ROLE & PURPOSE:

• Ensure that signalling design complies with The Clients design process.

• Ensure products specified in design have required Product Acceptance.

• Ensure that signalling design meets agreed scope and signalling design specification.

• Ensure that signalling design meets agreed implementation strategy & programme.

• Liaise with Design to monitor their design compliance with CDM Regulations.

• Manage technical issues and their resolution between signalling designer and SET department.

• Liaise with SET Signalling Designated Project Engineer and signalling designer, managing communication and technical requirements.

• Liaise with external multidisciplinary consultants, such as respective Project Engineers.

• Manage the Bill of Materials for signalling project and liaise with Procurement department.

• Support design Interdisciplinary Checks and Reviews to The Clients process, ensuring readiness between signalling designer and SET Designated Project Engineer.

• Lead and participate in engineering meetings with Design and SET to deliver project to scope and programme.

• Lead technical discussions and meetings for signalling on behalf of New Works.

• Notify New Works Project Manager and SET Rail Systems Manager of all potential scope changes and comply with Change Control process for the project, updating the applicable register when required.

• Manage and comply with The Clients process for signal designs produced by third party, signal design contractor.

• Assist New Works Rail Systems Manager to implement required engineering for project to programme and budget.

• Assist New Works Project Manager to implement required engineering for project to programme and budget.

• Implementation of The Clients and New Works Standards.

• Assist SET Designated Project Engineer and Design for any applications for temporary or permanent derogations to The Clients Standards.

• To provide signal engineering professional support to the project.

• Produce progress and technical issues reports for New Works signal engineering.

• To deputise for SET Rail Systems Manager when required. • Support junior members of the New Works Engineering team, including personnel in training, such as graduates or apprentices.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS:

REPORTS TO:

• Rail Systems Manager, New Works.

WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH:

• New Works Rail Systems Manager.

• New Works Engineering team.

• New Works Project Manager.

• SET Designated Project Engineer.

• SET Design, Installation and Test.

• External contractors, such as design and installation contractors.

• External consultants, such as project multidisciplinary consultants.

• Other The Clients departments e.g. CCE, IMO, IM procurement, CIE Group IT.

• External Agencies as necessary.Capital Programme Recruitment

KEY QUALITIES:

ESSENTIAL:

• Recognised academic & practical qualification to demonstrate competence in the necessary technical skills and experience.

• Member of Engineers Ireland or other relevant professional body, such as IRSE, IET.

• Minimum of 5 years project engineering experience in railway engineering or similar multi-disciplinary engineering environment.

• Relevant project engineering experience for projects of a similar complexity.

• Demonstrable ability to manage engineering process and associated issues.

• A good working knowledge of railway signaling system.

• A good understanding of major railway engineering discipline interfaces.

• Strong leadership, negotiation and interpersonal skills.

• Good communicator.

DESIRABLE:

• An Engineering degree in a relevant discipline.

• Chartered status.

• Knowledge of railway infrastructure and railway operations.

• Knowledge of the Construction Regulations.

• Experience and understanding of Safety Assurance processes.

COMPETENCIES:

• Commercial Awareness.

• Railway signal engineering.

• Strong leadership skills.

• Excellent communication skills.

• Established specialist knowledge.

• Demonstrable ability in planning and organising.

• IT literate and good skills with MS Office applications.

GENERAL MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Safety: To act as a focus for safety in line with the New Works Safety Management System (Safety Management System) and to discharge your safety responsibilities as outlined by your reporting Manager and Safety Responsibility Statement (SRS).

• Engineering: To ensure that all projects are properly authorized and progressed in accordance with the Building regulations, IE and IM policy, standards and procedures.

• Business: To manage, coordinate and control all projects and related activities for your business.

• People: To ensure constant communication with all colleagues within your area and to support the People Management policy within the IM team.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

ENGINEERING

• Assist the Rail Systems Manager, New Works, in the delivery of capital projects.

• Assist the Project Manager, New Works, in the delivery of capital projects.

• Responsibility in your area of control for the feasibility work, design, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover of projects.

• Responsible for ensuring that projects are managed in accordance with defined project management and control procedures.

• Responsible for the ongoing implementation of appropriate project and contract control mechanisms and for their monitoring and reporting.

• The successful candidate will manage all aspects of the signal engineering within New Works.Capital Programme Recruitment

SAFETY

• You will completely and fully deliver your responsibilities as specified in the Safety Responsibility Statement which accompanies this role.

• Observe and comply with all IE, IM and New Works department policies, standards and procedures and facilitate compliance with the Company’s Safety Management System

• Undertake and manage, as appropriate, incident investigations as requested.

• Review on an on-going basis risks relevant to your role including both occupational and asset related risks.

• Support the Safety Assurance Manager in achieving APIS approvals PEOPLE

• Comply with corporate HR policy and procedures.

• Provide support to staff as part of a team to enable the execution of their role.

• Liaise and manage as applicable, internal and external project resources to deliver the New Works project to the agreed scope, programme and budget.

• Support project stakeholder process to ensure expectations are met throughout the project.

• Communicate effectively with staff to ensure proper execution of tasks.

FINANCE

• Undertake all activities in line with the The Clients governing procurement policies and procedures.

• Support the New Works Project Manager and Rail Systems Manager in their preparation of reports for Programme Controls