We are seeking a Senior Consultant specialising in railway operations to join our thriving national Transport Advisory team. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our dynamic team, where you'll contribute to the delivery of existing rail operations and strategic projects, as well as the development of new work.
Key Responsibilities:
* Provide advisory services across light rail, metro, passenger, and freight rail across the full project lifecycle – from strategic planning to project delivery - including:
o Development of operational concepts and maintenance plans
o Rail corridor and network capacity analysis
o Rail operational and infrastructure planning
o Rail network simulation and performance assessment
o Service plan and timetable development
o Fleet, maintenance and stabling plans
o Operational readiness
* Collaborate with project teams and represent AtkinsRéalis to key clients and stakeholders, including transport agencies and railway operators
* Oversee consultancy assignments from start to finish, including allocation, estimating, tendering, planning, execution, and close-out
* Manage client relationships effectively
Required Skills and Qualifications:
* Degree qualified in engineering, transport planning or other relevant disciplines
* Experience and competence with railway operations simulation tools (notably RailSys or OpenTrack), test and commissioning, systems integration or modern signalling systems (including ETCS) would be highly advantageous
* Ability to – or interest in developing in – support consulting practice management including business development and key client management would be advantageous
* Ability to manage time and workloads to deliver technical outputs across multiple projects, often to tight timescales
* Ability to communicate complex ideas to non-specialists, including writing, drawing and presentation skills
Benefits:
A world-leading design, engineering and project management organisation
Diverse community from various cultures and abilities
Inclusive, accessible, and sustainable design
Equal Opportunities Employer
We seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.