Senior Rail E&P Design Engineer

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Company Description

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At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world's most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to take a lead role in our Electrification & Power (E&P) team within Transportation. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced electrical design professional with a passion for innovation, a strong technical foundation and a proven record of delivering complex rail infrastructure projects.

You will take responsibility for the technical and commercial delivery of key rail projects, with a particular focus on low voltage (LV) systems, including Points Heating, Lighting, and Signalling Power.

The team provides design, assessment, inspection, construction support and management services across a wide range of rail infrastructure projects. Our work spans the full lifecycle from feasibility studies and outline design through to detailed design and delivery.

Here's what you'll do:

• Deliver: Lead and manage the delivery of electrical design work packages across rail infrastructure projects and act as Lead Engineer or Contractor's Responsible Engineer (CRE), ensuring compliance with client requirements, industry standards and safety regulations
• Collaborate : Provide technical and commercial oversight, including design planning, risk management and quality assurance and Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated and constructible design solutions. Ensure designs comply with all relevant regulations, including CDM and Health & Safety legislation
• Thrive: Mentor and develop junior engineers and graduates, supporting them in their professional development and chartership journeys

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience in the design and delivery of Electrification & Power systems in the UK rail sector
• Deep knowledge of low voltage systems, particularly Points Heating, Lighting and Signalling Power
• Experience working to Network Rail, London Underground, Railway Group Standards, British Standards and Eurocodes
• Familiarity with the full project lifecycle - from feasibility and concept design through to detailed design and construction support
• Strong understanding of CDM Regulations, design safety principles and risk assessment
• Excellent communication, coordination and stakeholder engagement skills
• A collaborative and proactive mindset with the ability to lead, mentor and influence others

If you're passionate about innovation and turning bold ideas into reality, AECOM welcomes you. Join our team, where we don't just construct infrastructure but also uplift communities and enhance lives.

Come grow with us.

We develop projects from concept through operation providing engineering and construction services for multiyear, multimillion-dollar projects for major rail and transit agencies. Our specialists provide analytical and strategic expertise for every stage of a project

And let's not forget about the perks at AECOM. You'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customized to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days

Qualifications

• BSc, BEng, or MEng in Electrical Engineering
• Chartered Engineer (or working towards) with a recognised institution (e.g. IET)
• Strong Electrical Engineering background with Rail industry experience
• Proven track record in railway Electrification & Power design and delivery
• Experience in leading projects as a CRE or Lead Engineer
• Experienced in Points Heating, Signalling Power, Power system analysis, ETAP, AMTECH, ElectricalOM etc.
• Strong technical writing and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a wider delivery team

Additional Information

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com

• At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives.
• If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!

About AECOM

AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle - from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you're working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We're the world's trusted global infrastructure firm, and we're in this together - your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you'll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm - access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.