Programme Engineering Manager (Telecomms) in Birmingham

Are you ready to take up a vital role in shaping some of our exciting projects? How about joining our talented team, where everyone has a voice, and together we face our clients' problems head-on. It's a diverse and inclusive work environment where world-class talent knows no distinctions.

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AtkinsRéalis has one of the Rail industry’s largest signaling engineering teams. You will be joining an AtkinsRéalis Signaling Systems Business with a team of over 100 professional design, project engineers and engineering managers across both Signaling and Telecoms disciplines. This together with AtkinsRéalis broader cross discipline capability means engineers have an unrivalled collective knowledge to tap into and learn from.

Role:

This role is a senior leader within the project team with responsibility for all Engineering aspects of the project and will provide a consistent approach to delivery, ensure a more assured output and provide the client a more coherent offering. The primary objective of this role is to ensure a common technology approach (where appropriate) and maximise efficiencies of delivery by sharing of information, best practice and delivery techniques. The role will also entail interfacing with the client’s engineering function with regard to project development, understanding delivery and project requirements prior to formal contract award and assisting the client in developing project scope and technology options.

Detailed requirements of the role are noted below:

• Act as overall Engineering lead for across the Signalling portfolio providing Engineering guidance and technology advice to AtkinsRéalis project teams.
• Act as overall Engineering lead for the Signalling Portfolio directly interfacing with clients providing support to project development or delivery as required.
• Provide support to the Signalling Business Management team, including the Project Directors for project in the Signalling Portfolio.
• Interface with the Signalling Business Technical Director to co-ordinate programme technical requirements and ensure the technical strategy is co-ordinated with the overall Signalling business technical strategy.
• Interface with the Signaling Business Technical Director and Technical Authority to provide early notification of development requirements and ensure any development requirements are coordinated with the overall Signaling business development strategy.
• Interface with the Signaling Business Engineering Director and relevant Practice Directors/Managers to provide early notification of programme/project resource requirements and ensure any resource development or recruitment requirements are coordinated with the overall Signaling business resource strategy.
• Provide support to legacy projects to resolve any post commissioning technical or project close-down issues.

Requirements:

Essential Qualifications and Experience:

• Extensive UK signaling/telecoms project engineering experience at Senior Level.
• Extensive senior leadership experience.
• Experience of CEM / CRE responsibilities on Network Rail infrastructure.
• Understanding of risk management, CDM and CSM.

Desirable Qualifications and Experience:

• Chartered Engineer.
• Holds applicable IRSE or equivalent Licences/Qualifications.
• Experience of introducing new equipment/systems onto the rail network.

Why work for AtkinsRéalis?

Our Transportation teams are reinventing transport for a challenging yet exciting future. We're creating new ideas and smart solutions for cities, people and the environment. You'll be working alongside some of the top people in our industry, solving challenges that bring together traditional engineering and new technologies. As part of our organisation, you'll be in a privileged position, delivering what's right for governments and communities. You'll be helping us to improve our leading environmental performance while enabling others to do the same.

Meeting your needs:

To help you get the most out of life in and outside of work, we offer employees "Total Reward." It's a package that can be tailored to your changing lifestyle, career and personal needs. You'll enjoy benefits such as partner discounts, leadership training, professional accreditations, and career planning for any stage of your career. Making sure you're supported is important to us. So, if you identify as having a disability, tell us ahead of your interview. And let's talk through any adjustments you might need.

AtkinsRéalis is committed to developing its people both personally and professionally. Our colleagues have the advantage of access to a high ranging training portfolio and development activities designed to help make the best of individual’s abilities and talents. We also actively support staff in achieving corporate membership of relevant institutions.

Additional Information:

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer.

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.