Senior RAM Engineer

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The Opportunity

We are seeking an individual to join as a Senior Reliability, Availability & Maintainability (RAM) Engineer to join our award-winning Safety, Risk & Reliability practice as part of the Resilience, Security & Risk team within Arup. With offices throughout the UK, we offer flexibility on which office you choose to work from on a hybrid basis. In this role you will work on some of the most challenging and complex UK and international projects within the low carbon transport, renewable energy & digital infrastructure sectors. You will find yourself having to interact, problem solve and influence design engineers, environmental consultants, data scientists, fire specialists and more.

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas. You will have the opportunity do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve. 

Is this role right for you? 

As part of your role, you will apply reliability, availability and maintainability (RAM) activities to promote reliability by design, supporting multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects from concept design to system handover. Through all phases of the project life cycle, you will manage RAM effectively. Including the development of RAM requirements to influence and inform design, and demonstration of compliance with system targets via reliability modelling. You will also provide RAM leadership and guidance to our clients across projects, mentorship to their teams, and be a focal point for technical expertise and guidance. Whilst your primary focus will be rail infrastructure, you may also be keen to adapt and transfer your skills to other sectors such as offshore wind and infrastructure.

The role will be client facing and you will be expected to build and foster relationships, and lead business development activities to support the teams growth. As part of a multi-industry team, you will support the development of technical excellence within the team and mentor junior engineers, and support safety and technical risk activities when opportunities arise.

Requirements:

• A background in delivering RAM activities, RAM management, system apportionment, FMECA, Fault Tree/Reliability Block Diagram analysis, FRACAS, reliability growth and maintainability analysis.
• Experience in supportability including sparing analysis and an interest in the digitisation of maintenance, predictive maintenance, machine-learning techniques, new digital tools etc.
• Accredited or working towards Chartered Engineer or equivalent with membership of a relevant professional body. Or a degree in a related discipline, or relevant industry experience.
• Working knowledge of BS EN 50126, BS EN 60812 & MIL-HDBK-470A or international certification on reliability e.g. CMRP, CRP or others.
• Knowledge of reliability software package such as Isograph, Reliasoft or BQR.

Not ready to apply just yet or have some questions? Contact Rachel Connolly at rachel.connolly@arup.com - Please note, to ensure we remain GDPR compliant do not send your CV directly to us via this email.

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What We Offer you

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together. 

Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.  

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts. 

We also provide Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefits to help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.

Different People, Shared Values

Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age (within legal limits), gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas – this drives our excellence.  

Guided by our values and alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we create and contribute to equitable spaces and systems, while cultivating a sense of belonging for all. Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture: from race, ethnicity and cross-cultural working to gender equity and LGBTQ+ and disability inclusion – we aim to create a space for you to express yourself and make a positive difference. Discover more about life at Arup at www.arup.com/careers/your-life-at-arup. 

We are committed to making our recruitment process and workplaces accessible to all candidates. Please contact Rachel Connolly at rachel.connolly@arup.com to let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application or interview process, and/or to perform the essential functions of the role. We will do everything we can to support you.

Our Application Process

To understand what to expect next, please visit https://www.arup.com/careers/recruitment-process/

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Recruitment Agencies

We have a Preferred Supplier List of trusted partners to assist us when required and do not acknowledge any speculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions from agencies not on the list.

Closing Date: 18/12/2024