SYSTRA
Senior Electrical Engineer
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Around the world, SYSTRA’s specialists plan, design, integrate, test, commission, project manage and deliver mass transit and mobility solutions that are relied on by more than 50 million people every day.
For more than 60 years, the Group has been committed to helping cities and regions contribute to their development by creating, improving and modernising their transport infrastructure with sustainability, accessibility and innovation at the heart of our designs. With over 10,300 colleagues globally and around 1000 in the UK & Ireland we are growing significantly and seeking out the very best talent to join the SYSTRA signature team and be part of leading the way in infrastructure design.
Context
SYSTRA is an international engineering and consulting group specialising in rail (passenger and freight), public transport and the Built Environment. We work with our clients to find innovative solutions to complex issues concerning the location and movement of people, goods and services and the environment in which we live, work and relax.
We innovate to meet our clients’ needs, prepare mass transit for tomorrow, and propose ever more resilient solutions for the built environment. Infrastructure engineering has to adopt new technology, cater for new habits and satisfy new demands. To go beyond, SYSTRA commits to put people at the heart of design and improve infrastructure efficiency. We are dedicated to delivering excellence to our clients through our entrepreneurial spirit and enthusiasm whilst promoting a culture of listening, teamwork and employee empowerment.
With ambitious growth plans, this is an exciting time to join SYSTRA Ltd as we continue to develop and raise our profile in the UK.
Missions/Main Duties
Main tasks and responsibilities
- To lead and contribute to design and integration on projects, ensuring Client commitments are met, delivering against quality, time and budget
- Monitor project team performance against contractual obligations and quality, making appropriate corrective interventions
- Manage the checking and approval process to ensure compliance with both Client, project and SYSTRA processes. This includes the preparation and checking of engineering designs and calculations, taking responsibility for the management of design production
- Ensure project requirements are effectively communicated to the team
- Be expected to act as the Work Package Manager on small to medium sized projects
- Working knowledge with all technical standards relevant to your discipline
- Assist where required in work winning and marketing to maximise team and company opportunities
- Apply procedures and systems to ensure the safety of staff and others affected by the operations of SYSTRA throughout design lifecycle.
- Compliance with all relevant health, safety and environmental legislation relevant to your discipline.
- Contribute to company-wide goals and business improvement
- Any other duties as required
- Demonstrate behaviours aligned with SYSTRA’s behavioural framework by actively fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, respect, and empowerment, contributing to an environment where all colleagues can thrive, achieve, and grow together
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People and stakeholder accountabilities
- Responsible for the effective management, planning, leading and motivating of direct reports, inspiring everyone to reach their full potential
- Application of procedures, initiatives and systems to ensure the safety and wellbeing of your team
- Support, contribute to and recommend training for direct reports that develops their skills and experience to meet present and future skill requirements
- Review and monitor staff performance via the formal appraisal process and other informal approaches i.e. 1 to 1’s
- Responsible for the recruitment, onboarding, development, performance management, and retention of team members to build a high-performing and engaged team
- Communicate relevant business updates, strategic objectives, and key information to the team in a timely and effective manner, ensuring clarity and alignment
- Ensure full compliance with people policies and procedures, proactively managing people-related risks to maintain a fair and safe work environment
- Create and maintain a working environment in which SYSTRA’s behavioural expectations are recognised and demonstrated through daily interactions with colleagues and clients. Actively lead by example by consistently role-modelling SYSTRA behaviours, recognising and celebrating team members who exemplify these behaviours, providing constructive feedback for improvement, and fostering a supportive environment that enables all colleagues to contribute and develop
- Internal interaction with interfacing disciplines and departments, Project Managers and Engineers for project delivery and sales/marketing opportunities across Engineering and Consultancy
- External interaction with clients, joint venture partners, external contractors and regulatory bodies as required, nurturing strong client relationships and attending industry networking / client meetings as required
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Financial and project accountabilities
- Commercial awareness and understanding of relevant contractual terms and implications and how they relate to projects including the management of technical changes
- Manage and identify resource requirements and timescales required to deliver projects
- Use of innovation and continuous improvement to safeguard profitability, driving efficiency both personally and through project teams, direct reports and own/interfacing disciplines
Profile/Skills
- Knowledge of, and hands-on experience of leading, electrical services design within the built environment and/or transport infrastructure including railway lineside systems (points heating, signalling power, level crossings, general LV distribution) and/or lighting, small power, containment, earthing and fire alarms
- Experience in the use of industry wide software for electrical calculation purposes
- Knowledge of multi-disciplinary issues associated with railway lineside systems and/or the Built Environment
- Qualification: HNC or equivalent
- Professional status: IEng or equivalent
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