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Principal/ Associate Systems Consultant - Rail


Company : WSP


Location : Bristol, England


Created : 2026-04-17


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Job Description At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives.A little more about your role…Supporting project teams to solve complex integration problems for our clients on major infrastructure programmesLeading tasks within a project environment, leading other resources on larger projects, or having sole accountability for small projectsAs a professional in systems engineering and integration, you will demonstrate a willingness and openness to challenge and learn from our clients and your colleagues, with a commitment to mentoring Early Career ProfessionalsWorking in challenging and exciting projects environments, where you will need to help define those projects, adding value and reducing risk for our clients by applying pragmatic systems thinking and collaborative behaviours as part of a team on big systems engineering projectsSupporting interval team development activities focused on business and / or technical developmentGaining commercial responsibility of your project and awareness of the wider business while working in a consultancy environmentProactively seeking knowledge and learning opportunities from within our team or via external sources to develop capability to determine the right approach to a problem, considering the competing needs and constraints on capabilities, availabilities of resource, time and cost constraintsProactively maintaining an up-to-date CPD record whilst developing a professional networkWhat we are looking for you to demonstrate…A degree in a relevant engineering disciplineChartered status with a relevant professional body, or can demonstrate in a position to achieve Chartered status within the near futurePost degree experience in delivering systems integration in a rail environmentExperience in applying various systems engineering tools (e.g. DOORS) and techniques (e.g. MBSE)Experience in identifying and defining the appropriate approach to systems engineering on projectsExperience in identifying and defining the appropriate application of systems engineering tools on projectsIdeally experience in leading others in delivering systems engineering projects and/or tasksA background in client facing roles, and/or experience in stakeholder engagementExperience across different lifecycle stages and/or a clear understanding of the Systems Engineering challenges across different stagesExcellent interpersonal and presentation skillsInnovative ideas for development of systems engineering servicesImagine a better future for you and a better future for us all. Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.#WeAreWSP Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria; please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.#J-18808-Ljbffr