Technical Director/Principal - Train Controls & Signalling

SYSTRA Scott Lister provides comprehensive consultancy services to a variety of industry verticals including Rail and Transport sectors. As part of SYSTRA's global footprint, we help clients deliver complex engineering projects that require our consulting services & subject matter expertise. We have multiple office locations throughout Australia and provide our workforce with ongoing personal career growth, learning and development to achieve job satisfaction and a long tenure.
Reporting to the Operations Manager (QLD), the Principal Consultant/Technical Director of Train Control & Signalling will focus on providing engineering advisory and technical services to support the creation & growth of advanced train control capabilities within SYSTRA. The opportunity will require you to apply your engineering expertise across a variety of rail infrastructure projects to ensure engineering excellence in an innovative and collaborative environment.
The role:

• Provide technical advice during different stages of the project lifecycle from feasibility to design and from construction to system integration & commissioning.
• Produce and review technical deliverables such as technical option reports, engineering principles, detail designs and test procedures etc.
• Apply system engineering techniques to support the production of technical deliverables (e.g requirement traceability, system modelling, configuration management etc.)
• Work with a wide range of System Assurance teams (including Safety & Human Factors etc) to support the demonstration that the systems deployed are fit for purpose.
• Support business readiness teams to analyse and understand the impact of technical decisions on the process and people aspects of the system.
• Work with clients to understand essential objectives and desired outcomes for each project.

Requirements and experience:

• Bachelor or higher-level qualifications in a relevant/related Engineering discipline or Systems Engineering is essential.
• Be working towards a chartered or equivalent professional status from a relevant Institution (e.g. Engineers Australia, RPEQ).
• 10-15 years' experience in a Rail Signalling, or Control Systems / Traffic Management Systems, or modern Train Control technologies (e.g. ETCS, CBTC).
• Demonstrated experience in feasibility, system or preliminary design phases or system testing on a project of technical relevance.
• Experience in applying systems engineering techniques.
• Experience of having worked in a project subject to Cenelec-based safety demonstration.
• A thorough knowledge of industry standards for Train Control Systems (ETCS, CBTC, etc).
• The ability to work to timeframes with a high degree of organisational, analytical and problem-solving skills with a self-motivated and proactive approach.

At SYSTRA Scott Lister, we believe that a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and experiences create a productive work environment. As such, we value diversity of thought and experience and encourage applications from diverse community groups. Our values are centred to Connected teams, Engineering Excellence & Bold Leadership.
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