Technical Director - Signalling

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

Due to continued growth that strengthens our existing market position, we are currently seeking a Technical Director – Rail Signalling.

Role accountabilities:

• Planning, directing, and coordinating projects by providing guidance on both management and technical issues
• To take a key role in mentoring and directing the signalling team, providing both leadership and technical guidance to team members, while developing the team to its full potential. This will include local and global excellence centers
• To develop and maintain signalling skillset and competencies across multiple operators and technologies
• Provide high quality engineering design and consultancy services to the rail industry in Australia
• Design verification, providing feedback and technical mentoring to other team members
• To promote effective and efficient bid management and delivery, through solid client relationships and in liaison with Commercial Manager and Client Relationship Director.
  
  

Qualification & Experience:

First and foremost, you share our passion for improving the quality of life. You pride yourself for the part you play in transforming the world around you and understand the importance of teamwork. You are a technically capable with experience in signalling concept and detailed design projects and come to us with:

• Preferably 20+ years experience in railway signalling design across multiple operators and signalling technologies (conventional and in-cab)
• A proven track record in working on multidisciplinary rail projects, across the project lifecycle
• Recognised leader in rail signalling with well-established industry networks
• Membership of and actively engaging with key industry bodies would be an advantage;
• The ability to be proactive and creative in the resolution of technical problems
• Excellent communication, report writing and relationship building skills, both internally and externally and;
• CPEng/NER/RPEQ an advantage
  
  

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It's why we are pioneering a skill-based approach, where you can hardness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You'll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you'll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

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.

As an equal opportunity employer, we value and promote diversity at Arcadis and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Veterans and spouses are invited to apply.