Principal Telecoms Engineer

Location/s: London, Croydon, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow; UK
Recruiter contact: David McFall

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. 

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual. 

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.

About the business unit 
We help conceive, drive, and implement transport solutions for cities, regions, and asset owners/operators around the globe. From preparing the business case and advising on related issues - such as revenue, procurement, and environmental legislation - to delivering the completed infrastructure and helping maintain it. Our planning, engineering, environmental and management skills cover the whole project cycle. We play a major role in developing and delivering the Global Transport Sector Strategy.  

Overview of the role

We are looking for an experienced, industry respected Telecoms Engineer of high technical calibre who can work both independently and within the wider delivery team. The individual must have a good working knowledge and experience of Operational Telecoms and SCADA with SISS desirable with over 12 years working experience. This Role will be a minimum of 3 days per week in your local office.

You will be responsible for the provision of professional telecom engineering leadership throughout the complete project lifecycle, with particular emphasis on ES3 to ES5 design.

Responsibilities will include carrying out the role of CRE, to provide telecoms engineering input into our project portfolio, consisting of all design stages and engineering consultancy services. Responsible for contributing to the delivery of telecoms design packages and provide specialist technical support and assistance to rail infrastructure projects, both in the UK and Internationally.

Accountable for the effective delivery of tasks assigned, in particular:

• Act as CRE on Network Rail projects


• Lead design teams and delivery across SCADA, PLC, BMS, DCS and telecoms systems (CCTV, GSM-R, FTN, PAVA, VOIP, RF)


• Carry out CAT2 checks and ensure compliance with standards


• Manage design documentation, RFIs, TQs, and approvals


• Coordinate with BIM/CAD teams for design integration


• Support HAZID / HAZOP / HAZCON processes


• Attend FAT/SAT and commissioning activities


• Interface with delivery, commercial, and planning teams


• Reviewing designs against current codes of practice and standards, analysing and designing solutions


• Working alongside other internal/external technical disciplines to provide advice best suited to the project and the Client


• Ensuring that our work is delivered to programme and budget


• Ensuring that our work is delivered to the necessary level of quality


• Undertaking formal peer reviews of project work


• Liaising with project stakeholders and providing technical advice


• Developing relationships with key clients and supporting business development


• Assisting with resource planning

Candidate specification

Essential:

• Be a Chartered Engineer with the Engineering Council UK or equivalent


• Telecoms CRE and evidence of Network Rail approved status for SCADA, Operational Telecoms are essential, SISS preferable


• Experience with working with Telecoms engineering codes of practice in the UK


• Ability to communicate effectively with clients, colleagues and other members of the project team


• Must have excellent report writing skills and interpersonal/presentation skills


• Must have extensive working knowledge of the UK Rail Industry


• Proven experience as a Network Rail CRE (Comms/Controls)


• Strong knowledge of NR standards (incl. NR/L2/RSE/02009)


• Background in senior/principal C&C or electrical engineering roles


• Experience in design assurance and multidisciplinary delivery


• HND (or equivalent) in Engineering


• CEng + IET/CIBSE membership preferrable

Desirable:

• IRSE Membership

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

Agile working  

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion 

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at [email protected] and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.


• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.


• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.


• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.


• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

Employee Ownership

• Our employee ownership model means no external investors, just us, creating a culture of shared success.


• Our employees have a stake and a voice in our business, giving them a direct connection to our success through our personal and group performance bonuses.


• As your career grows, so does your stake, recognising your long-term impact and contribution.


• Your voice matters, with the opportunity to connect directly with senior leadership through formal channels to help shape our future.


• For our senior roles you will have a direct pathway towards ownership from day one.

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.


• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.


• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.


• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.


• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.

Lifestyle

• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.


• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.


• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.

 Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.


• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.


• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.

Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.


• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.


• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.

Apply now, or for more information about our application process, click here.