At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead innovative rail projects and design low voltage systems for a better world.
- Company: Join AECOM, a global leader in infrastructure consulting.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible work options, competitive pay, and diverse benefits.
- Other info: Diverse and inclusive workplace with opportunities for personal growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on communities while growing your career.
- Qualifications: Degree in Electrical Engineering and experience in railway electrification.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Company Description
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.
Job Description
Our team has an established track record of successfully delivering major multidisciplinary rail projects working from our regional offices in London and Croydon and interfacing with other regional teams and Global design centres. We are now looking to enhance and grow this team with a Principal Rail Low Voltage Design Engineer. As an individual you will have delivered rail projects to client’s satisfaction at the appropriate standard, ensuring accuracy of drawings and calculations, ensuring designs are economic, constructable and appropriate and that the relevant codes and standards to be complied with.
You will have strong business development and client relationships skills and the ability to develop and manage the work of others. The team provides design, assessment, inspection, construction support and management services on a wide range of rail projects and our services offered to our clients include feasibility studies, outline designs and detailed designs.
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.
Provide Expertise: Be responsible for the technical and commercial delivery of projects, with a specific remit to develop AECOM’s rail LV and substation capabilities within the Electrification and Power (E&P) team. You will be an individual who holds excellent track record of delivering various projects as a CRE/Lead Engineer role.
Collaborate: Receive brief from Project Manager and cascade through team members.
Ensure Quality: Develop concept and detailed designs including calculations reports and specifications. Check CAD drawings and design documentation produced by team members / liaise with designers and CAD Technicians. Prepare and check the technical reports.
Anticipate: Support development of project specifications for construction. Attend site during construction phase if necessary to ensure construction is in accordance with specifications/drawings. You will have a very good understanding of Health and Safety including CDM.
Qualifications:
- BSc, BEng or MEng degree in Electrical Engineering
- Chartered Engineer (or working towards) and member of a professional institution
- Proven track record in railway Electrification & Power design and delivery as a CRE or Lead Design Engineer
- Ideally you will be experienced in the use of Network Rail, London Underground, Railway Group Standards as well as the relevant British Standards and Eurocodes.
We recognise a variety of experience and backgrounds may suit this role and that experience levels in specific technical areas may vary. If you feel you only meet some of the requirements below or have transferrable skills, we would still love to hear from you!
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 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.
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.
