Engineer - Rail OLE Glasgow, Scotland
Job description
At Arcadis we focus on attracting, retaining and developing people who share our passion and commitment to improve quality of life. In return we offer you the opportunity to transform your world and the world around you, that could be through client work, upskilling yourself, championing equality and inclusion or getting involved in charity work, to name just a few. Our people value different perspectives, they care about the sustainability of our planet and dare to shape the future.
One of our core values is ‘people first’, and supported by our Lovinklaan foundation, we invest in you for the long term, to ensure you reach your full potential. You’ll have the opportunity to own your career and work on industry-defining projects, finding solutions to real challenges that make a difference to people’s lives. You’re encouraged to have a growth mindset and are given the space to develop personally and professionally, building a flexible career that works for you.
Role description:
Owing to the expansion of our overhead line design function, we are looking for an OLE Design Engineer to be based from our Glasgow office, who have a proven track record in the design and control of OLE schemes.
Reporting to the Team Leader / Principal Engineer, you will control the production and output of detailed Overhead Line / OLE designs within the rail sector. You will provide technical advice and support to project teams, work in collaboration with other disciplines and interface with the client and other stakeholders on a regular basis.
Role accountabilities:
- Developing skills and knowledge base in both the technical and management streams
- Delivery of OLE design submissions, i.e. layout plans, isolation diagrams, supporting calculations etc
- Production of allocation documents, i.e. cross sections, data sheets, switching cross sections, adopting appropriate methods of calculation for the allocation of suitable components within the range of OLE being applied
- Providing technical support to multi-disciplinary and electrification projects
- Preparation of technical reports
- Engaging with clients at all levels
- Performing other duties and responsibilities as required from time to time by your manager
Qualifications & Experience:
- Proven experience in OLE Design within the UK
- Be chartered or working towards chartered status
- Previous detailed OLE design experience within the rail sector
- Understanding of Network Rail GRIP process
- Knowledge of 750v dc and 1500v dc OLE systems an advantage
- Familiar with Isolation/section diagrams
- Understanding of Bonding and OLE installation techniques
- Experienced in Network Rail OLEMI range of equipment i.e. Mk3B, ATF, UK1, Series 2, Series 1, UKMS etc.
- Being familiar with, and compliant with, relevant H & S regulations and to promote a culture of awareness within the team
- You will be a team player, proactive and delivery focused
- You will possess the enthusiasm to tackle stretch tasks
- You will have flexibility to travel throughout the UK
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with proven planning and organisation skills
- Good IT skills including Microsoft Office and Microstation applications
Why Become an Arcadian?
Our work with clients has a direct impact on people’s lives and on the planet. We make moving, living and belonging in cities safer, more resilient and more sustainable. By partnering with our clients as responsible custodians of our earth's resources, we can create a sustainable planet.
We continue to think of new ways to make positive impacts and create better experiences for people; data driven and digital solutions have become part of the Arcadis DNA. Working together with clients and using techniques like design thinking, we can get to the heart of our clients’ most pressing challenges and work together to solve them.
As a global business, we have committed to support five of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals to ensure that our projects contribute to a better and more sustainable future for all. But it’s not just the work that we do on client projects that benefits communities and our planet. As a global business, we are committed to making a positive impact to society by supporting local communities where we operate.
To help protect our planet, we monitor and measure non-financial information to inform business decisions and reduce our own environmental impact as part of our commitment to be net zero carbon as a global company by 2030.
Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day, which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people.
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