Rail Systems Design Integration Lead

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Job Description:

Rail Systems Design Integration Lead Role

Project Overview

The Ferrovial BAM Joint Venture has a successful history of delivering critical infrastructure for the UK on time and to budget together in joint venture partnership. They first worked together in 2010 as BFK, delivering three Crossrail contracts, including the longest stretch of tunnelling works between Royal Oak and Farringdon and Farringdon Station, the first central station to be completed on the Elizabeth Line. The team is also delivering the Silvertown Tunnel project together in East London and has been delivering excellence at each stage of HS2, such as Fusion JV for the Enabling Works packages, EKFB for the central Main Works Contract and now delivering the track infrastructure across the entire HS2 route.

We are now recruiting for a Rail Systems Design Integration Lead to join the HS2 Track infrastructure project at the initial design phase which will run concurrently with the completion of main works contracts, which are now at their peak. The team operate under a collaborative Rail Systems Alliance structure, designed to manage interfaces and resolve any program conflicts. The members will work together on design, access, resources, and logistics to achieve shared goals for cost and schedule.

Department: Engineering/Design

Reports to: Design Integration and Technical Assurance Manager

Management Responsibility: RAM Manager, System Safety Lead, Interoperability Lead, Electrical Engineering (EMC and E&B), functional management of integration lead for Standard track, Resilient track and Calvert IMD

Key responsibilities

To lead the management and coordination of all design interfaces between the Contractor’s systems scope and other HS2 contractors (Rail Systems, Civils, Stations) as well as with the Client, ensuring technical consistency, contractual compliance and integrated assurance.

• Responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining the relevant parts of the Interface Management Plan and for the processes and/or procedures for railway systems designs integration.
• Accountability for ensuring and overseeing the development of the management plans in respect of RAM, System Safety, Interoperability, Security management, and the required processes and procedures.
• Manage the system integration processes from design to construction. Manage System level Functional and Architecture Specifications and interface control documents.
• Be responsible for the consistency of the sub-systems deliverables across all projects and contribute towards the standardisation of specifications for sub-systems.
• Implement efficient processes to manage system safety (including CDM, CSM-RA and interoperability), Verification and Validation (V&V) and system assurance.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining the Interface Control Documents (ICDs) for the railway systems design interfaces, and for coordinating and overseeing the development and maintenance of ICDs for other design interfaces.
• Coordinate with other contractors (Railways Systems, Main Works), Client, Designers and internal teams to identify, document and ensure resolution of design interfaces and systems integration.
• Act as the primary point of contact for technical coordination across interfaces.

Management of subordinate roles

• Direct and oversee the work of the RAM (Reliability, Availability, Maintainability), System Safety, Interoperability and Security Lead (s) to ensure coherent and coordinated system safety management, interoperability, interface management, requirements compliance and assurance evidence.
• Support and/or conduct design reviews, coordination meetings, HAZID/HAZOP workshops and formal assurance reviews and submissions (e.g. to HS2 and AsBO).
• Manage resolution of interface comments across stakeholders.

Programme and Information coordination

• Ensure interface and systems integration milestones are tracked and managed within the design delivery and assurance schedule.
• Coordinate the supply chain to support the achievement of an efficient and compliant design, and for evidencing progressive technical assurance during design, construction and handover.
• Close liaison with the design supply chain to ensure the delivery of these interfaces and deliverables associated with the managed disciplines (RAM, System Safety, Interoperability, Electrical Engineering (EMC and E&B and Security)) as per the programme and budgetary constraints, and in accordance with the client’s requirement.
• Coordination with the broader interface management team, assurance team, design delivery team (alignment and effective delivery on time and within budgetary constraints) construction and logistic teams.
• Attend weekly meetings with the broader design, systems safety and construction teams and client in Birmingham / London. Chairing regular railways systems / civils systems integration meetings.
• Support the client with identifying change, risk and opportunities and constantly striving for efficiencies and cost savings.
• Support the link and coordination with construction teams for management of design and systems interface-related issues. Provide technical input and support to relevant commercial communications (SNCs, NCRs, CEs, Departures, etc)

Key Skills and qualifications

• Degree in Civil or Mechanical Engineering (or related field)
• Chartered IMEC, PWA Institute or CEng ICE desirable
• Experience in major multi-disciplinary rail projects. Experience in high-speed railway projects, design and build projects, and UK projects will be valuable.
• Demonstrated experience managing design integration, technical interfaces and inter-contractor coordination.
• Proficient in design coordination, design interface management and assurance documentation in railway projects.
• Excellent knowledge of railway systems, operating requirements, available equipment and systems.
• Knowledge of system safety, interoperability and RAM disciplines, processes and legal frameworks and related regulations (CDM, CSM, RIR).
• Strong communication, leadership and management skills, with a positive and collaborative approach.
• Enthusiastic team player, able to listen, understand, engage and motivate, and with confidence to make decisions when required.
• Focus on efficiency and driving delivery. Practical experience of harmonising design and quality requirements with buildability.

*Please note that this job description does not represent a comprehensive list of activities and employees may be requested to undertake other reasonable duties.

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