Description:
There would be an involvement in producing design for Signalling renewals and enhancement projects mainly via CAD. Typical design could include Signalling Scheme Plans (showing the layout of signals and points in signal box areas) and detailed design for Signalling circuits to provide power to light signals and move points.
There is currently a team of approximately 20 Signalling Designers doing agile working from 151 St. Vincent Street and there would also be opportunities for site surveys and working with other disciplines.
Main Responsibilities
Production of detailed designs, production of scheme proposals and specifications supporting the engineering development of allocated proposals from clarification of remit to completion and implementation.
- Undertake the preparation of design details, as directed.
- Analyse development remits, to help maintain a robust challenge to sponsoring engineers and managers, and take part as required in value management and risk identification/ analysis activities.
- Undertake the development of engineering options giving consideration to safety, reliability, operational capacity modelling, maintainability, ease of construction, environmental and whole life issues. Engineering excellence is to be supported by:
- Securing all relevant base data.
- Review compliance with appropriate standards.
- Use risk identification and evaluation methods as suitable, to evaluate and compare options.
- Use feedback from all relevant past projects across the UK rail network, lessons learned and customer feedback to improve quality of design.
- Maintain strict change control on scope development; evaluate cost, time, and performance impacts in conjunction with development management.
- Participate in the selection of a single option for further development. Prepare or monitor preparation of reports, papers etc as necessary.
- Prepare the full engineering data package required for commencement of the design and participate in answering clarifications/queries as needed.
- Manage the engineering interfaces of allocated proposals with concurrent work in other disciplines, or within other programmes.
- Assist with training and mentorship of junior engineers and trainees.
- Undertake specialised investigation/survey/evaluation and production of statistics, resolution of infrastructure design deficiencies and undertake correlation of the signalling infrastructure.
- Deal with technical correspondence, liaise with customers and attend meetings.
- Assist in design activities associated with testing for new or modified systems / installations as required.