Job Role
The Railway Signalling Consultant will provide railway signalling competence into independent safety assessment, Notified Body assignments and railway systems consultancy. The role will include:

• Supporting railway systems engineering assignments; for example designing a system-level re-signalling scheme.
• Supporting Notified Body assignments with signalling expertise.
• Supporting independent safety assessment assignments with signalling expertise; eg assessing a defined re-signalling scheme for risks (safety, technical and performance).
• Carrying out Notified Body assessments in the command, control and signalling domain of European rail applications.
• Contributing to technical content, for sales proposals.
• Being an active member of the Praxis railway community, sharing best-practice and contributing to Praxis’ capabilities in this area.
• Acting as an advocate for Praxis within the national and international railway communities, by speaking at conferences, attending standards committees, etc.
• Contributing to technical strategy for large and complex sales proposals and/or projects.
• Providing training and mentoring to less experienced staff.
• Contributing to direction for Praxis’ railway offering consistent with that of Praxis’ overall engineering strategy.

Education and training

• A first class or upper second degree in a relevant engineering discipline – or significant industrial experience.
• A further degree (eg MSc, or PhD) would not be an unusual qualification for a candidate.
• Consistent in-service training demonstrating a professional approach to maintenance of skills.
• Membership of the Institute of Railway Signalling Engineers.

Experience

• Candidates should possess 10+ years experience of railway signalling, with at least two years of experience at the signalling systems level (including complex re-signalling schemes).
• Experience with both main line and metro systems.
• Experience of safety assessment in the signalling domain is of particular interest.

Skills

• The candidate will want to build on detailed knowledge attained through their signalling career to contribute to safety on main line and metro railway systems.
• Knowledge of scheme design and development, detailed design and/or data preparation.
• Broad knowledge of signalling systems and applications within these environments eg various interlocking and trackside equipment types, knowledge of UNISIG supplier equipment will be useful.
• Knowledge of ERTMS, systems, their development, and their application.
• Knowledge of ATO and ATP systems and application.
• Cross-discipline understanding of all areas interfacing with signalling, eg EMC, human factors, power, etc.
• An ability to think analytically, rigorously and creatively.
• Staff are likely to be highly customer-focussed and have effective oral and written communications skills to a range of technical and commercial audiences.
• An understanding of the technical and commercial issues associated with delivery of complex systems.
• An ability to carry out detailed justified work to commercial and technical requirements, and to be able to constructively criticise and assess others’ work.
• Knowledge of industry-standard tools and techniques, and a critical appreciation of their strengths and weaknesses.
• The ability and personal drive to work in teams or alone, with client and Praxis staff, both in Praxis offices and on-site in the UK and potentially overseas.
• The ability to mentor and develop others.

Salary & Benefits