Head of Signalling

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions and value-added services for freight and transit rail. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation and Faiveley Transport, the company has unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems. Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress, creating transportation solutions that move and improve the world. Wabtec has approximately 27,000 employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit the company’s new website at: http://www.WabtecCorp.com.

It’s not just about your career… or your job title…it’s about who you are and the impact you are going to make on the world. Do you want to go into uncharted waters…do things that haven’t been done to make yours and someone else's life better? Wabtec has been doing that for decades and we will continue to do so! Through our people, leadership development, services, technology and scale, Wabtec delivers better outcomes for global customers by speaking the language of industry. Head of Signalling Wabtec AM Signalling Design Location – Birmingham, West Midland, United Kingdom Permanent (37 hours per week) Wabtec AM signalling Design is part of the Wabtec corporation. Wabtec has a huge global rail organisation with over 27,000 employees and operating in over 50 countries. Our expanding business of signalling engineers & consultants deliver technical consultancy services in the UK and globally. We are seeking a Head of Signalling to manage our UK and off shore signalling Engineering business, continuing to grow and expand our teams based in the Midlands (Birmingham), Hyderabad (India) and Bangalore (India). The Head of Signalling role will require regular travel within the UK and occasionally international. Purpose of the role The head of signalling role will manage the signalling engineering team in the UK and be accountable for the engineering centre performance, overall delivery of projects, safety, internal audits, compliance, engineering briefings, R&D and allocation and recruitment of resources. The candidate will also support the business lead in implementing the overall business plan and supporting the businesses P&L and manage the IRSE agency. The position is also the key point of contact for Wabtec clients, both for general client care issues but also as a point of escalation for any issues that occur on projects. Summary of role:

• Accountable for the health, safety and welfare of all staff working on the projects
• Support the business P&L, produce financial forecasts and budgets, and ensure engineering function delivers to them.
• Manage the resource planning to ensure the optimum recruitment, retention, and utilisation of resources
• Owns the client relationship(s)
• Accountable for quality of the output from the engineering function
• Provision of technical guidance and mentorship of engineering team and support team members growth and personal development and goals
• Business planning and work winning in support of the strategy and business plans, including the production of new tenders.
• Able to work collaboratively alongside other Wabtec business units within a culture of knowledge sharing and general cooperation
• Lead internal audits and support external audits
• Manage the business unit compliance and competency through the IRSE licencing agency
• Undertake the role of CRE (Signalling Design)
• As required, undertake the verification of railway signalling designs, specifications, reports and working drawings using first principles for relevant parts of a new or altered signalling systems, ensuring compliance with all contractual and statutory requirements

What are we looking for?

• Proven experience of Signalling
• Preferred degree/or Masters in an appropriate subject
• Preferred Chartered status held with an appropriate professional body
• Experience of managing teams
• Ideally will hold IRSE Principles, Verifier and/or Design Manager Licence
• Experience of acting as Design CRE and CEM role on Network Rail projects
• Membership/Fellow of a recognised relevant professional body
• Knowledge of the Engineering Sector (Railway Signalling)
• Able to lead a technical team against project challenges related to quality, cost, programme and health, safety and welfare
• Able to work collaboratively alongside other business units within a culture of knowledge sharing and general cooperation
• Manage the resource planning to ensure the optimum recruitment, retention, and utilisation of quality resources
• Knowledge and experience of business planning and strategy

What makes this role unique? You will be accountable for a technical signalling engineering business, driving opportunities for profit improvement and growth to increase market share and capability internally and externally. Wabtec Corporation is committed to taking on the world’s toughest challenges. In order to fulfill that commitment we rely on a culture of leadership, diversity and inclusiveness. We aim to employ the world’s brightest minds to help us create a limitless source of ideas and opportunities. We believe in hiring talented people of varied backgrounds, experiences and styles…people like you! Wabtec Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or protected Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.