Senior Engineer - Signaling

Signalling Principles Design Verifier

Qualifications

1.1.550 IRSE Signalling Principles Designer Licence and IRSE 1.1.160 IRSE Signalling Design Verifier (required, and working towards achieving IRSE Licence 7.8.110E Engineering Manager - Design)

Experience

Minimum of 7-12 years of experience in signalling design or a related field within the railway industry.

Professional Registration Membership

Institution Membership: Member of IRSE, IET etc (Preferred)

Professional Registration: IEng or CEng (Preferred)

Role

To effectively produce, verify and deliver safety-related signalling design deliverables:

• Understanding Client Requirements : Review and analyse the specific requirements outlined by the client, ensuring clarity on expectations and deliverables, and ensure alignment with relevant railway standards;

• Knowledge of Railway Standards : Knowledge of relevant railway standards (e.g., Network Rail Company Standards, RSSB Standards, BS, EN standards) to ensure compliance with safety and technical regulations;
• Delivery Strategies : Develop or verify comprehensive delivery strategies outlining phases, milestones and responsibilities. To identify resources and key stakeholders;
• Hazard Identification Risk Analysis : Assist key project members with hazard identification workshops, perform risk assessments using industry standards and methodologies and ensuring to document and prioritise the risk identified;
• Subcontract Specifications : Assist the Signalling Design CRE with drafting and gathering information for subcontractor specifications, by assisting to develop scopes, determining deliverables measuring performance metrics;
• Tendering Estimates : Assist the Signalling Design Management team with tendering documentation, including scope of works and cost estimates based on project requirements and industry benchmarks for all new opportunities;
• Technical Constraints : Ability to identify technical constraints that may affect the design, i.e. existing infrastructure, safety systems, or budget limitations;
• Design Process :
  • Feasibility Design : Develop or verify initial design concepts that meet the client s technical requirements, by producing plans, logs, reports, calculations and specifications;
  • Detailed Design : Create or verify detailed design documentation, including locations/REBs/RR s, schematics, specifications, reports, logs and calculations;
  • Design Investigations : Carry out or verify necessary design investigations to address both technical or programme issues or failures; Document or verify findings and recommended solutions;
• Engineering Assurance : Implement engineering assurance processes to ensure all designs meet safety standards and client specifications; Assist with the implementation of safety assurance processes throughout the Signalling design team; Assurance of own and others signalling design to a signalling principles requirement;
• Collaboration : Work closely with the CRE or Responsible Engineer for guidance and feedback throughout the design process, and to assist the CRE with the delegation of certain CRE tasks;
• Review and Revision : Part take in regular reviews of design deliverables and make necessary revisions based on feedback from stakeholders;
• Documentation : Ensure all design documents are well-organized and easily accessible, including safety assessments and compliance checks in accordance with Network Rail standards and WSP company policy;
• Design Delivery : Ensure that prepared design deliverables are suitable for issue, ensuring all components are complete and meet the required standards before submission to the client utilising a variety of Electronic Document Management Systems (EDMS) such as ProjectWise or Assetwise (eB). Produce signalling deliverables utilising various signalling software tools: MicroStation (CAD), Alstom PLANS Software, Signal Spacing calculations model (SSPaM), TPWS Placer, Headway Charts, Signal Sighting Database (SSiFT), Cab footage AIVR;
• Post-Design Support : Be available for any questions or clarifications for the client regarding the design deliverables, and post commissioning produce or verify As Built records through to return of source records.
• Continuous Improvement : Assist with gathering of feedback from key stakeholders and/or clients to review, develop and implement new strategies within the Signalling Design Team.

Responsibilities

Signalling Principles Design Verifiers are responsible for as part of the aforementioned role the following, but not limited to:

• Design Deliverables : To produce or verify safety-related Signalling design outputs up to a principles designer level which meets industry safety standards, project programmes, budgets, and technical specifications; development of generic design solutions to meeting signalling design requirements;
• Standards Compliance : To ensure that all Signalling design deliverables adhere to relevant railway standards, health and safety legislation, CDM Regulations, and CSM procedures.
• Engineering Assurance : To maintain a high-quality of standard for all Signalling Design deliverables which are produced or verified and issued to clients.
• Continuous Improvement : To implement best practices in signalling design processes as part of a continual improvement strategy to enhance efficiency and reduce non-quality costs and technical risks across the network. To look to continually look to develop and implement new best practices within the Signalling design discipline to be able to work in a more efficient manner thus providing the client with optimum design. To be continuously improving as an individual by striving to achieve the next IRSE Licence and to continuously look to take on more responsibility and progressing the individual s career. As an IRSE Licensed Signalling Principles Verifier it is required to mentor other members of the signalling design team who are looking to achieve new IRSE licenses or in areas of expertise in which they are looking to gain further knowledge.
• Health Safety : Take due care and responsibility for your health and safety and that of others affected by your work; to cooperate with statutory safety requirements and avoid interfering with safety measures.
• Risk Communication : Identify and report any serious health and safety concerns or design risks that could endanger the project and report them in the appropriate manner to the CRE.
• Competence Assurance : Work on safety-critical activities only within your competence and authority and were working outside of that competence to ensure that a robust mentorship plan is implemented and approved.
• Site Knowledge : Maintain a thorough understanding of the on-site railway to perform various on-site tasks effectively, such as Asset Condition Assessments and Asset Correlation.
• Signalling Experience : Demonstrate proven experience in delivering signalling principles design from PACE Phase 1 ES2 through to PACE Phase 4 ES8 (previously GRIP1 to GRIP8).
• Signalling Design Team Leadership : To have a minimum of 5 years of experience of Design Team Leadership of a team of 3+ resources delivering stages or complete packages of works;
• Professional Development : Show commitment to professional growth through the IRSE Licensing scheme. It is preferred to hold maintained professional engineering membership.
• Software Proficiency : Exhibit advanced skills in MicroStation (CAD), Alstom PLANS software, Signal Spacing calculations model (SSPaM), TPWS Placer, Headway Charts, Signal Sighting Database (SSiFT), Cab footage AIVR.
• Communication Skills : Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, proficient in standard office software; identifying and communicating to the CRE and Design Management Team any perceived shortcomings in Health and Safety arrangements, design deliverables, programme delivery, or situations or processes that are considered to be serious which may present dangers to yourself, other or the project.

Personal Attributes:

• Detail-oriented with a commitment to safety, quality, programme and budget.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and individually.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks.