Rail Telecoms Engineer – CRE Lead (Remote‑Friendly)

Alstom; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

52 weeks maternity/adoption pay

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Vehicle salary sacrifice (electric/hyb

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Alstom in Birmingham is seeking a Principal Telecoms Engineer to provide technical leadership and accountable delivery of railway telecoms work packages. You will coordinate design, installation, testing and commissioning, ensuring safety, programme adherence and budget compliance.

CRE duties apply under competent appointment across the project lifecycle. You will lead multidisciplinary design reviews, manage interfaces with signalling, power and civils teams, and drive delivery from design

Qualifications

• Demonstrable railway telecoms engineering experience and CRE responsibilities.
• Knowledge of Network Rail standards and health and safety requirements.
• Experience managing telecoms work packages including scope, resources, budgets and schedule.
• Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams and resolve interfaces.
• Broad railway telecoms knowledge: copper/fibre, lineside systems, FTN/FTNx, PDH/SDH.
• Knowledge of MPLS networks; Cisco networks desirable.

Responsibilities

• Undertake Telecoms CRE role within the scope of appointment.
• Lead telecoms deliverables, design reviews and interfaces with signalling, power and civils.
• Own delivery of telecoms work packages from design through close-out.
• Manage budgets, hours and change with commercial and project teams.
• Develop and report programmes for telecoms design, installation and commissioning.
• Coordinate telecoms technicians, designers, and subcontractors on-site.
• Plan site visits, support commissioning readiness and defect resolution.
• Prepare Work Package Plans and briefing sheets reflecting scope and safety.
• Assist tendering by reviewing ITTs and estimating telecoms scope and costs.

Skills

Railway telecoms engineering

CRE responsibilities

Interface coordination

Budget & scheduling

MS Office suite

Tools

Cisco networks

MPLS networks

P6 programmes

Job description

Alstom in Birmingham is seeking a Principal Telecoms Engineer to provide technical leadership and accountable delivery of railway telecoms work packages. You will coordinate design, installation, testing and commissioning, ensuring safety, programme adherence and budget compliance.

CRE duties apply under competent appointment across the project lifecycle. You will lead multidisciplinary design reviews, manage interfaces with signalling, power and civils teams, and drive delivery from design