Senior Station Systems Engineer

Base salary: £59,268pa to c.£69,727pa depending on skills and experience. In addition, we offer a flexible benefits fund of 20% which is paid on top of base salary and is fully pensionable, as well as a range of competitive benefits.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential. In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.

About the role: As Senior Station Systems Engineer you’ll provide technical and professional support to the Station Systems and Building Services Engineering teams, supporting the development of standards and technical requirements for the discipline. You’ll provide assurance that design and construction of station system assets meet project requirements and work to resolve issues where appropriate.

The successful candidate shall provide technical guidance and support for station systems, including but not limited to the following:

• Public Address and Voice Alarm
• Customer Information systems and Signage

Providing technical management and guidance during the development of the station systems by the suppliers and ensure these are implemented in the stations in accordance with project requirements. Working with the station contractors and suppliers to develop the station systems providing the most appropriate solution for HS2. Identifying and managing technical risk in the discipline area across the programme. Providing support to Engineering Design Management of design and re-design through construction where required. Initiating and supporting value management/engineering initiatives. Providing input to the contract documentation for procurement and control of the construction works. Actively promote and embed Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work. Support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.

About You: Skills:

• Communicating technical and other information effectively with others at all levels including both internal and external and technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Able to provide specialist technical support on discipline-specific technical and engineering principles to project development/delivery teams but knowing when to seek further guidance from Subject Matter Expert or others.
• Ability to read and understand technical plans and drawings.
• Able to provide technical, commercial management and leadership skills to support project development/delivery teams, working under supervision of line manager (or delegate).
• Promoting quality and contributing to best practice method of continuous improvement and innovation.
• Applying technical standards as appropriate.

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of appropriate technical or engineering principles for station communications systems across a range of building types.
• Able to review and select appropriate techniques, procedures and methods to undertake tasks.
• Ability to demonstrate business benefit through improved process and use of data.
• Capturing business requirements and translating into data and system solutions.

Type of experience:

• Understanding of system engineering on major projects specifically in the Railway industry.
• Understanding of security and data networks, and Cyber Security.
• Experience of working with System Architecture diagrams and able to make technical changes in line with a fully integrated design.
• Onsite assurance and accepting of station systems delivered by Station Contractors.
• Knowledge of British and European Standards such as BS 5839, BS 7671 but not limited to these.
• Experience of answering queries from the contractor and mediate when required.
• Able to communicate discipline-specific technical ideas to colleagues, based largely on examples of application.
• Able to evidence application of many principles relating to standards, safety and the environment and able to articulate the rest.
• Able to apply principles and methods that ensure effective information management, modelling and data security; understands the approaches and consequences to data creation, transformation and visualisation and knowing when to seek guidance from other Subject Matter Experts.

The post-holder is expected to behave at all times in a manner consistent with the HS2 values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity and Respect. It is expected that you will actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.

We ask for a variety of detail in your online application, however we perform the first assessment of suitability for a role based solely on the information in your CV. Please attach an updated word version of your CV for each new application and include evidence directly related to the criteria in the job advert. Any applications received after the closing date will not be considered. As HS2 Ltd do not hold a sponsorship license from the Home Office, we are not able to provide sponsorship to any applicant. Applicants must already have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of application and our process involves a Right to Work validation prior to the interview stage. Note, there are certain types of time‑bound visas that we cannot accept. Any offers made to applicants will be subject to satisfactory completion of pre‑employment checks which include Nationality & Immigration Status, employment references, DBS, Financial and Education checks.

About Us: High Speed 2 (HS2 Ltd) will be the UK’s new high speed rail network. As well as improving capacity, the new scheme will shorten journey times between a number of Britain’s major population centres, boost the economy and create thousands of jobs. HS2 Ltd will create a skills legacy and develop a diverse range of talent. We aim to be a leader in EDI practice by creating a safe & inclusive working environment for all our staff - living our values of Safety, Respect, Integrity and Leadership. In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities. HS2 Ltd is also a safety‑critical organisation. Employees are required to ensure reasonable care of their own and others’ health and safety by taking personal responsibility for working to our ‘Safe at Heart’ programme principles and following safe working procedures at all times.