Role Overview
Lead the design, integration, and delivery of telecommunication and ICT systems for High-Speed Rail (HSR) assets including stations, depots, stabling yards, OCC/CC, and associated facilities. The role covers fixed and wireless communications, transmission networks, passenger information, public address, time synchronization, and integration with rail operational systems and critical building systems
Key Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end design, integration, and delivery of telecom/ICT systems for HSR assets including stations, depots/stabling yards, OCC/CC, back-of-house buildings, and corridor-wide communications.
Develop Basis of Design (BoD), system architecture, and design deliverables (concept to detailed design) for telecom systems, including as applicable:
Transmission/backbone networks (fiber backbone, OTN/MPLS/IP/WAN), station LAN, OCC networks
Structured cabling (copper/fiber), containment/pathways, telecom rooms (MDF/IDF), racks/ODF, patching and labeling philosophy
Radio communications (TETRA/DMR, LTE/5G, GSM-R / FRMCS-ready concepts where required), indoor/outdoor coverage planning; tunnel communications concepts such as leaky feeder where in scope
Telephony / VoIP (SIP/VoIP, hotline/emergency phones, help points)
Wi-Fi (public and operational), staff mobility solutions (if required)
Passenger Information / CIS (PIDS) and Public Address / Voice Alarm (PA/VA) interfaces, zoning and priority philosophy
Master Clock / Time Synchronisation (GPS receivers, NTP/PTP distribution) for event correlation and operational systems
Telecom-side integration considerations for CCTV/Security transport (in coordination with Security Systems)
Produce and coordinate design outputs: system schematics, single line diagrams, network block diagrams, device layouts, telecom room layouts, equipment schedules, BOM, duct/fiber routing plans, and interface matrices.
Perform/coordinate network sizing and capacity engineering: bandwidth, QoS, latency/jitter considerations (voice), multicast where relevant, IP addressing concepts, PoE budgets (where applicable), storage/transport assumptions for video and operational applications.
Define resilience and redundancy philosophy (ring/topology concepts, N+1 for critical nodes), failover expectations, maintainability access, spares strategy, and O&M handover requirements.
Manage interfaces with OCC/CC operations and other rail systems: define segregation between corporate IT / operational networks / security networks, and document interfaces to SCADA, BMS/EMS, signaling, power, maintenance systems, AFC (if applicable).
Coordinate with Architecture (public area coverage, rooms/data sheets), MEP (power/UPS loads, HVAC requirements, earthing/grounding, fire interfaces), Civil/Structural (duct banks, trenches, mounting), and BIM teams to ensure spatial coordination and clash-free design.
Prepare technical specifications, Employer’s Requirements / performance specs, compliance matrices, and support technical notes for authority submissions and stakeholder reviews (as applicable).
Support procurement and vendor management: technical evaluations, RFIs, design reviews, workshops, and value engineering while protecting performance and operational requirements.
Lead and/or review testing, commissioning, and integration documentation and activities: FAT/SAT, network acceptance tests, end-to-end service verification (voice, radio coverage, PIDS/PA functions, time sync), and integration test plans.
Apply project QA/QC and governance: ensure document control compliance, traceability of assumptions, and effective management of design change impacts on telecom architecture.
Qualifications & Experience
Bachelor’s in Telecommunication.
12–14 years security systems design on large public/transport/critical facilities.
Strong understanding of structured cabling, network design interfaces, and compliance processes.
Software
AutoCAD, Revit, Visio; ACC. Strong competency in bandwidth/storage calculators and coordination tools (Excel, schedules, interface registers)
