to produce complex designs.
• Ability to define engineering delivery methods and to set up and manage configuration control.
• Strong leadership skills, with the ability to lead, manage, mentor and coach a diverse team and build lasting working relationships at all levels.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, problem-solving, trade-off and attention-to-detail skills.
• Strong motivation and interpersonal skills.
• Experience with train or tram systems integration is a strong advantage.
• Familiarity with Network Rail and/or Transport for London governance, assurance and technical requirements is preferable.

Conditions

Hybrid role, with a minimum of two days per week in one of our offices in London, Birmingham or Cheadle.

The exact location depends on bid and project demands and takes into account the selected candidate's location.

Full-time position based in London, United Kingdom.

The interview is a single stage, preferably held at a the company Rail office, and covers technical and behavioural competencies.

Reasonable adjustments are available on request with prior notice; contact the TA partner to discuss them.

The role may close early if suitable strong applicants are identified quickly.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes candidates of all backgrounds.

Benefits

• Market-leading training and development, with mentoring and coaching from experienced industry specialists.
• Internal candidates are considered first for new opportunities across the global organisation.
• Flexible working, including part-time hours, job sharing, home working and flexible start and finish times, where possible.