Lead Systems Engineering & Integration Consultant

WSP in the UK & Ireland

City of Edinburgh

Hybrid

GBP 65,000 - 90,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

WSP in the UK & Ireland is seeking a systems engineering professional to contribute to rail integration projects. You will work within multidisciplinary teams, applying MBSE and DOORS to define approaches, shape solutions, and deliver value across project lifecycles.

Collaboration and client engagement are key to success. The role emphasizes development, mentoring Early Career Professionals, and active participation in a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion across the UK & Ireland

Qualifications

A degree in a relevant engineering discipline.
Chartered status with a relevant professional body, or can demonstrate in a position to achieve Chartered status within the near future
Post degree experience in delivering systems integration in a rail environment
Experience in applying various systems engineering tools (e.g. DOORS) and techniques (e.g. MBSE)
Experience in identifying and defining the appropriate approach to systems engineering on projects
Experience in identifying and defining the appropriate application of systems engineering tools on projects
Ideally experience in leading others in delivering systems engineering projects and/or tasks
A background in in client facing roles, and/or experience in stakeholder engagement
Experience across different lifecycle stages and/or a clear understanding of the Systems Engineering challenges across different stages
Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills
Innovative Ideas for development of systems engineering services

Responsibilities

Supporting project teams to solve complex integration problems for our clients on major infrastructure programmes
Leading tasks within a project environment, leading other resources on larger projects, or having sole accountability for small projects
As a professional in systems engineering and integration, you will demonstrate a willingness and openness to challenge and learn from our clients and your colleagues, with a commitment to mentoring Early Career Professionals
Working in challenging and exciting projects environments, where you will need to help define those projects, adding value and reducing risk for our clients by applying pragmatic systems thinking and collaborative behaviours as part of a team on big systems engineering projects
Supporting interval team development activities focused on business and / or technical development
Gaining commercial responsibility of your project and awareness of the wider business while working in a consultancy environment
Proactively seeking knowledge and learning opportunities from within our team or via external sources to develop capability to determine the right approach to a problem, considering the competing needs and constraints on capabilities, availabilities of resource, time and cost constraints
Proactively maintaining an up-to-date CPD record whilst developing a professional network