Railway Systems Engineer in Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
1. JOB PURPOSE
1.1 To lead the development of all aspects of the railway system development to support submission of the Hybrid Bill. This requires coordination throughout the organisation, facilitating the assurance of
technical submissions from Professional Service Consultants (PSCs) to determine end to end
compliance with standards and requirements of the totality of the Phase Two network.
2. ACCOUNTABILITIES
2.1 Act as the interface between the development directorate and the Railway Operations Directorate.
2.2 Ensure the Hybrid Bill designs for Phase Two meets the requirements of the 'end state' railway
in terms of operability and reliability.
2.3 Lead the provision of expert technical and engineering input from a railway systems perspective to support the Hybrid Bill design through parliament including additional provisions, freedom of
information requests, and technical requests.
2.4Manage and guide the area teams, drawing on expertise from within the business to inform and support
PSCs in delivering the whole railway system.
2.5 Act as the interface between Technical Directorate and the area teams ensuring design
development and issues are consistently addressed.
2.6 Identify, assess and manage project wide design risks.
3a. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE
3.1 Degree in Civil or Mechanical Engineering.
3.2 Chartered engineer (or equivalent relevant experience).
3.3 Extensive knowledge of railway operations / engineering design principles required to achieve
optimal
design outputs.
3.4 Detailed knowledge of conventional railway systems and an appreciation of High Speed railway
systems and their differences.
3.5 Ability to carry out robust independent checks on a wide variety of designs and produce, interpret
and
assess specifications, standards and technical reports.
3.6 Ability to resolve complex design problems, demonstrating a tenacious approach to tackling
problems
whilst maintaining attention to detail.
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3.7 Ability to establish and maintain strong working relationships with a range of multidisciplinary
stakeholders, demonstrating excellent influencing skills.
3.8 Ability to communicate, engage and influence a variety of stakeholders through working within a
matrix organisation.
3.9 Strong written and spoken communication skills, strong interpersonal and influencing skills.
3.10 Strong team management, planning and organisational skills, and the ability to deliver under
pressure
to meet tight deadlines whilst gathering input from other functions.
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