| Job Title |
Railway Signalling Consultant ( 059844 - AFC ) |
| Location |
Wiltshire |
| Salary |
GBP45000 - GBP65000 per annum + |
Main Purpose of role:
Provide railway signalling competence into independent safety assessment, Notified Body assignments and railway systems consultancy.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Supporting railway systems engineering assignments; for example designing a
system-level re-signalling scheme.
Supporting Notified Body assignments with signalling expertise.
Supporting independent safety assessment assignments with signalling expertise; eg
assessing a defined re-signalling scheme for risks (safety, technical and performance).
Carrying out Notified Body assessments in the command, control and signaling
domain of European rail applications.
Contributing to technical content, for sales proposals.
Being an active member of the client's railway community, sharing best-practice and
contributing to the client's capabilities in this area.
Acting as an advocate for the client within the national and international railway
communities, by speaking at conferences, attending standards committees, etc
Contributing to technical strategy for large and complex sales proposals and/or
projects.
Providing training and mentoring to less experienced staff.
Contributing to direction for the client's railway offering consistent with that of the client's
overall engineering strategy.
Education, Training & Professional Development:
A first class or upper second degree in a relevant engineering discipline – or significant industrial experience.
A further degree (eg MSc, or PhD) would not be an unusual qualification for a candidate.
Consistent in-service training demonstrating a professional approach to maintenance of skills.
Membership of the Institute of Railway Signalling Engineers.
Experience:
Candidates should have experience at the signalling systems level (including complex re-signalling schemes).
Experience with both main line and metro systems.
Experience of safety assessment in the signalling domain is of particular interest.
Skills:
The candidate will want to build on detailed knowledge attained through their signaling
career to contribute to safety on main line and metro railway systems.
Knowledge of scheme design and development, detailed design and/or data
preparation.
Broad knowledge of signalling systems and applications within these environments eg
various interlocking and trackside equipment types, knowledge of UNISIG supplier
equipment will be useful.
Knowledge of ERTMS, systems, their development, and their application.
Knowledge of ATO and ATP systems and application.
Cross-discipline understanding of all areas interfacing with signalling, eg EMC, human
factors, power, etc.
An ability to think analytically, rigorously and creatively.
Staff are likely to be highly customer-focused and have effective oral and written
communications skills to a range of technical and commercial audiences.
An understanding of the technical and commercial issues associated with delivery of
complex systems.
An ability to carry out detailed justified work to commercial and technical requirements,
and to be able to constructively criticise and assess others’ work.
Knowledge of industry-standard tools and techniques, and a critical appreciation of
their strengths and weaknesses.
The ability and personal drive to work in teams or alone, with client and client staff,
both in the client's offices and on-site in the UK and potentially overseas.
The ability to mentor and develop others.
Location Flexible in the UK
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