The Senior Power Systems Engineer provides technical and professional support for Power Systems Engineering, supporting development of standards and technical requirements for the discipline. They provide assurance that design and construction of Power Systems assets meet project requirements and work to resolve issues where appropriate.

Accountabilities

• Support development of requirements, specifications and standards which deliver Power Systems assets such that they meet objectives and mitigate environmental impacts, within the programme budget;
• Provide technical expertise and advice relating to Power Systems assets to both the wider organisation and external stakeholders as required;
• Support in assuring that the design for Power Systems assets on the Railway is configured and installed in accordance with standards and technical requirements and where necessary support in resolving issues in accordance with Governance Procedures;
• Support engagement and consultation with internal teams impacted by Power Systems design, particularly Infrastructure Management and Systems Delivery teams, ensuring that all relevant systems and sub-systems are considered providing a holistic approach;
• Support the definition and the management of interfaces between Power Systems and other infrastructure systems including those owned and operated by London Underground Ltd, Network Rail and utility companies;
• Develop and implement the use of best practice and innovative engineering techniques, technologies and processes, driving consistency and helping to identify opportunities for efficiencies across Phase 1 and Phase 2 delivery teams;
• You will be expected to actively promote and embed Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work, and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.

Required Criteria

Skills:

• Able to provide specialist technical support and leadership on discipline-specific scientific, technical and engineering principles to project development / delivery teams but knowing when to seek further guidance from other Subject Matter Expert or others.
• Capable of being a Standard Owner, working under the guidance of the Standard Discipline Owner.
• Able to provide technical, commercial management and leadership skills to support project development / delivery teams, working under supervision of line manager (or delegate).
• Ability to communicate most discipline-specific technical ideas to colleagues, based largely on examples of application.
• Ability to apply many principles relating to standards, safety and the environment and able to articulate the rest.
• Applies principles and methods that ensure effective information management, modelling and data security; understands the approaches and consequences to data creation, transformation and visualisation and knowing when to seek guidance from other Subject Matter Expert and others.

Knowledge:

• Applicable UK construction regulations including CDM requirements.
• The application of the Common Safety Method (CSM) for risk evaluation and assessment.
• Understanding of the Regulatory/Legislative Framework relevant to HS2
• Commercial awareness including understanding of cost delivery, schedule targets and the need to deliver an integrated solution that meets all functional requirements.
• Knowledge restricted to own discipline
• Chartered Engineer/Membership of an appropriate professional institution or the equivalent experience.

Type of experience:

• Experience in managing multi-disciplinary engineering and safety standards, activity on large complex major projects/ programmes within a complex infrastructure delivery programme.
• Experience of managing competing project and engineering demands, with cost and schedule implications.