# Rail Advisory Consultant – Rail Asset Management & Maintenance

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Dublin, Co. Dublin
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Consulting
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

We are seeking an experienced Rail Operations and/or Maintenance professional to play a key role in growing our CEAS presence across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

This pivotal role will act as the primary CEAS/Rail Advisory point of contact for our Irish rail clients, helping shape, win, and deliver high-quality advisory, operational, and technical services across both jurisdictions.

**Key Responsibilities**

- Shape and evolve Asset Management strategies in line with organisational goals and Asset Management standards/best practices.

- Collaborate with internal and external multidisciplinary engineering teams to align designs with requirements and key strategic objectives.

- Develop Asset Management and Maintenance strategies for rail organisations.

- Developing, maintaining, and optimising Asset Management, Maintenance, and Renewal plans for multidisciplinary assets.

- Conducting and reviewing whole-life cost models & asset management plans.

- Coordinating PRAMS analysis, condition assessments, and risk-based maintenance planning.

- Support the integration of digital asset management systems.

- Facilitate workshops with clients and delivery partners.

**Essential Skills, Knowledge, Experience & Qualifications:**

- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, Asset Management, Rail Systems, or a related field.

- Chartered Engineer with a Professional Engineering Council, such as IMechE, IET, IEE, or equivalent.

- Strong understanding of Asset Management principles and standards (ISO 55000, ISO 55001 & ISO 55002).

- In-depth experience in maintaining one or more of the following classical railway system disciplines (asset classes), Rail Infrastructure Maintenance, or Rail Signalling Maintenance.

- Experience in managing the maintenance of one or more of the following classical railway system disciplines (asset classes), Rail Infrastructure Maintenance, or Rail Signalling Maintenance.

- Strong understanding of asset lifecycle, regulatory frameworks, and digital tools.

- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

- Experience in asset data analytics, modelling, and reporting.

- Proven experience working independently across multiple projects.

- Ability to develop strong relationships with clients and project teams.

- Ability to build relationships and work with resources and teams across the business (regionally and internationally).

- Proven experience of asset management and lifecycle delivery ideally within transport, rail, or infrastructure sectors (dependant on grade).

- Professional certifications in Asset Management such as IAM certificate/diploma are highly desirable.

- Experience working on major rail programmes (e.g., HS2, East West Rail, TfL, Network Rail).

- Knowledge of sustainability and resilience in rail asset management.

- Experienced in the technical development and mentoring of people in asset management.

## Skills

### Required
- Asset Management
- Railway Maintenance
- Engineering
- Digital Signalling Systems
- Rolling Stock
- Project Lifecycle Delivery
- Risk Management
- Climate Resilience
- Safety Case Development

### Nice to have
- Professional certifications in Asset Management
- Experience working on major rail programmes
- Knowledge of sustainability and resilience in rail asset management
- Maintenance experience in one of the following Rail disciplines: Electrical & Traction Power, Signalling Systems & Stations

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