Our Client, a global technical professional services firm, now have an exciting opening in their Birmingham team for a Senior/Principal OLE Design Engineer on a full-time, permanent basis. You will have the opportunity to work on some major projects such as HS2 and many more. There may also be opportunities for Overseas work in the future.

Principal responsibilities:

• Responsibility for the successful performance of OLE projects in the Midlands areas.
• Commercial and financial responsibility for the delivery of OLE projects on time and to budget.
• Line management responsibilities as the team in Birmingham grows.
• Business development responsibilities.
• Carrying out railway electrification design, checking and approvals associated with system, basic, allocation and construction design activities.
• Preparation of design drawings OLE layout plans, bonding plans, OLE cross sections, isolation diagrams/instructions
• Preparation of design report and submissions.
• Preparation of technical specifications and reports
• The role requires some travel as project demand dictates.

Skills/Experience & Qualifications:

• Chartered Engineer or equivalent or an intent to work towards Chartered Engineer status
• An appropriate degree (e.g. BEng in Mechanical or Civil Engineering) or a HNC/HND in Engineering.
• Extensive experience in OLE design throughout project lifecycles.
• Experience working at CRE level.
• Technical design experience to carry out supervision and project management of staff.
• A capability of producing and checking a wide variety of OLE design details.
• An understanding of system engineering concepts and safety management.
• Familiarity with construction and installation methods.
• Proficiency in project planning and costing..
• Decisiveness and tolerance of ambiguity with high energy levels
• Understanding of BIM is essential
• Proven track record in winning and undertaking fee-earning work. (desirable)
• A record of building of strong client relationships (desirable)