Principal Designer

Company Description

We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

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We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities.

We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.

We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career.

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**Job Description**:
At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team - 47,000 strong - driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.To act as a Signalling Principal Designer / Engineer within one of our regional signalling teams.

The post holder will undertake, verify and/or lead the production of signalling design as part of a dedicated signalling design team, as well as provide guidance and leadership to staff within their and other teams.

With a comprehensive understanding of the technical and business aspects of the rail-signalling industry, the Signalling Principal Designer / Engineer will participate in multi-disciplinary project teams, providing strong technical support to the discipline in terms of production, verification and mentoring.

Support the Signalling Design Manager / Associate Director with additional duties as required such as, progress/programme reporting, tendering new works, production of guidance notes etc.

Engagement with other staff necessary to discharge these duties will be as follows:

- Project and Quality Delivery: Project Manager, CRE
- Staff Development: Professional Head of Discipline & Signalling Design Manager
- Client Engagement: Signalling Design Manager, Work Winning team, Project Manager
- Resource Management: Project Manager, Signalling Design Manager, CRE
- Cross Business Line: Professional Head of Discipline & Signalling Design Manager

Key Responsibilities:

- Project and Quality Delivery/Staff Development
- Produce deliverables in accordance with client and governance requirements for signalling and associated projects
- Design, verify and lead the delivery of signalling projects to deliver to defined timescales
- Bid preparation to support tendering of new works
- Mentor junior members of the signalling discipline
- Maintain knowledge of current practices, processes, standards and emerging technologies in relation to the signalling discipline
- Produce and verify signalling designs and documentation at a consistent and acceptable level of quality.
- Partake in lessons learned reviews and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement.
- Ensure that the technical processes and procedures for the delivery of discipline outputs are followed.
- Ensure that all skills and technical competence supporting documentation is kept up to date, e.g. IRSE licence, IRSE log book, Authority to Work, Company CV, mandatory training etc.
- Work closely with Design Manager / Associate Director to support them with all appropriate tasks.Health, Safety and Environmental
- Taking reasonable care of own health and safety and of anyone else who could be affected by own acts or omissions.
- Correctly using the work items provided, including personal protective equipment in accordance with training and instruction.
- Giving full co-operation in all matters relating to health and safety.
- Compliance with the Company’s Drugs and Alcohol Policy.
- Observing the requirements of the Group Health and Safety Policy.
- Promote hea