Lead Overhead Catenary System (OCS) Engineer - Technical Authori
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| Job Type | Permanent |
| Location | Birmingham, London (Euston), Manchester or Remote (hybrid) |
| Area | London, UKSouth East, UKSouth West, UKWales, UKMidlands, UKNorth of England, UKScotland, UK |
| Sector | High Speed Rail |
| Salary | £80 - 100,000 + Pen(6:12) + 25 days + Health |
| Start Date | |
| Advertiser | Charlton Recruitment |
| Telephone | 07881022741 |
| Job Ref | HS200100 |
| Job Views | 673 |
- Description
- Lead Overhead Catenary System (OCS) Engineer is required to working for the Client Organisation (HS2) responsible for the New High-Speed Rail project in the UK this is a multi-billion-pound high-speed railway to directly link the city centres of: London, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester. The role sits within the Chief Engineering Group (Central Engineering) working in specialist, highly regarded Overhead Catenary Systemteam who are the Technical Authority for OCS.
The Lead Overhead Catenary System (OCS) Engineer provides technical and professional leadership for OCS Engineering, leading on the application of the standards and technical requirements for the discipline. Provides assurance that design and construction of the OCS assets meet the project requirements and work to resolve any related issues where appropriate & manages a OSS team consisting of : Senior OCS Engineer, OCS Engineer, OCS Field Engineer and Ass OCS Engineer plus consultants.
Reporting to the Head of Overhead Catenary System (OCS), you most be of sufficient experience to step into the Technical Authority role on meetings. The of OCS team have largely finished specifying & defining requirements of the OCS system. Currently the of Overhead Catenary System Contract is out to tender with tender award this year. Once awarded the role will provide assurance that the design, construction and indeed testing & commissioning phase meet project requirements, ensure integration with the other disciplines and work to resolve issues where appropriate.
The post holder can decide the following:
- Makes decisions with respect to planning, prioritising and delivering OCS work for the OCS engineering team and self.
- Makes strategic decisions based on sound technical judgement to offer robust, cost-effective solutions to meet HS2 requirements.
- Make recommendations to governance panels on the best technical, cost-effective solution to meet HS2 requirements
Dimensions
- The job holder will shape the technical solutions to meet the operational, technical and functional requirements of HS2 OCS
- The jobholder will influence whole life costs through works carried out while developing and specifying the system and through activities such as value engineering.
- Management responsibility
Working Situation – Hybrid
Role can be based from Euston London, Birmingham, Manchester or indeed remote, coupled with some Hybrid working – company expectation is to work 2 days a week from the office and the rest of the time at home, however, if you aren’t based near an office there can be more flexible. Overall this is a very flexible modern employer who cares about delivery not where you deliver from, however, if you wish to be based front the office more you can.
London £90 – 100,000 + Pen (6:12) + Health + 25 days (Mid point £94,560)
Outer London £80 – £90,000 + Pen (6:12) + Health + 25 days (Mid point £81,780)
Duties & Responsibilities
- Technical lead of the Overhead Catenary System (OCS) Engineering discipline.
- Leads the implementation of requirements, specifications and standards which deliver OCS engineering such that it delivers HS2 objectives, mitigates environmental impacts and ensures a safe system, compliant with legislation and standards within the programme budget.
- Provides technical expertise and advice relating to OCS systems to both the wider organisation and external stakeholders as required.
- Assures that the design provided by the OCS Contractor is configured and installed in accordance with standards and technical requirements and where necessary support in resolving issues in accordance with HS2 Governance Procedures.
- Supports, engages, and consults as appropriate with internal teams impacted by OCS design, ensuring that all relevant disciplines are considered providing an integrated and holistic approach.
- Ensures that HS2 Technical Governance arrangements are followed, carry out peer reviews and make recommendations for improvements where necessary.
- Develops and implements 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
- Actively promote and embed Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work, and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.
Required Criteria
Overview:
Looking for a qualified senior engineer with extensive experience within the field of Overhead Catenary System (OLE)youwill need experience & knowledge to enable you to be a Technical Authority. Your experience could be from Contractor, Client or Consultant. In addition you must be a confident communicator with strong leadership skills.
Must have experience on High Speed Rail Project – could be from any country but must have worked to and thoroughly understand the technical standards for OCS on High Speed Railways – in the UK could be HS2 or HS1, France, Span, China, Hong Kong, California etc.
Skills:
- Provides specialist technical support and leadership on all discipline-specific scientific, technical and engineering principles to those working directly with project development / delivery teams in area or phase.
- Capable of being a Standard Discipline Owner / Subject Matter Expert for area or phase.
- Able to provide specialist technical, commercial management and leadership skills to support project development / delivery teams.
- 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 Subject Matter Expert
Knowledge:
- Applicable UK construction regulations including CDM requirements.
- 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.
- Understanding of other railway system and civil disciplines.
- 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.
