Principal Electrical Engineer – Rail

Company Description

At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.

We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.

Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

Job Description

We are searching for a Principal Electrification to join our London and South East Regional team.

Our team has an established track record of successfully delivering major multidisciplinary rail projects working from our regional offices in London and Croydon and interfacing with other regional teams and Global design centres.

We are continuing to enhance and grow the E&P team with individuals who have a sound technical background, who share our enthusiasm and determination, to support and further grow our expanding workload.

We are looking for individuals with strong design experience in the Electrification and Power discipline who have a proven record of delivery of rail projects to client’s satisfaction demonstrating achievement of designs to appropriate standards, budget and providing a robust constructable and appropriate solution.

You will have strong business development and client relationships skills and the ability to develop and manage the work of others.

The team provides design, assessment, inspection, construction support and management services on a wide range of rail projects and our services offered to our clients include feasibility studies, outline designs and detailed designs.

Our clients are from the private and public sector and include HS2, Network Rail, London Underground, TFL, Nexus, TfGM and SYPTE as well as various Tier 1 contractors. Our current portfolio of works comprises a diverse mix of local, national and international Rail infrastructure projects.

Job responsibilities:

• Responsibility for the technical and commercial delivery of projects, with a specific remit to develop AECOM’s rail Low Voltage and High Voltage capabilities within the Electrification and Power (E&P) team.

• You will share responsibility for developing graduates and engineers in the E&P team through professional qualification with the relevant bodies and act as a mentor where necessary.

• The role requires business development capability, and you will act as a key contact for developing our relationship with key clients such as Network Rail.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in railway Electrification and Power design and delivery

• Experienced in the use of Network Rail, London Underground, Railway Group Standards as well as the relevant British Standards and Eurocodes.

• Good Understanding of Health and Safety including CDM

• BSc, BEng or MEng degree in Electrical Engineering

• Chartered Engineer (or working towards) and member of a professional institution

Additional Information

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $13.1 billion in fiscal year 2022. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

ReqID: J10091988

Business Line: Transportation

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: Europe & India

Career Area: Engineering

Work Location Model: Hybrid