Job Description

Established in 1959, this client has organically and by acquisition grown to become a major multi-disciplinary consultancy with an enviable portfolio of projects and a number of industry awards.

With 32 offices nationwide, a presence on numerous client sites and over 2000 staff they are in every part of the country, each office having a distinct culture, but sharing the corporate values of excellence, innovation and developing a sustainable operation. Each office undertakes a broad portfolio of projects, while corporately the ratio between public and private sector work is 50:50. The strategy is to secure a larger percentage of the high profile, public funded works which are being planned and awarded over the next five years while developing their already excellent relationships with private clients.

Their culture has changed in recent years, there is a new vibrancy and confidence to the company which is reflected in the offices. While the buildings may be traditional, inside they are well equipped, comfortable and within close proximity to city centres and transport links.

In addition to offering an excellent portfolio of work, they offer good salaries with a flexible benefits package. They also offer the commitment to support any Engineer achieve Chartered status through their in-house mentor system and external briefings.

A Signalling Design Engineer is required to join a team in York, to be involved with signalling design work at all GRIP stages, though current workload is at GRIP 3/4 and 5. Work will cover a wide area of signalling from project conception to testing and commissioning cover giving you the opportunity to rapidly compile evidence to move up the licensing hierarchy.

Qualifications/Skills Required

To apply for the position of Signalling Design Engineer you must hold IRSE licenses to enable you to carry out production of concept design and engineering detailed design documents. You must also be willing to work towards attaining suitable IRSE licenses enabling you to carry out production of concept design, and to carry out independent checking / verification of concept design and detailed design.

You must have significant experience in a similar position, working to Network Rail’s GRIP procedures. You should also have good working knowledge of Microstation and PLANS software. Membership to a relevant professional body such as IRSE would be an advantage.

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