Signalling Principles Designer
- Contract
- West Midlands, United Kingdom
- £48 to £54 per hour
Essential Requirements
- Able to carry out Safety Critical Work
- Holds current IRSE Signalling Verifier Licence and Signalling Principles Designer licences (1.1.160 and 1.1.550)
- Significant UK signalling principles design/checking experience including knowledge of UK railway standards, design processes and procedures preferable at both outline design (NR GRIP 3 to 4) and detailed design (NR GRIP5+) levels
- Experience of using appropriate industry standard CAD packages
- Experience of signalling design and/or stageworks involving a broad range of lineside equipment and technologies
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work closely with team members located in different offices including excellent standard of English for written communications
Desirable Qualifications and Experience
- HNC/HND/Degree Qualification(s) in Electrical Engineering or similar
- Fit and able to work trackside / hold PTS
Responsibilities
To lead and support project delivery in day to day duties throughout the project lifecycle, from inception to completion, including –
- Preparation, production and verification of railway signalling designs, specifications, reports and working drawings using first principles for relevant parts of a new or altered signalling systems, ensuring compliance with all contractual and statutory requirements.
- To ensure all design produced complies with client requirements, alliance/company procedures, meets all operational, technical and safety principles and is successfully delivered to budget and programme
- Liaising and meeting with others including client, construction and testing staff and other railway contractors
- Supporting estimates/tenders as required
- Line management of staff
- Mentoring, support, guidance and development of junior staff
- Technical liaison with other alliance team disciplines, departments and externally with the wider Atkins organisation and client
- Undertaking design office cover during commissioning periods, including bank holidays and weekends
The Individual
- Highly motivated self-starter and flexible
- Collaborative team player, focused on results
- Thorough and disciplined
- Excellent communicator
- Able to manage time efficiently and prioritise duties
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