Senior Project Engineer

Job description

At Siemens Mobility, we empower transport providers worldwide to realize sustainable mobility solutions. As a leading technology company, we combine the real and digital worlds like no other in rail. In an open ecosystem, we bring together rolling stock, rail infrastructure, customer service, and software to enable sustainable, comfortable and cost-effective rail traffic today.

Project Engineering is an integral project function that starts from the tender phase and continues through to project completion. The role is crucial in defining and managing the technical scope of works through to the client, in accordance with industry and Siemens engineering standards and processes. They shall ensure the identification and safe management of technical risks associated with the technical requirements, ultimately governing technical safety and compliance.

This position will be based in Wellington and will seek to support the project delivery led by Siemens in the local office. You will be working closely with KiwiRail to ensure the success of the project, whilst support KiwiRail and Siemens in the development of future works.

Create a better tomorrow with Siemens Mobility today.

In this role you form part of the project senior leadership team and shall work closely with the Project Manager and Commercial Project Manager (CPM) to ensure that the project delivery and technical delivery goals are aligned.

You will:

• Provide point of escalation for Engineering project delivery issues
• Manage change.
• Dissemination of Rail standards and Siemens governance in project.
• Provide management and guidance of local client and industry standards
• Ensure the business code of conduct is being adhered to.
• Manage client interfaces and escalatory actions as required.
• Maintain a continuous communication with contractors and customers in the development and implementation of projects to ensure a uniformity of purpose and common targets.
• Close working with the project manager and team.
• Manage the Bill of Materials.

Shape the future of mobility with your qualifications and skills.

• Experience in rail projects with working knowledge of ETCS.
• To be able to determine actions for escalation.
• Be able to provide clear reporting of project deliverables and issues.
• To be able to communicate clearly with the regional team.

Why you’ll love working for Siemens Mobility

We live and foster an ownership culture in which every employee takes personal responsibility for our Company's success. We invest in our team members, offering a wide variety of development opportunities. Below some of the other benefits we offer to our employees:

• Flexible working arrangements
• National & International opportunities
• Positive, inclusive and relaxed working environment
• Industry leading parental leave package
• Novated leasing available
• Employee discount program
• Siemens Share Options

Join a team dedicated to transforming the everyday for a more sustainable future.

Siemens prides itself on its diverse workforce.

Siemens has been recognised as ahead of its time for many reasons, and our progressive policies is one of them. We encourage applications that reflect the diversity of the communities within which we work, and we actively promote this through the recruitment of those who identify as Indigenous or Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander.

We are a proud equal opportunity employer, where we continue to push for a work environment of diversity and inclusion, we also believe that differences in personalities, thoughts and ideas are important, and that is why we know diversity and inclusion is very important in helping realise the potential of our people. As part of our Ownership culture, Siemens supports reasonable flexible working practices that empower our employees to best meet work and personal commitments.