Job Description

Why Arup?

.Arup\xe2\x80\x99s Rail skills encompass and delivery a huge array of services across the project life cycle from Project inception. Operation & Maintenance (O&M), Strategic advice & management, Feasibility studies, System design, Detail design, Design & build, Asset management, Environmental assessment, Implementation & commissioning, public engagement support and digital rail.

Our rail experience spans a variety of modes such as High speed, Heavy rail & Suburban, Metro and Mass transit, Light rail, Automated people movers as well as Heavy haul freight.

We have been instrumental in complex and ground-breaking projects worldwide such as the UK\xe2\x80\x99s High Speed 1 & 2; extensive signalling renewals and operational concept development and upgrades for Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC); Major resignalling projects and infrastructure projects such as Ferriby to Gilberdyke and Trans Pennie Route upgrade and many more signalling & telecom asset renewals and level crossing enhancements across the UK. We have worked widely with rail and transit operators including Hong Kong\xe2\x80\x99s MTR Corporation and New York\xe2\x80\x99s Metropolitan Transportation Authority. As an organisation we champion for the purposes of social value the advancement of Control, Command & Signalling, which sees our members involved in the deployment of all the various equipment and systems (electrical, electronic, mechanical, digital, or software-based) methods, regulations and principles to achieve the safe and efficient movement of railway or other traffic.

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The Opportunity

Working as part of the CCS team in the rail business, you will be an experienced and a competent licensed designer/engineer. You will be able to undertake more complex design tasks in accordance with your ATW and licence category. You will be able to self-manage your own work and supervise the work of others to deliver in accordance with project programmes and budgets. Your project tasks will generally support implications for \xe2\x80\x9cbig picture\xe2\x80\x9d cost and programme that underpin our client relations both internally and externally.

This role will involve preparing and undertaking stand-alone communications for both internal and external clients, which could be both written and verbal for items relating to your project/bid deliverables. You will be expected to understand who our clients are and show an understanding of the Arup values in this area and contribute significantly to the CCS discipline clients and work winning activity.

Is this role right for you?

You will undertake the production of and verification checking (if competent) of all aspects of signalling design details as required by projects. Ensure the quality of the design is to the client remit and specification with compliance to company principles and standards.

This role may have some line management responsibility for more junior people. You may be responsible for mentoring and assisting in the supervision of training and providing feedback to others on a regular basis. You will be assigned a line manager and your tasks will be require a degree of supervision from more senior colleagues both technical and project related.

We\'re looking for the following qualifications, attributes, and skills:

• Conversant in utilising standard procedures and processes and resolve most straightforward, issues problems and technical queries using established procedures. You will seek personal feedback and providing feedback to peers and more junior staff relating to the performance of their work and deliverables.
• You will be skilled at monitoring and benchmarking your output and monitoring the production of others appropriate to your discipline. You will self-check your work and ensure it meets the required standard. You may also act as independent checker (Verifier) for simple design tasks appropriate to your skills. You will consistently achieve programme deadlines and commercial targets.
• You will hold an IRSE Designer licence and an IRSE Verifier\xe2\x80\x99s licence is also desirable but not essential.
• You will ideally be working towards IEng Engineering Council registration and hold full corporate membership of the IRSE (AMIRSE) and/or IET.

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Rewards and Benefits

We care about you and want you to perform at your best, which is why we offer one of the most competitive benefits packages in our sector. As a member organisation, everyone shares in our success through a global profit share scheme (payments are dependent on the firm\xe2\x80\x99s financial performance).

We also provide Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you\xe2\x80\x99ll have access to flexible benefits to help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.

Different people, shared values.

At Arup we are an equal opportunity employer, and we accept people for who they are \xe2\x80\x93 we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds regardless of age, gender identity and expression, marital status, disability, neurodiversity and mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you\xe2\x80\x99re pregnant or on family leave. We know that when diverse teams collaborate great things are possible. Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture \xe2\x80\x93 from race, ethnicity and cross-cultural working to gender, LGBTQ+ and disability \xe2\x80\x93 we provide a space for you to express yourself and to make a positive difference -

At Arup, we are committed to making all stages of our recruitment process accessible to all candidates and are a Disability Confident Level 2 Employer. Please let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application and we will do everything we possibly can to support you.

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