Lead EMS Engineer (Scada / PLC)

Are you an experienced Scada / PLC  (EMS) Engineer with major infrastructure project experience and interested in working on Europe’s largest infrastructure project HS2? Open to main contractor, client or consultant background.

A Lead EMS Engineer is required to work for the Client Organisation (High Speed Two Ltd) responsible for the New High-Speed Rail project in the UK. The role sits within the Central Engineering Group (Chief Engineers) within the technical directorate at High Speed Two. The role reports and supports The Head of Telecoms and is the technical authority (standard owner) for Engineering Management Systems Systema (Scada / PLC).  The lead will manage a small team of Scada / EMS Engineers.

Job Purpose

The Lead Engineering Management System Engineer (EMS) is responsible for developing the technical standards, requirements and specifications to which the system will be designed and constructed. The Engineering Management System will integrate multiple supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) Systems and will ensure a safe and reliable operating environment on the HS2 mainline infrastructure.

The £100m EMS Contract is shortly due to be awarded so much as of the system specification has been done and so the role will be the technical authority ensuring the contractor are designing the system to the correct technical standards, and where elements fall outside of the specified requirements the Lead EMS Engineer will provide that clarity and develop new standards and requirements where necessary.  The role will provide technical expertise and advice relating to EMS (Skada / PLC) to both HS2 and external stakeholders :- EMS Subject matter expert & Standard owner..

The EMS Contract is a route wide contract that spans & interfaces with nearly all of the other contracts within HS2 such as Main Works Civils, Station Contracts and numerous rail system contracts, where the EMS enables HS2 to monitor infrastructure assets (stations, tunnels etc) and systems (lighting, tunnel ventilation etc) all from the integrated Control Room.

Profile of Works – Engineering Management Systems (Scada / PLC’s) £100m Contract

The £100m EMS Contract is to design, manufacture, supply, installation, integration, testing and commissioning of the EMS.  The EMS will be an integrated software solution, capable of providing HS2 operations staff with remote supervisory control and monitoring of the railway infrastructure assets and systems from the Integrated Control Room. It will also support maintenance management of assets from different key locations. The EMS will be the primary user interface to operate and coordinate the maintenance of the railway infrastructure (implement isolations, select tunnel ventilation operational modes, monitor the health of assets and systems, etc).

Work Situation – Hybrid

The office location is Birmingham Snowhill or London Euston (your choice) they operate a flexible hybrid working model with plans to be working 2 days a week from the office.  Overall, this is a very flexible modern employer who cares about delivery not where you deliver from, however, if you wish to be based front the office more you can.

Birmingham                  £75 – 81,780.00 + Pen (6:12) + health + 25 days (Potentially up to £85,500)

London                         £85 – 94,560 + Pen (6:12) + health + 25 days (Potentially up to £99,000)

Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead the engagement and management of stakeholders to ensure a holistic approach for development of engineering solutions.
• Provide technical assurance for the Engineering Management System.
• Provide LOD Level 1 technical input against designated systems.
• Work closely with the wider operations and engineering disciplines to develop Engineering Management System Systems solutions that consider all relevant systems and sub-systems.
• Lead the development of requirements, specifications and standards which deliver railway capability, while mitigating environmental impacts, within the programme and budget.
• Lead the development of technical solutions involving proof of concept.
• Act as the technical lead for commercially sensitive aspects such as tender evaluations.
• Lead the management of technical risk for the Engineering Management System works.
• Provide technical expertise and advice relating to Engineering Management System and SCADA systems to the wider project organisation and external stakeholders.
• Manage engineering aspects of work packages and suppliers, as required.
• Develop and implement the use of best practice and innovative engineering techniques, technologies and processes, driving consistency and helping to identify opportunities for efficiencies across Phase 1 and Phase 2 delivery teams.
• Actively promote and embed Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work, and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.

Required Criteria

You will be a qualified Senior Scada / EMS Engineer with leadership qualities, likely to be Electrical/telecoms but open to other related disciplines and have EMS (Engineering Management Systems) – with thorough understanding of EMS Systems (Scada / PLC’s) . Require a SME who is capable of being the technical authority, Standard Owner for EMS and SCADA systems.

Will have experience on major infrastructure projects, ideally rail infrastructure project such as HS2, Crossrail, Network Rail OR LUL.  Open to candidates from a Principal Contractor, Client or Consultant background – will have Principal Design Experience.  Would consider applicants from other complex safety critical engineering backgrounds such as Power, Nuclear, water etc chartered is desirable but not essential for the role.

You will be a strong communicator & capable of stakeholder managing a wide variety of third parties, advising internal stakeholders & supply chain including the EMS contract main contractor.

The Lead role is a leadership role with line management responsibilities for a number of Scada / EMS Engineers must have previous line management experience and leadership qualities.

Skills:

Technical skills to develop robust, traceable technical requirements to facilitate successful execution of engineering contracts.

Standard Discipline Owner for EMS and SCADA systems.

Collaborative working with suppliers and stakeholders to develop technical solutions from operational and technical requirements.

Technical skills to develop the principles and methods that ensure effective information management, modelling and data security; understands the approaches and consequences to data creation, transformation and visualisation.

Technical, commercial management and leadership skills to support project development / delivery teams.

Presentation skills to deliver complex written and oral communications and presentations suitable for a broad audience and a diverse group of stakeholders.

Ability to manage time and prioritise workloads appropriately.

Knowledge:

• Degree, or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Chartered professional status or working towards chartership.
• Understanding of EMS and SCADA Systems and their relationship to railway operations.
• Understanding of EMS and SCADA system design integration and commissioning processes.
• Understanding of development, design and construction of similar EMS and SCADA Systems projects.
• Understanding of Railway Systems Assurance processes and the application of the Common Safety Method, Risk Assessment process (CSM-RA).
• Applicable knowledge UK construction regulations including CDM requirements.
• Understanding of the Regulatory/Legislative Framework relevant to HS2.
• Commercial awareness including understanding of cost delivery, schedule targets and the need to deliver an integrated solution that meets all functional requirements.

Type of Experience:

• Development or delivery of EMS and SCADA Systems associated with modern railways or similar client organisations.
• Working knowledge of the application of technical standards, both national and international, which apply to EMS and SCADA Systems and railway system design and operation.
• Working knowledge of the technical issues associated with current and future EMS and SCADA Systems technology.
• Working as part of a multidisciplinary management team within a project.
• Establishment of requirements and evaluation of proposed solutions.
• Project planning and organisation to meet significant project deadlines.

Leadership Qualities:
Inspirational Leadership, Cross-matrix influencing, Collaboration, Co-ordinating cross business teams, Business Judgement, Inspiring differentiation & Growing Talent: