Rail Systems Engineer: Shape Britain's Major Rail Projects

Arcadis; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis is the world’s leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are dedicated to improving quality of life and delivering major rail programmes across the UK, including high-profile projects such as HS2 and TRU, with multidisciplinary teams.

As a Rail Systems professional, you will contribute to the delivery of complex rail design, integration and assurance activities, collaborating with clients and partners to deliver

Qualifications

• Experience within rail systems engineering or a related rail discipline.
• Knowledge of rail systems areas such as signalling, telecoms, E&P, traction power, SCADA, control systems, or systems integration.
• Understanding of systems engineering principles and lifecycle delivery within complex infrastructure programmes.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary project environments.
• Ability to analyse technical challenges and contribute to practical, effective solutions.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Commitment to collaboration, safety and continuous learning.
• Chartered status welcome but not essential.
• BPSS clearance may be required for some projects.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the successful delivery of rail systems design, integration, assurance and engineering activities across major rail programmes.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, clients, contractors and stakeholders to develop and deliver integrated rail systems solutions.
• Support the development, coordination and verification of system engineering requirements throughout project lifecycles.
• Apply systems thinking to solve complex technical and operational challenges.
• Contribute to safety, reliability, performance and operational readiness objectives.
• Participate in systems integration, interface management and assurance activities.
• Support the development of innovative, sustainable and efficient engineering solutions.
• Share technical knowledge and contribute to a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement and professional development.
• Build trusted relationships with clients and project partners while supporting successful project outcomes.
• Help deliver infrastructure that improves connectivity, enhances passenger experience and creates long-term value for communities.

Skills

Rail systems engineering

Signalling

Telecoms

SCADA

Systems integration

Stakeholder engagement

Safety and quality

Analytical thinking

Job description

Arcadis is the world’s leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are dedicated to improving quality of life and delivering major rail programmes across the UK, including high-profile projects such as HS2 and TRU, with multidisciplinary teams.

As a Rail Systems professional, you will contribute to the delivery of complex rail design, integration and assurance activities, collaborating with clients and partners to deliver