Service Lead – Infrastructure & Signalling Certification

The role:

Reporting to the Team Leader for Rail System Certification, this role will involve management, leadership, and delivery of independent verification for signalling and infrastructure projects. The main responsibilities include:

• Leading the bidding and delivery of assignments for independent verification of signalling and infrastructure projects.
• Maintaining our relationships with existing clients including both internal and external.
• Building relationships with potential new clients and developing and enhancing capability in delivery of assurance for infrastructure and signalling systems.
• Providing robust advice to clients on the approach to compliance with UK rail safety and certification requirements
• Managing and growing an established team of assurance assignment managers to suit market needs, balancing workload and maximising efficiency and operational effectiveness.
• Ensuring that the quality of service meets defined targets, is undertaken in accordance with SNC-Lavalin’s procedures, and that all work meets or exceeds the expectations of clients.
• Training, mentoring and developing individuals to enhance their competency and the range of skills that SNC-Lavalin offers to its clients, and ensuring that team members are well motivated.
• Representing SNC-Lavalin at industry forums and events and liaising with standards and regulatory bodies in the UK and Europe.
• Liaising closely with other teams (such as Risk and Safety) to identify and pursue market opportunities in both infrastructure and signalling disciplines.
• Developing and maintaining marketing materials to showcase the capability of the team.
• Undertaking staff appraisals and management reviews.

The person:

The successful candidate will either have experience of managing verification projects, or specific experience in signalling or infrastructure disciplines.

Essential:

• Chartered Engineer with a degree in a relevant discipline and five years relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• A logical, pragmatic and systematic approach to problem solving.
• Sufficient knowledge, experience and skills to act as an assignment allocator, checker and approver, such that all assignments are executed by suitably competent staff.
• Ability to manage workload, prioritise tasks and work effectively under pressure in an environment where achieving an appropriate balance between management and assignment activities is essential.
• Excellent written, presentation and communication/briefing skills.
• Excellent people management skills.

Desirable:

• Sound knowledge of the UK legislative process, including verification and safety management.
• Experience of signalling and/or infrastructure safety assessment/verification processes.
• Ability to act as a technical assessor in some areas as part of the verification process.
• Confident to deliver presentations to formal industry forums.

Why SNC-Lavalin?

We offer a professional but nurturing environment for you to better develop in your career whilst exposing you to a wide variety of transport projects. We offer competitive salaries, 33 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), private medical and dental insurance, gym membership subsidies, flexible working hours and a host of other benefits supporting a range of lifestyles.

The closing date for applications is Friday 11th July 2019.