Senior EMS Engineer (Scada /PLC)

Are you an experienced EMS (Scada / PLC) Engineer with major infrastructure project experience and interested in working on Europe’s largest infrastructure project HS2? Open to main contractor, client or consultant background.

A Senior EMS Engineer is required to work for the Client Organisation (High Speed Two Ltd) responsible for the New High-Speed Rail project in the UK. The role sits within the Central Engineering Group (Chief Engineers) within the technical directorate at High Speed Two. The role reports and supports the Lead EMS Engineer, working as Subject matter Expert for EMS Systema (Scada / PLC),

Job Purpose

The Senior EMS Engineer provides technical and professional support for Engineering Management Systems (EMS) and is responsible for developing standards, technical requirements and specifications to which the system will be designed and constructed. The Engineering Management System will integrate multiple supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) Systems and will ensure a safe and reliable operating environment on the HS2 mainline infrastructure.

The £100m EMS Contract is shortly due to be awarded so much as of the system specification has been done and so the role will act as the technical authority ensuring the contractor are designing the system to the correct technical standards, and where elements fall outside of the specified requirements the Senior Engineer will provide that clarity and develop new standards and requirements where necessary.  The role will provide technical expertise and advice relating to EMS to both HS2 and external stakeholders :- EMS Subject matter experts.

The EMS Contract is a route wide contract that spans & interfaces with nearly all of the other contracts within HS2 such as Main Works Civils, Station Contracts and numerous rail system contracts, where the EMS enables HS2 to monitor infrastructure assets (stations, tunnels etc) and systems (lighting, tunnel ventilation etc) all from the integrated Control Room.

Profile of Works – Engineering Management Systems £100m

The £100m EMS Contract is to design, manufacture, supply, installation, integration, testing and commissioning of the EMS.  The EMS will be an integrated software solution, capable of providing HS2 operations staff with remote supervisory control and monitoring of the railway infrastructure assets and systems from the Integrated Control Room. It will also support maintenance management of assets from different key locations. The EMS will be the primary user interface to operate and coordinate the maintenance of the railway infrastructure (implement isolations, select tunnel ventilation operational modes, monitor the health of assets and systems, etc).

Work Situation – Hybrid

The office location is Birmingham Snowhill or London Euston (your choice) they operate a flexible hybrid working model with plans to be working 2 days a week from the office.  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.

Birmingham                  £65 – 71,160.00 + Pen (6:12) + health + 25 days (Potentially up to £74,718)

London                         £75 – 80,760+ Pen (6:12) + health + 25 days (Potentially up to £84,798)

Duties & Responsibilities

• Support the development of requirements, specifications and standards which deliver Engineering Management Systems (EMS) capability such that they meet HS2 objectives while mitigating environmental impacts, within the programme and budget;
• Provide technical expertise and advice relating to EMS to both the wider organisation and external stakeholders as required;
• Support in providing technical assurance for EMS, that it is in accordance with standards and technical requirements and where necessary support in resolving issues in accordance with HS2 Governance Procedures;
• Provide LOD Level 1 technical input against designated system;
• Act as the technical lead for commercially sensitive aspects such as tender evaluations;
• Support the development of technical solutions involving proof of concept;
• Support the management of technical risk for EMS;
• Support engagement and consultation with internal teams impacted by EMS design, particularly Infrastructure Management and Systems Delivery teams;
• 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;
• You will be expected to 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

You will be a qualified Scada / EMS Engineer, likely to be Electrical but open to other related disciplines and have EMS (Engineering Management Systems) – with thorough understanding of EMS Systems (Scada / PLC’s) . Require a SME who is capable of stepping into and supporting the Standard Owner for EMS and SCADA systems.

Will have experience on major infrastructure projects, ideally rail infrastructure project such as HS2, Crossrail, Network Rail OR LUL.  Open to candidates from a Principal Contractor, Client or Consultant background – will have Principal Design Experience.  Would consider applicants from other complex safety critical engineering backgrounds such as Power, Nuclear, water etc chartered is desirable but not essential for the role.

You will be a strong communicator & capable of stakeholder managing a wide variety of third parties, advising internal stakeholders & supply chain including the EMS contract main contractor.

Skills:

• 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 Subject Matter Expert or others.
• Capable of being a Standard Owner for EMS and SCADA systems, 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 Experts.

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 many other 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 – open too rail, power, nuclear & other complex engineering programmes
• Experience of managing competing project and engineering demands, with cost and schedule implications.