Principal Telecoms Engineer in London

Location/s: London, Croydon, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow; UK

Overview of the role

We are looking for an experienced, industry respected Telecoms Engineer of high technical calibre who can work both independently and within the wider delivery team. The individual must have a good working knowledge and experience of Operational Telecoms and SCADA with SISS desirable with over 12 years working experience. This role will be a minimum of 3 days per week in your local office.

You will be responsible for the provision of professional telecom engineering leadership throughout the complete project lifecycle, with particular emphasis on ES3 to ES5 design.

Responsibilities

• Act as CRE on Network Rail projects.
• Lead design teams and delivery across SCADA, PLC, BMS, DCS and telecoms systems (CCTV, GSM-R, FTN, PAVA, VOIP, RF).
• Carry out CAT2 checks and ensure compliance with standards.
• Manage design documentation, RFIs, TQs, and approvals.
• Coordinate with BIM/CAD teams for design integration.
• Support HAZID / HAZOP / HAZCON processes.
• Attend FAT/SAT and commissioning activities.
• Interface with delivery, commercial, and planning teams.
• Review designs against current codes of practice and standards, analysing and designing solutions.
• Work alongside other internal/external technical disciplines to provide advice best suited to the project and the Client.
• Ensure that our work is delivered to programme and budget.
• Ensure that our work is delivered to the necessary level of quality.
• Undertake formal peer reviews of project work.
• Liaise with project stakeholders and provide technical advice.
• Develop relationships with key clients and support business development.
• Assist with resource planning.

Candidate specification

Essential:

• Be a Chartered Engineer with the Engineering Council UK or equivalent.
• Telecoms CRE and evidence of Network Rail approved status for SCADA, Operational Telecoms are essential, SISS preferable.
• Experience with working with Telecoms engineering codes of practice in the UK.
• Ability to communicate effectively with clients, colleagues and other members of the project team.
• Excellent report writing skills and interpersonal/presentation skills.
• Extensive working knowledge of the UK Rail Industry.
• Proven experience as a Network Rail CRE (Comms/Controls).
• Strong knowledge of NR standards (incl. NR/L2/RSE/02009).
• Background in senior/principal C&C or electrical engineering roles.
• Experience in design assurance and multidisciplinary delivery.
• HND (or equivalent) in Engineering.
• CEng + IET/CIBSE membership preferable.

Desirable:

• IRSE Membership.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us and we will discuss how we can support you.

Benefits

• Financial wellbeing: We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%. Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary. Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long‑term illness or injury. Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing. As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.
• Employee Ownership: Our employee ownership model means no external investors, just us, creating a culture of shared success. Our employees have a stake and a voice in our business, giving them a direct connection to our success through our personal and group performance bonuses. As your career grows, so does your stake, recognising your long‑term impact and contribution. Your voice matters, with the opportunity to connect directly with senior leadership through formal channels to help shape our future. For our senior roles you will have a direct pathway towards ownership from day one.
• Health and wellbeing: Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues. Health cash plan to support you with everyday health costs and treatments. Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues. A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family. Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.
• Lifestyle: A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme. Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years' service. Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high‑street retailers.
• Enhanced family and carers leave: Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave. Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay. Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.
• Learning and development: Primary annual professional institution subscription. A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self‑development options.
• Networks, communities, and social outcomes: Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities. Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.