Senior Power Systems Engineer
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| Job Type | Permanent |
| Location | London, Euston (pref) or Birmingham Initially WFH |
| Area | London, UKMidlands, UK |
| Sector | High Speed Rail |
| Salary | £70 - 81,000 + Pen (6:12) + 25 days hol |
| Start Date | |
| Advertiser | Charlton Recruitment |
| Telephone | 07881022741 |
| Job Ref | HS1045 |
| Job Views | 1241 |
- Description
- A Senior Power System Engineer is sought to work for the client organisation responsible for building and operating the UK’s High Speed Rail Network, reporting to the Head of Power and M&E Engineering. The Senior Power Systems Engineer provides technical and professional support for Power Systems Engineering, supporting development of standards and technical requirements for the discipline within HS2. They provide assurance that design and construction of Power Systems assets meet project requirements and work to resolve issues where appropriate.
Power Systems sits within central engineering (Chief Engineer group) within the Infrastructure Director which is responsible for specifying and then assuring and ensuring that the technical requirements for design and construction are met by the supply chain.
Power Systems is a broad church and include Power for all aspects of the HS2 programme from – Train Traction Power (Trains), Power for Construction (e.g. tunnel boring machines), power for stations, tunnel ventilation etc. This means Power Systems interfaces with a very wide variety of people within HS2 and the Supply Chain who all need power. Please note this a facilitator/assurance role you are not expected to be an expert on every aspect of this huge infrastructure / rail project and this role as the client means you will leverage the knowledge of consultants & the supply chain and offer a light touch Risk based assurance regime.
The Power Systems contacts are valued in excess of £500m and the role holder will shape the technical solutions to the meet the operational, technical and functional requirement of HS2 Power Systems. Also will influence the whole life costs through works carried out while developing and specifying the system and thought activities such as value engineering. The role will also manage a team of professional services consultancy staff (PDC’s) and also manage the budget of their use.
The Successful Candidate
HS2 is looking for a flexible Senior Power System Engineer, they are interested in candidates with Client (owner operator) experience, pure consultancy experience is unlikely to be enough (too structured approach). Rail experience is not essential although helpful, would also be interested in people who has worked on a variety of major capital infrastructure projects – Highways, Tunnels, Oil & Gas, Infrastructure, utilities. Candidate with Power and Transmission backgrounds working for major utilities or EPC contractors will also be an interesting background.
Working Situation
Due to the pandemic the role is initially based from home and then will be either London Euston (pref) or Birmingham based. Although flexible home working combined with the office is certainly on offer.
London based paying £70 - 81,000 + pkg
Birmingham based paying £60 - 72,000 + pkg
Accountabilities:
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Support development of requirements, specifications and standards which deliver
Power Systems assets such that they meet HS2 objectives and mitigate environmental impacts, within the programme budget;
- Provide technical expertise and advice relating to Power Systems assets to both the wider organisation and external stakeholders as required;
- Support in assuring that the design for Power Systems assets on the HS2 Railway is configured and installed in accordance with standards and technical requirements and where necessary support in resolving issues in accordance with HS2 Governance Procedures;
- Support engagement and consultation with internal teams impacted by Power Systems design, particularly Infrastructure Management and Systems Delivery teams, ensuring that all relevant systems and sub-systems are considered providing a holistic approach;
- Support the definition and the management of interfaces between Power Systems and other infrastructure systems including those owned and operated by London Underground Ltd, Network Rail and utility companies;
- Develop and implement the use of best practice and innovative engineering techniques, technologies and processes, driving consistency and helping to identify opportunities for efficiencies across Phase 1 and Phase 2 delivery teams;
Candidate Criteria
HS2 is looking for a flexible Senior Power System Engineer, they are interested in candidates with Client (owner operator) experience, pure consultancy experience is unlikely to be enough (too structured approach). Rail experience is not essential although helpful, would also be interested in people who has worked on a variety of major capital infrastructure projects – Highways, Tunnels, Oil & Gas, Infrastructure, utilities. Candidate with Power and Transmission backgrounds working for major utilities or EPC contractors will also be an interesting background.
Skills:
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Able to provide specialist technical support and leadership on discipline-specific
scientific, technical and engineering principles to project development / delivery teams but knowing when to seek further guidance from other Subject Matter Expert or others. - Capable of being a Standard Owner, working under the guidance of the Standard Discipline Owner.
- Able to provide technical, commercial management and leadership skills to support project development / delivery teams, working under supervision of line manager (or delegate).
- Ability to communicate most discipline-specific technical ideas to colleagues, based largely on examples of application.
- Ability to apply many principles relating to standards, safety and the environment and able to articulate the rest.
- Applies principles and methods that ensure effective information management, modelling and data security; understands the approaches and consequences to data creation, transformation and visualisation and knowing when to seek guidance from other Subject Matter Expert and others.
Knowledge:
- Applicable UK construction regulations including CDM requirements. (training can be provided)
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The application of the Common Safety Method (CSM) for risk evaluation and
assessment. - Understanding of the Regulatory/Legislative Framework relevant to HS2
- Commercial awareness including understanding of cost delivery, schedule targets and the need to deliver an integrated solution that meets all functional requirements.
- Knowledge restricted to own discipline
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Chartered Engineer/Membership of an appropriate professional institution or the
equivalent experience.
Type of experience:
- Experience in managing multi-disciplinary engineering and safety standards, activity on large complex major projects/ programmes within a complex infrastructure delivery programme.
- Experience of managing competing project and engineering demands, with cost and schedule implications.
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Support development of requirements, specifications and standards which deliver
