Systems Engineering & Integration Consultant/ Senior Consultant - Rail

WSP; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering consultancy is seeking a Systems Engineer to support major infrastructure projects in London. The role involves solving complex integration problems, leading teams, and mentoring new professionals. Candidates should possess a relevant engineering degree and experience in systems integration, particularly in rail. Join our community and contribute to impactful projects worldwide.

Qualifications

• Chartered status with a relevant professional body or nearing Chartered status.
• Post degree experience in delivering systems integration in a rail environment.
• Experience in leading systems engineering projects.

Responsibilities

• Supporting project teams on major infrastructure programmes.
• Leading tasks within project environments.
• Mentoring Early Career Professionals.

Skills

Systems integration

Stakeholder engagement

Systems engineering tools

Interpersonal skills

Presentations

Education

Degree in a relevant engineering discipline

Tools

DOORS

MBSE

Job description

Overview

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

Responsibilities

A little more about your role…

• 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

Qualifications

What we are looking for you to demonstrate…

• 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

About Us / Why Join

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Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

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