Rail Engineering Director

AtkinsRéalis; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health and wellbeing benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy is seeking a Rail Engineering Director to provide technical leadership and oversee engineering projects in Ireland. This role involves managing a team of Engineering Managers and ensuring safety and quality in project delivery. The ideal candidate will have a degree in engineering, be chartered, and have relevant experience in consultancy and multi-disciplinary rail projects. The position offers an opportunity to lead significant contracts to improve the rail network in Ireland.

Qualifications

• Experience as Rail Engineering Manager or Design Manager.
• Chartered Engineer or equivalent required.
• Relevant postgraduate experience in a consultancy environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering and technical delivery of rail projects in Ireland.
• Manage a team of Engineering Managers.
• Developing technical proposals for new commissions.
• Implement a robust quality management system.

Skills

Technical leadership

Team management

Effective communication

BIM Level 2 experience

Commitment to safety

Education

Degree in Engineering

Job description

Overview

AtkinsRéalis is currently seeking a Rail Engineering Director to join the Rail team based in Dublin, Dundalk, Cork or Galway office.

AtkinsRéalis is world-leading design, engineering and project-management consultancy. In industries ranging from healthcare and civil infrastructure to energy, housing and resilience, provides data-driven expertise on projects, making the lived environment better and sustainable. Our rail portfolio of work in Ireland is growing significantly, with committed multi-year contracts.

We are looking for an individual who is experienced, technically competent, organised, and collaborative with experience in delivering significant multi-disciplinary rail projects as Rail Engineering Manager or Design Manager. The candidate would be a Chartered Engineer, with experience of all stages of the project life cycle. You will have the opportunity to lead the technical delivery projects of varying size and complexity and manage a team of engineering managers in the Rail team. The Engineering Director is a senior member of the AtkinsRéalis Ireland Transportation team who will provide technical oversight of rail projects in Ireland, through directly working on projects or mentoring staff in project delivery roles. The successful candidate will be responsible for setting the technical engineering rail strategy for the team in Ireland and assist with developing the right team structure for our clients and projects. You will be expected to provide strategic advice to our clients as they embark on significant investment programmes.

Your role

• Overall engineering and technical leadership of rail engineering projects in Ireland.
• Acting as a Design or Engineering Manager on projects.
• Managing a team of Engineering managers.
• Introducing an effective competency management system to the Rail engineering delivery in AtkinsRéalis Ireland.
• Managing the multi-disciplinary design process.
• Ensuring design is defined and delivered in accordance with appropriate guidance, standards and client requirements.
• Being the primary point of contact for all technical matters for rail in Ireland.
• Line management of engineering managers and systems engineering managers.
• Developing technical/quality proposals for new commissions.
• Implementing a robust quality management system.
• Chartered with Engineers Ireland or equivalent professional institution.
• An ability to ensure safe-by-design is at the core of the design and delivery process.
• Commitment to continuous improvement in own and team performance.

About You

• Educated to degree level (level 8/9 engineering degree).
• Relevant postgraduate experience, primarily in a consultancy environment.
• Experience of delivering projects to BIM Level 2 equivalent.
• An awareness of developing technologies and best practice in the industry.
• Effective communicator (written, verbal & presentations).
• Full driving licence.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries and a brilliant range of health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle benefits. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture, international remote working opportunities, and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

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About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's'infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Additional information

We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

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