Requirements Engineer

We are Network Rail Consulting (NRC)

NRC is the international consultancy arm of Network Rail, the owner of Britain’s railway, one of the largest rail operations in the world.

NRC has been active in the Australian, the Middle East and North American markets since 2013.  We have built a reputation for the successful delivery of consultancy assignments across both government, and private sectors, including passenger and freight owners and operators.  Our ambition is to always achieve consistently excellent levels of client satisfaction.

Our advice covers the full range of the project life cycle, from concept, project development and delivery through to operations and maintenance.

Our work is driven by our values: passion, agility, collaboration, impartiality.

In Australia, Network Rail Consulting has a growing team of rail industry specialists permanently based in New South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland. Whilst our unique selling point is access to Network Rail’s expertise in the UK, we are committed to developing our local workforce through a structured training and development program using Network Rail’s award-winning training capability. This approach ensures that NRC continues to provide our clients with leading edge technical and management advice delivered by a blend of local and British experts.

We offer our people great benefits such as:

• Competitive market rate salaries
• A performance-related pay incentive scheme
• Life Insurance and Total Permanent Disability cover
• Generous annual leave entitlement (25 days per annum)
• Novated car leasing arrangements
• Genuine career development prospects, including the potential to work interstate and overseas
• Further training, learning and development opportunities
• Access to Employee Discount Program via Reward Gateway

NRC supports flexible working practices, and we understand that life balance is an important part of our employees' lives. We offer a wide range of flexible work/life balance options such as hybrid (home/office) working, flexible working hours where appropriate and generous leave entitlements.

About the opportunity:

Building on our continued success and growth, we are currently hiring for two experienced professionals to join our team in Melbourne as a Requirements Engineer.

The successful candidates will play a key role in drafting and developing railway standards for client organisations. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with subject matter experts to prepare technical documentation across signalling, rail operations, track & civil and electrical (overhead and substations).

What you will be involved in:

• Preparing railway requirements for signalling design, maintenance and operations. 
• Using systems engineering and requirements management tools such as IBM DOORS Next Generation, Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge and the EARS requirements approach.
• Prepare drafts of the client defined signalling principles standards and critically review and consider inputs/feedback comments from the client and other stakeholders.
• Provide change proposals for the amendment of existing developed signalling standards.
• Provide change proposals for the impacted RTO documents as a result of each developed signalling standard.

Experience & Qualifications:

Essential

• Degree (BEng). or equivalent in a relevant subject (Requirements Engineering) or extensive, relevant experience.
• High quality report writing skills.
• Stakeholder management skills and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience in developing and maintaining effective working relationships with internal and external staff.
• Ability to translate client needs into working solutions.
• Experience of using IBM DOORS Next Generation.
• Demonstrated ability to work within client provided processes and frameworks.
• Highly motivated self-starter.

Desirable:

• Membership of relevant professional body.
• Experienced in engineering management in a safety critical industry.

Pre-Employment Checks

The successful applicants will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which include a national criminal history check and reference checks.

Sound interesting?

Apply today and our Talent Acquisition team will review your application in due course!

NRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of age, race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, or veteran status. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation!