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Egis is a global organisation with over 19,000 employees worldwide. With our head office based in Paris, we offer global career opportunities, as well as offer rewarding careers for our people locally. Drawing on our deep pool of expertise, we create innovative solutions with our clients worldwide.
Egis is an organisation with a capacity to make meaningful industry and community change in the space of place making, sustainability and creating connected cities. Different to other engineering firms, Egis offers true end to end capability across the entire design to operation lifecycle, offering advisory, architecture, engineering, design, asset management and operations services.
We are committed to creating great teams doing innovative work and would love you to join us to Impact the Future.
About the Role
As a Principal Signal Design Engineer within Egis' Signalling division (Omada), you will lead the independent design review function, verification and independent principles verification of conventional signalling designs for projects, nationally. You will utilise your specialist knowledge in rail signalling to lead signalling designers and engineers to contribute to the successful management and delivery of projects for clients.
In this role, you will:
- Lead a team of signal designers and signal design engineers for medium to major size projects and tenders, assuming responsibility for the management of design activities, performance requirements as well as technical and commercial responsibility of project deliverables
- Manage design approval on design packages, reports and management plans
- Oversee the provision of design services and design team input into progressive completions and activities, including production of as-built information
- Review and implement processes to ensure a consistent approach on each work package, ensuring design inputs for systems engineering requirements management and validation meet requirements
- Design, check, independent verification and final sign off of high-level signalling documentation inclusive of feasibility studies; technical requirements; SOWs; bonding/cable plans; control tables; power calculations etc
- Design, check, and conclude independent verification of infrastructure assets inclusive of trackside signalling infrastructure; train detection systems; SCADA systems; vital/non-vital interlocking systems etc
- Provide technical advice to clients and project stakeholders and teams on interfacing operational systems
- Lead tender teams and produce tender documentation
- Test, commission and maintain signalling systems and associated supporting systems
- Principle Testing and Simulation Testing
- Project reporting on performance and progress, inclusive of financial reporting
- Mentor and guide junior signalling engineers and project engineers
What do we need from you
Ideally, you will have 15 years’ experience in railway signalling with demonstrated specialist knowledge of conventional signal design in adherence with Australian railway standards and guidelines. In addition, you will also have:
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in Electrical/Electronic or Mechatronics Engineering
- Certificate(s) of competency from rail transport operators such as MTM, VLINE, ARTC (etc), level 2 highly desired.
- Accreditation from Engineers Australia and membership with IRSE.
- Strong technical knowledge of conventional signal design principles, ETCS and whole of life project management experience
- In depth knowledge of all systems that interface to signalling such as, rolling stock, power, communications, track and civil, etc.
- Thorough understanding of Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety (RAMS)
- Ability to people lead and/or lead a project team to successfully deliver to meet or exceed client expectations
- Excellent understanding of document and design control processes
- Strong planning, organisation and problem-solving abilities
- Strong computer, software and systems literacy
- Excellent client relationship management skill as well as strong interpersonal and communication skills
What's in it for you?
We are open to considering this role on a full-time, part-time or job-share basis. Please let us know of your flexibility requirements.
Egis is committed to creating an inclusive, creative culture that embraces diversity and flexibility. We offer generous parental leave, support flexible work practices and strive to create an environment where employees can connect, collaborate, grow and succeed.
We are expanding in Australia and New Zealand and are excited for you to join our growing team.
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