Associate - Signalling Design Manager
Location: Manchester, England
Description: Arup UK is in need of Associate - Signalling Design Manager right now, this vacancy will be ordered in England. More details about this vacancy opportunity please read the description below. Arup is an independent firm of designers, planners, engineers, consultants and technical specialists offering a broad range of professional services. Through our work, we make a positive dif! ference in the world.
Role
The Signalling team is part of the North West and Yorkshire Rail team, which comprises over 40 lively and enthusiastic engineers, designers and technicians based mainly in the Manchester and York offices, which hold approximately 125 and 10 permanent staff respectively. There is scope to grow the York office up to 30 and this input would form part of that process. These offices operate across several Arup multidisciplinary businesses and work closely with other large regional offices in Liverpool, Leeds and Sheffield. Within the group, we have a wealth of experience of railway design, construction, installation and commissioning throughout the UK and Overseas.
Our Rail business is unique: whereas many of our competitors and contractors focus on narrow ‘functional silos’ or specific disciplines such as track and power, today we can provide just about every service that a client in the Rail sector might want. Not onl! y do we provide it, but do so in a joined up, integrated and h! olistic form that provides added value to our clients. Our UK, Middle East and Africa (UKMEA) Region Rail business turnover is ~£100m: nearly half of our Global Rail Turnover and c10% of Arup Global Turnover.
The Signalling Design Manager is responsible for the production of detailed signalling designs and calculations within an implementation project, signalling renewals or signalling amendments resultant from other Railway asset renewals. Mentor junior designers and review designs produced by them under your mentorship. The role is part of the Signalling Design team, working on an extremely wide variety of projects both in the UK and overseas. Our projects also involve a diverse range of technologies, Mechanical/Electro-mechanical, RRI, Geographical interlocking, CBI and ETCS.
In addition to your technical responsibilities, you will be responsible for leading and directing the signalling design team in order to deliver all aspects of railway signalling ! schemes in accordance with standards, principles and best practice. The close management and control of project staff and work package is instrumental to your success, and the role will be based in our Infrastructure Practice reporting to the sub-regional Rail Business Leader and Infrastructure Practice Leader for NW&Yorkshire.
The successful candidate will possess an established network of contacts in rail and would be expected to capitalise on that to the advantage of the business. Able to contribute to winning and delivering more work in the region of both the expert and mainstream types you will also assist with winning new work in other regions and overseas. A strong understanding of design capture and the management of major commissions for clients including Network Rail, contractors (in a design & build context) and other agencies such as train operators, councils and Passenger Transport Executives is essential.
Requirements
Desired Qualifica! tions and Experience:
- Extensive Experience in an Engin! eering Design role where your specialist knowledge and engineering judgement was paramount to success.
- Solid influencing skills combined with a calm, logical, persuasive and inclusive approach to leading.
- Knowledge of signalling design, signalling principles and UK Mainline Signalling principles and technologies (e.g. GRIP 1-5/7).
- Desire to obtain relevant signalling design accreditations would be viewed favourably.
- Likely to be educated to hold a HNE or appropriate higher qualification.
- IRSE Licence 1.1.145 Signalling Design Manager and ideally Signalling Principles Designer category 1.1.550 and Signalling design verifier 1.1.160
- Ideally an IRSE member and incorporated engineer.
- Substantial hands-on experience of production of outline and detailed signalling designs and calculations.
- Familiar with use of signalling software packages.
- Good underpinning knowledge of design principles, standards,! components and fabrication.
- Experience of signalling construction methods & installation.
- Good knowledge of RRI or Mechanical or SSI systems (ideally all 3), ideally with additional design knowledge of other systems or Data prep would be advantage.
- Strong staff management skills and a methodical, logical and inclusive approach to both technical work and managing teams.
We offer a competitive salary at all levels, and one of the best benefits package in our sector.
Core benefits include cover under the UK Healthcare Plan (private medical insurance), Life Assurance, Accident Insurance, and Income Protection (long term disability) cover. Core benefits are funded by us and made available to all permanent staff in order to support and safeguard your financial, physical and mental wellbeing. You will also have access to a grade-related Flexible Benefits Fund which you can choose to take as extra cash,! or spend on a wide range of Choice Benefits to help with your work/lif! e balance and financial security.
In addition all permanent employees are eligible for the Global Profit Share scheme. Subject to scheme rules employees can receive two Profit Share payments per year, which are dependent on the firm’s financial performance.
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This vacancy starts available on: Sun, 03 Nov 2013 22:32:48 GMT
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