Design Engineer

Job Description:

Do you want to work for a company whose purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes, and to transform businesses, communities, and opportunities for its employees? Mott MacDonald is a global consultancy whose people do exactly that.

As a Design Engineer, based in our Altrincham or Manchester office, you will be responsible for supporting the cost effective, safe and high-quality approach to rail telecommunications design and consultancy works. This will involve a range of design responsibilities and consultancy activities for a wide range of railway clients.

What you will contribute to the team;

Day to day responsibilities will include:

• Rail telecoms design input for multidisciplinary feasibility studies, option selection, outline design and detailed design. Experience of Operational Telecoms, SISS, Networking or SCADA.
• Typical duties will include supporting telecoms designs, including:
• Undertaking site surveys (including daytime and over-night).
• Liaison with clients on technical matters throughout the design development and delivery process.
• Design of telecoms engineering input into multi-disciplinary projects, in the form of Design Models and Drawings, including 2D CAD and 3D data driven models, CCTV and acoustic modelling etc.
• Production of Design reports and submissions.
• Production of Technical specifications.
• Observation of company quality, health & safety, environmental, commercial and project management disciplines and procedures, as relevant to tasks undertaken.
• Supporting tendering and bid process.
• Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, alongside other discipline Engineers for the delivery of projects.
• Working with other Telecoms Engineers within the local working office, other offices within the UK and abroad.
• Working with Global Design Services (located off-shore) for the production of design deliverables including drawings.

There may also be a need to travel to other locations (company or client office or site) within the UK and overseas.

Candidate Specification:

Required for the position of Design Engineer;

• Demonstrable experience in Operational Telecoms, SISS, Networking or SCADA.
• Preferrable rail experience or equivalent operationally critical telecoms experience in transportation.
• Good understanding of applicable Network Rail Standards, Railway Group Standards, British / European Standards and railway safety principles.
• Able to understand and interpret overseas standards (for projects abroad).
• Excellent written and verbal communication and good presentation skills.
• Effective organisational skills.
• Able to apply initiative and to take responsibility.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Educated to HND level in electrical and electronic engineering or similar;
• Masters degree in electrical and electronic engineering desirable.
• Possess a reasonable level of IT skills and knowledge of railway engineering standards and practices.
• Agile, flexible and able to adapt to change easily to the working environment (including working with overseas Clients in different time zones, different working culture etc).

If you meet 80% or more of what we're looking for, please still apply. We understand not everyone will meet all the requirements, but you might have skills we didn't know we need.