Responsibilities

- To lead a team design engineers and technicians working on multi-disciplinary railway projects.

- Will be responsible for supervising work, ensuring that it is carried out to the appropriate technical standard and that it is managed to programme and budget.

- On certain projects you will take the role of Project Manager which includes liaising with the client and responsibility for commercial issues.

- Will be responsible for the development of members of staff within section.

- On certain project you may have to act as designer.

Requirements

Essential Qualifications

- Degree and or Diploma in Electrical/Mechanical discipline, qualified from a reputable university and technical bodies.

Essential Criteria

- An experience proven in the production of all aspects attributed to OLE designs.

- Should have around 15 years of experience for degree holders & 20 years of experience for diploma holders experience in design and allocations for railway OLE (OHE) for main line, junction areas, yard layouts, sidings and depots.

- Experience at managing interface issues with other rail engineering disciplines on multi-discipline engineering projects.

- Application of and familiarity with railway standards and safety principles.

- Basic knowledge of track profile and signalling requirements.

- Proficient in computer applications such as MS Office especially Excel, word, power point etc.

- Basic use of AutoCAD and/or MicroStation.

- Production of feasibility studies/report and bill of quantities

- Knowledge about traction power supply system, its design and application.

Desirable Criteria

- Ideally should hold a Degree and be qualified to Chartered Engineer status (or working towards) with relevant and appropriate experience of OLE engineering design /consultancy.

- An understanding in the use of Auto Cad and or microstation.

- If acted as CRE or similar role for OLE design will be an added advantage

- Good understanding of Network Rail Standards, Group Standards, British / European Standards and Railway Safety Principles

- Experience on OLE and power supply design on metro rail, mono rail etc will be an added advantage.

The Individual

- Able to think logically and laterally, solving problems creatively and assessing them rationally.

- Able to multitask and respond to short-notice changes.

- Able to act with initiative and to take responsibility.

- Be self-motivated and able to work independently and within a team.

- Able to organize self and others.

- Able to work to time and cost budgets.

- Able to learn about new subjects quickly.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to express ideas, concerns, solutions, suggestions in written or oral form in such a way as to be understood by those with or without a technical

background.

- Positive with a proactive - can-do- attitude.

- Able to demonstrate experience in a similar role.

- Willing to work with Clients and their project teams.

- Identify and input to activities in support of the wider business objectives that may draw upon skills in addition to those outlined above

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