Requirements Engineer

Costain; Hounslow; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is looking for a Requirements Engineer to manage requirements and ensure consistency in projects within the Heathrow H7 Framework. The role requires a bachelor's degree in a technical field, and experience in managing requirements in infrastructure projects. The position is full-time and involves on-site work at Heathrow Airport, ideally suited for candidates with a background in civil engineering.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in systems engineering, mechanical engineering, or mathematics is required.
• Experience in structured / regulated projects is essential.
• Professional engineering recognition status is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct requirements information management across the framework.
• Manage the standards registers for allocated projects.
• Facilitate requirements elicitation workshops.

Skills

Requirements management

Configuration control

Verification & validation

Requirements writing

Change management

Aviation infrastructure experience

DOORS Next software

Capella MBSE software

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical or engineering field

Tools

DOORS Next

Capella

Job description

Job Description

As our Requirements Engineer, you will be responsible for executing to a high standard the requirements management processes on allocated projects within the Heathrow H7 Framework, ensuring efficient requirements development, accuracy and consistency of resultant scope, and adherence to standards.

You will also act as the lead for Requirements Information Management with the ultimate aim of delivering the technical requirements baseline for framework projects.

The role is based at Heathrow Airport, with a minimum of 3 days on site per week.

Responsibilities

• Requirements Information Management across the framework.
• Delivering and managing standards registers for allocated projects.
• Executing processes detailed within the Costain Internal H7 SEMP and in accordance with the Costain Way for assigned projects, including as required:
  • Supporting requirements elicitation workshops.
  • Supporting the requirements change management process.
  • Capturing and writing requirements in formal language.
  • Managing all aspects of requirements including allocations, traceability, and verification and validation (V&V).
  • Conceptual and progressive development of the system to the level of detail required by the project in conjunction and complimentary to the design process.
• Providing continuous improvement feedback on requirements management processes where required.

Qualifications

Education & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or engineering field such as systems engineering, mechanical engineering, or mathematics

Experience

• Working as a systems engineer on projects in a structured / regulated environment
• Experience in executing core systems engineering sub-disciplines including requirements management, configuration control, verification & validation, requirements writing, and requirements change management
• Incorporated Engineer (IEng), Chartered Engineer (CEng) status, or demonstration of working towards professional recognition
• INCOSE SEP accreditation (ASEP) or working towards
• Experience in railway infrastructure projects
• Experience in aviation infrastructure projects
• Experience with DOORS Next requirements management software
• Experience with Capella MBSE software
• Working as a systems engineer on large and complex infrastructure programmes

About Us

Costain helps to improve people’s lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK’s leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.

We appreciate the time and effort taken when applying for one of our positions but, due to the high volume of responses, we are unable to provide individual feedback on candidates at application phase. We do share individual feedback following an interview.

We are a Disability Confident employer and will generally offer an interview to any applicant that disclose they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. In certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to the Disability Confident website: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/disability-confident-campaign.

Other Details

• Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
• Employment type: Full‑time
• Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries: Civil Engineering