Systems Safety Engineer

Around the world, SYSTRA’s specialists plan, design, integrate, test, commission, project manage and deliver mass transit and mobility solutions that are relied on by more than 50 million people every day.

For more than 60 years, the Group has been committed to helping cities and regions contribute to their development by creating, improving and modernising their transport infrastructure with sustainability, accessibility and innovation at the heart of our designs. With over 10,300 colleagues globally and around 1000 in the UK & Ireland we are growing significantly and seeking out the very best talent to join the SYSTRA signature team and be part of leading the way in infrastructure design.

Context

Act as Systems Safety Engineer on a variety of engineering, transportation and infrastructure design projects. Working within budgets, programmes and quality assurance, as part of a small team, in the delivery of client projects.

Missions / Main Duties

Main Tasks And Responsibilities

• Prepare outline and detailed design for multi or single disciplinary projects as required.


• Follow and check procedures throughout project delivery.


• Report updates to senior Engineers, technical leads and the project management team on project progress.


• Apply procedures and systems to ensure the safety of staff and others affected by the operations of SYSTRA throughout design lifecycle.


• Contribute to company-wide goals and business improvement.


• Continue your own professional development with support from SYSTRA in line with your professional body.


• Any other duties as required.


• Demonstrate behaviours aligned with SYSTRA’s behavioural framework by actively fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, respect, and empowerment, contributing to an environment where all collegues can thrive, achieve, and grow together

Stakeholder Accountabilities

• Interaction with internal disciplines, Project Managers and Engineers for project delivery across engineering and consultancy.


• Liaising with clients, joint venture partners and external contractors as required, attending client meetings when required.


• Interface with other disciplines and 3rd parties / external Engineers to ensure a multi-disciplinary design is developed, if appropriate to project specifications

Financial & Project Accountabilities

• Manage own tasks and activities against budget costs and deliverables.


• Understanding of wider project contract and commercial interfaces and implications.

Profile/Skills

• Good knowledge and experience within own discipline, with an understanding/ awareness of the impact of other relevant or interfacing discipline’s engineering design and detailing.


• Knowledge of construction principles and standards relevant to own discipline.


• Experience of working as a design engineer under supervision with responsibilities for deliverables within a work package / project.


• Production of quality deliverables in line with relevant standards and best practice.


• Awareness of commercial and contract conditions as they relate to the delivery of budgets/timescales.


• Proficient in the use of relevant computer analysis programmes.


• Working towards professional registration with a professional body / engineering institute i.e. ICE, IET, IMechE.


• Educated to degree level or equivalent relevant to own discipline (see accompanying addendum).


• Understanding of the CSM Regulations and its application during the construction phase of a project


• Understanding of the Design Risk Assessment process and legal and regulatory requirements within appropriate regulations such as the Construction(Design and Management) Regulations 2015 and the Common Safety Method Regulations 2013


• Understanding of the Railway Interoperability Regulations and its application during the construction phase of a project

Safety

SYSTRA Ltd and its employees subscribe to the six key safety management principles of:

• Commitment (Safety is the first consideration in everything we do, if it isn't safe, we don't do it)


• Leadership (Safety begins at the top - we walk the talk and set a visible example)


• Openness (Safety is openness - information is shared and investigation conclusions are open to all parties)


• Reporting (Safety is knowledge - we report every incident and take immediate remedial action)


• Responsibility (Safety is everyone's responsibility - we learn from mistakes and will not tolerate negligence)


• Measurement (Safety needs a common measure - we shall use lost time, accidents and other appropriate measures)

All colleagues are responsible for taking immediate action to deal with any threat to safety.

Working environment

• SYSTRA provides a range of flexible working options, including hybrid working, balancing the benefits of working from home with time in our modern, well-equipped offices. A minimum of 3* days each week should be spent in a SYSTRA office or Client site (pro-rated for part time colleagues). For further details, please read the Professional Standards Policy.