Principal Engineer, Rail Telecoms

<h1>Rail Telecoms - Principal Engineer</h1><p><strong>Location:</strong> Glasgow, gb</p><h3>Company Description</h3><p><strong>Work with Us. Change the World.</strong></p><p>At AECOM, were delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the worlds trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.</p><p>There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.</p><p>Were one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.</p><h3>Job Description</h3><p><strong>Start here. Grow here. </strong> </p><p>We are seeking an experienced <strong>Principal Rail Telecommunications Engineer</strong> to lead the design, assurance, delivery, and support of telecommunications systems across major rail infrastructure projects.</p><p>As a senior technical specialist, you will provide engineering leadership for telecoms solutions including FTN/FTNx, fibre optics, IP networking, GSM-R, CCTV, PA, CIS, radio communications, and operational telecoms infrastructure.</p><p>You will work across multidisciplinary teams, ensuring systems are delivered safely, efficiently, and in compliance with industry standards.</p><p><strong>Here’s what you’ll do:</strong></p><ul><li>Lead telecoms design and engineering activities across the project lifecycle.</li><li>Provide technical assurance, design review, and engineering governance.</li><li>Support the delivery of telecoms renewals, enhancements, and digital railway programmes.</li><li>Manage technical risks, interfaces, and system integration activities.</li><li>Mentor junior engineers and support professional development.</li><li>Engage with clients, contractors, and key stakeholders.</li></ul><p><strong>Come grow with us:</strong></p><p>And lets not forget about the perks at AECOM. Youll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customized to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days<strong>. </strong></p><h3>Qualifications</h3><p><strong>Ready to push the limits of what’s possible? </strong></p><p><strong>Requirements:</strong></p><ul><li>Degree, HNC, HND qualified in Telecommunications, Electronic, Electrical, or related Engineering discipline.</li><li>Significant experience within rail telecommunications engineering.</li><li>Strong knowledge of FTN/FTNx, fibre optics, IP networking, GSM-R, CCTV, PA, CIS, and telecoms transmission systems.</li><li>Experience working within Network Rail or major rail infrastructure environments.</li><li>Chartered Engineer (CEng) status or working towards professional registration is desirable.</li><li>Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.</li></ul><h3>Additional Information</h3><p>#BESPECIALISMS #BES&T</p><div></div><p>At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. <strong><em>To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.</em></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>About AECOM</strong></p><p>AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.</p><p><strong>Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity </strong></p><p>You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.</p><p>You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.</p><p>AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.</p><p>Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.</p><p>We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address <a>ReasonableAccommodationsUKI@aecom.com</a> if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.</p><p>All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.</p>

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