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Associate/Associate Director Telecoms - Rail

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Job Summary

Lead telecoms and control systems design delivery across a portfolio of rail infrastructure projects, from feasibility through detailed design and handback. Support bids and tenders by creating fee estimates and proposal content. Work within multi-discipline teams to manage telecom design interfaces, communicate requirements, and present solutions to clients and stakeholders. Provide line management to develop and train team members.

Location: United Kingdom

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Executive & General Management

Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

•Manage telecoms design delivery across a portfolio of rail projects.
•Support bids and tenders by developing fee estimates and producing discipline-specific proposal content.
•Lead production of telecoms system technology designs for rail infrastructure across all stages from feasibility to detailed design and handback.
•Collaborate in multi-discipline design teams by managing telecoms interface requirements and communicating impacts to the wider project design.
•Provide line management for team members, including supporting staff training and development.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Remote WorkGym Membership

Key Requirements

•BSc/MSc (or equivalent) in an electronic or communications discipline, ideally with chartered membership of a professional body.
•Proven track record providing project and technical leadership, including stakeholder management and relationship/team management skills.
•Extensive experience leading, producing and checking telecommunications and control systems designs through the design and construction cycle for UK projects (and potentially overseas).
•Detailed knowledge integrating two or more: structured cabling (copper/fibre), IP networking (routing/switching/virtualisation/storage), IP-CCTV, EN54 public address/voice alarm, ISMS/IBMS, SCADA, CIS, wireless network architecture, VOIP, mobile telephony/radio, trackside telecoms, or FTN/FTNx.
•CRE (or equivalent) experience for Network Rail/HS2/TfL and working knowledge of Network Rail, TfL & LUL standards is advantageous.

Experience:Rail infrastructureTelecommunicationsControl systemsDesign delivery

Education:Bachelor's in electronic or communications discipline

Skills:Stakeholder managementRelationship managementTeam managementTechnical leadershipLine management

Tech Stack:Structured cablingCopperFibre opticIP networkingRoutingSwitchingVirtualisationStorageIP-CCTVEN54Public AddressVoice Alarm SystemsISMSIBMSSCADACISWireless network architectureVOIPMobile telephonyRadio systems

Company Brief

WSP

Global professional services firm providing engineering, consulting, and technical services across infrastructure, environment, buildings, transportation, and energy sectors for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.

Industry: Professional Services

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: Montreal, Canada

Founded: 1959

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