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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Signalling Engineer / Signalling Designer - **Company:** Amey Group Services LTD - **Location:** Birmingham, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Configuration Management, Document Management Systems - **Published:** June 3, 2026 - **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=67d585392ce115eb ## About the Role Do you have experience in Supervising experience?, * Incorporated or Chartered Engineer status (or working towards it). * IRSE 1.1.510 Signalling Designer licence, or clear capability to obtain it. * Strong signalling engineering experience at Senior Engineer level. * Proven delivery and checking of signalling designs, drawings and calculations. * Experience supervising junior engineers and coordinating workload. * Experience as day-to-day engineering lead, including CRE exposure. * Good knowledge of signalling standards, design processes and interlocking principles. * Strong understanding of CDM, hazards and design-risk management. * Confident user of signalling tools and analytical software. * Knowledge expected of an IRSE Designer (design conventions, document control, testing/installation context, cyber/security, change control). * Commercial awareness and understanding of supplier capabilities. * Strong communication, problem-solving, planning and mentoring skills, with a collaborative approach. ## Description We have a fantastic opportunity for a permanent Senior Signalling Engineer to join our Consulting Rail team in Manchester and become part of our vibrant, inclusive community that celebrates our differences and makes a real impact across the UK. What will the role offer? The standard working week is 37.5 hours, and we offer a range of flexible working practices, including hybrid, part time and adaptable working patterns that allow you to adjust how you work as your life evolves. Key Projects: As an appointed Design Partner on some of the UK's most significant and complex rail infrastructure projects including Wales & Borders. We are proud to support major programmes such as Northern Powerhouse Rail, Eastern Routes Partnership, Northwest & Central Framework, Core Valley Lines, Trans-Pennine Route Upgrade, and Cardiff Crossrail. Our in-house engineering team delivers design solutions across all Network Rail stages and disciplines, driving improved connectivity, enhancing passenger journeys, and shaping the future of rail safety and efficiency. These projects also provide a diverse range of opportunities for personal and professional development, whether you are working on long-term, high-value programmes or smaller, community-focused initiatives. With these frameworks in place, you will have the chance to influence infrastructure projects that shape the region's future. What you will be doing: To act as a Team Leader producing and overseeing technically sound signalling deliverables (designs, calculations, drawings, documentation) that meet quality, cost and programme requirements, and to manage the actions of a small-to-medium single-discipline team. In addition, the role is accountable for delivering integrated "non-principles" signalling design within defined boundaries in line with the IRSE 1.1.510 Signalling Designer scope - i.e., configuring standard design constructs to a specific implementation while ensuring operational, technical and safety principles are satisfied. Responsibilities include: * Producing integrated non-principles signalling designs within your Authority to Work, ensuring all operational, technical and safety principles are satisfied. * Taking a holistic view of system interactions, recognising impacts on related assets, and escalating non-standard or principles-level issues appropriately. * Leading the production and checking of signalling designs, calculations, drawings and documentation in accordance with standards and client requirements. * Managing and coordinating design teams, supervising junior engineers and supporting their development. * Acting as day-to-day engineering contact, including undertaking CRE activities * Managing budgets, cost control, programme delivery and contributing to the commercial success of projects. * Liaising with clients and suppliers, attending progress meetings and resolving technical queries. * Supporting work-winning and bid activity through technical input and solution development. * Working on site when needed, including occasional out-of-hours work. * Interpreting and validating standards, requirements and technical information, ensuring design inputs are complete and authorised. * Applying correct design processes, maintaining configuration control, documenting decisions and completing robust self-checks prior to verification. * Identifying hazards, applying CDM principles and maintaining traceable records of risk mitigation. * Managing scope changes and ensuring controlled design updates and issue processes. * Reviewing and resolving comments from checking, installation/test logs or stakeholders, including root-cause analysis where required. * Closing out design packages, supporting lessons learned and applying feedback to improve future designs. * Working collaboratively with colleagues, clients and suppliers, upholding IRSE obligations and professional ethical standards. ## Related Videos - [Engineering/Manager Pendulum: Generating compound interest on your career](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100348-engineering-manager-pendulum-generating-compound-interest-on-your-career) - [Same Tower, New Confusion: The Tower of Babel 2.0](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100101-same-tower-new-confusion-the-tower-of-babel-2-0) - [Terraform for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/3-terraform-for-developers) - [Model Based Systems Engineering in an Agile Product Development Process](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/68-model-based-systems-engineering-in-an-agile-product-development-process) - [Building an AI-Ready Content Lake: Scaling RAG and Document AI Beyond Demos](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1977-building-an-ai-ready-content-lake-scaling-rag-and-document-ai-beyond-demos) - [AI in Regulated Industry - Validating AI-Enabled Products with PLM and Digital Twins](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2065-ai-in-regulated-industry-validating-ai-enabled-products-with-plm-and-digital-twins) ## Related Articles - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [Software Engineer Salary London](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/252-software-engineer-salary-london) - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs) - [UK Business Culture and Etiquette](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/326-uk-business-culture-and-etiquette) - [Software Engineer Salary in The UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/231-software-engineer-salary-in-the-uk) - [From developer to manager – what does it take to become an engineering manager?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/42-from-developer-to-manager-what-does-it-take-to-become-an-engineering-manager)