Principal Project Engineer

Location: London/Kings Cross/Project Site

Appointment Basis: Permanent

Salary + Benefits: Pension, Contributed Healthcare, Life Assurance, plus many more flexible benefits.

Alstom is the UK & Ireland’s leading supplier of new trains, train services, and signalling infrastructure projects. It has built just under 40% of the UK’s mainline train fleet, all the fleets currently in service with London Underground and Dublin’s LUAS.

The Principal Project Engineer is based on site at various locations around the UK, either leading the engineering delivery of a project or supporting the Project Engineering Manager for larger programmes of work. They are also required to support the integration of the project design activities at one of our centers of excellence around the UK. The role has a client-facing dimension being the focal point of contact for the client to resolve technical issues and support the Project Management teams to achieve the on-time delivery of the project.

Position Overview

The Principal Project Engineer is the engineering lead on a project and is responsible for the Quality, Cost, Delivery, and Performance of the Engineering elements. They are responsible for subcontract management, system definition, requirements capture, compliance management, integration of designs, construction integration, project programme, system validation, commissioning, hand back, and project closeout.

The Principal Project Engineer will implement the organisation’s engineering management system within the project location and across multiple sites when required. Support the Programme Engineering Manager with local line management, technical guidance, leadership, team welfare, site safety, and monitor the project’s performance to maximize efficiencies and project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Functionally manage the Engineering activities for a project, taking responsibility for the safety, professional/technical development, and welfare of the site engineering team.
• Implement and maintain best practice signalling engineering processes as part of a continual improvement plan.
• Undertake design reviews to ensure that Design is delivered to programme and the output is compliant with defined scope and applicable standards.
• Support Signalling Systems & Infrastructure business development with tendering activities ensuring the quality of estimates and methodologies.
• Ensure engineering delivery and technical change is integrated with design, possession planning, installation, and testing activities.
• Mentor, coach, and train other Project Engineers when required.

Postholder requirements

Must have experience of leading the Engineering Delivery on large multidisciplinary projects. Able to:

• Establish an Engineering Management strategy for a project.
• Review documentation and challenge technical choices across all disciplines.
• Organise, lead, manage, and motivate the engineering team on a project.

Qualifications:

• Senior Engineering Manager (Projects) or Engineering Manager (Projects) IRSE licence.
• Corporate membership of the IRSE with IEng or higher.
• MEng or BEng degree level education in an engineering discipline.
• Valid PTS (Personal Track Safety) Certificate.

What we offer

Alstom is the leading company in the mobility sector, solving the most interesting challenges for tomorrow’s mobility. We value inquisitive and innovative people who are passionate about working together to reinvent mobility, making it smarter and more sustainable.

Equal opportunity statement:

Alstom is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential.