Senior CCS Engineer

Public Sector Resourcing • London Britain Township, PA

3d • £59,268 - £76,700 • Hybrid

About The Position

HS2 Ltd is seeking a Senior CCS Engineer to deliver significant Control, Command and Signalling (CCS) engineering activities in accordance with the CCS strategy and to develop the technical standards and specifications used to design and construct the systems. Under the leadership of the Lead CCS Engineer, the post-holder will engage with programme stakeholders and provide strategic direction for business-critical workstreams. The role is based in London or Birmingham and is hybrid.

The role involves supporting CCS technical assurance, working with other engineering disciplines to develop integrated solutions, and providing specialist technical advice to the project organisation and external stakeholders. The post-holder will contribute to technical risk management and manage interfaces between CCS, other infrastructure systems, Network Rail and third-party infrastructure. Requirements, specifications and standards should deliver railway capability while mitigating environmental impacts and meeting programme and budget needs.

The successful candidate will provide specialist technical support and leadership, communicate technical ideas to stakeholders, and apply principles relating to standards, safety, the environment, information management, modelling and data security. They will promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), and act consistently with HS2’s values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity and Respect. Employees must follow HS2’s safety procedures and Safe at Heart programme principles.

HS2 Ltd cannot provide visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. Offers are subject to pre-employment checks, including nationality and immigration status, employment references, DBS, financial and education checks. Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

Requirements

• Experience developing or delivering Traffic Management and Rail Control Systems for modern railways or similar client organisations.
• Experience establishing requirements and evaluating proposed solutions.
• Experience planning and organising projects to meet significant deadlines, cost targets and schedule targets.
• Knowledge of the Common Safety Method (CSM) for risk evaluation and assessment and its relevance to CCS projects.
• Understanding of Control, Command and Signalling Systems and their relationship to railway operations, with in-depth knowledge in several areas of CCS.
• Basic understanding of technical issues associated with high-speed rail, the European Train Control System (ETCS) and Automatic Train Operation (ATO).
• Understanding of the development, design and construction of similar CCS Systems.
• Knowledge of national and international technical standards applicable to Traffic Management and Rail Control Systems and railway system design and operation.
• Awareness of technical issues associated with current and future Traffic Management and Rail Control Systems technology.
• Chartered Engineer (or working towards), membership of an appropriate professional institution, or equivalent experience.
• Ability to provide specialist technical support and leadership on discipline-specific scientific, technical and engineering principles.
• Ability to communicate discipline-specific technical ideas to stakeholders and colleagues using examples of application.
• Ability to apply principles relating to standards, safety and the environment.
• Ability to apply information-management, modelling and data-security principles, understand data creation, transformation and visualisation, and know when to seek specialist guidance.
• Must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application; HS2 Ltd cannot provide sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Engage with and manage stakeholders to support a holistic approach to developing engineering solutions.
• Support technical assurance for the CCS engineering discipline.
• Work with wider engineering disciplines to develop CCS solutions that account for relevant systems and sub-systems.
• Develop requirements, specifications and standards that deliver railway capability while mitigating environmental impacts and working within programme and budget constraints.
• Contribute to management of technical risk for CCS engineering works.
• Provide CCS engineering expertise and advice to the wider project organisation and external stakeholders.
• Conduct work in accordance with strategies for managing interfaces between CCS, other infrastructure systems, Network Rail and third-party infrastructure.
• Promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), and comply with relevant organisational initiatives, policies and procedures.
• Follow HS2 safety procedures and the principles of its Safe at Heart programme.

Benefits

• Flexible benefits fund of 20% of base salary, paid on top of base salary and fully pensionable.
• Competitive benefits are referenced, but individual benefits are not specified in the posting.
• Flexible working.
• Personal and professional development opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed