Lynsey Hunter has over 15 years of experience in railway signalling and systems engineering. She currently works as a Project Engineer for Network Rail managing signalling renewal projects with capital values around £200k. Previously, she was a Project Engineer on major enhancement projects for the Edinburgh to Glasgow Improvement Programme worth over £1 billion. She holds an MSc in Safety, Risk and Reliability Engineering and is a Chartered Engineer.

1. Lynsey Hunter Tel: 01324 876422 / 07920 508 238
7 Comely Park Terrace, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, FK1 1QD Email: Lynsey.hunter@networkrail.co.uk
WORK EXPERIENCE
2005 – PRESENT NETWORK RAIL
April 2012 – Present Minor Signalling Renewals Project Engineer: Signalling
Infrastructure Projects – Signalling & Power, Glasgow
This area of the business delivers low value multidisciplinary projects with capital values in the region of £200k. As the lead
engineer (Designated Project Engineer) for circa 10 concurrently running projects I am responsible for the following:
 Managing Contractors with respect to reviewing deliverables to ensure they are of acceptable quality and delivered to
time and responding to technical queries
 Reviewing and challenging Contractor Cost Breakdowns prior to contract award
 Performing tender evaluations, including technical methodology, programme and costs
 Writing Contract Requirements – Technical for all external contracts, and Technical Workscopes for internal contractors.
 Enabling the successful delivery of projects, including the management of all design, install and testing resources
 Regular liaison with stakeholders including the Route Asset Manager, Sponsors, Maintenance and Operations, managing
expectations
 Controlling the safety assurance according to the projects ROGS categorisation, with a close working relationship with
the CIP.
 Working with the client, challenging remits and offering recommendations
 Ensuring compliance with all appropriate standards and CDM, including assessing contractor competence.
 Leading the project team through the product approval process, challenging current product restrictions
 Challenging standards and seeking non‐compliances where appropriate.
 Working collaboratively with the Contractor to ensure all safety documentation has an appropriate methodology and
the Work Package Plan is delivered to time.
 Monitoring performance of the Contractors on‐site including safety processes and verifying working methodologies.
 Acting as CRE (Contractors Responsible Engineer – Construction) for internally delivered projects.
 Undertaking line management responsibilities when deputising for senior engineer
August 2009 – March 2012 Major Enhancements Project Engineer: Signalling
Infrastructure Projects – Enhancements, Glasgow
Edinburgh to Glasgow Improvement Programme (EGIP)
This project is a major multi‐discipline programme with a capital value of £1 billion focusing on developing the railway routes
between Glasgow and Edinburgh. This required major infrastructure investment with a number of headway improvement
schemes, station redevelopments and signal box recontrols. My responsibilities included:
 Acting as a Work Package Manager (WPM) for two of the schemes where I was the technical lead for the design
process. The two projects were:
o Headway improvement between Haymarket East Junction and Inverkeithing which includes introducing new signal
sections on the Forth Bridge
o IECC expansion and alterations required at Edinburgh Signalling Centre to support the new infrastructure and
includes the recontrol of Greenhill Signal Box and Cowlairs Signal Centre.
 I managed GRIP 4 contractors to ensure acceptable and timely receipt of the required design deliverables. I was
responsible for responding to technical queries and undertaking review of the engineering deliverables. I managed
regular major scheme plan reviews to ensure stakeholder satisfaction.
 I acted as the technical liaison between the project team and the programme stakeholders, both internal and external
including the General Manager, TOCs, Transport Scotland and Operators, managing expectations and challenging
requirements.
 I delivered technical documents to support the programme such as a recontrol and interlocking strategy and
operational requirements strategy. These key documents have been presented to major stakeholders to ensure
acceptance and notably financial support.
 I undertook risk assessments and timetable studies to assess options and provide verification of outputs.
LYNSEY HUNTER MSc MEng CEng MIRSE

2. Lynsey Hunter Tel: 01324 876422 / 07920 508 238
7 Comely Park Terrace, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, FK1 1QD Email: Lynsey.hunter@networkrail.co.uk
May 2007 – August 2009 System Modelling Specialist
Systems Integration and Reliability National Specialist Team
Moved from Signalling Engineering into Systems Engineering, to work with the Systems Integration and Reliability (SIR)
Engineering team within a Network Rail National Specialist Team. This team was effectively an internal consultancy. Upon
joining the team I was responsible for the development and delivery of all reliability engineering products for the following
projects:
World Class Railway (Glasgow to Edinburgh) London Crossrail
North London Railway Infrastructure Project Glasgow Airport Rail Link
The work encompassed a number of key deliverables, detailed below:
 Developed new technique to analyse reliability of a railway system: Route FMECA (Failure Modes, Effects and
Consequence Analysis. This technique is now a standard deliverable for enhancement projects.
 Creating System Block Diagrams for the routes, aiding the identification of poor design configuration and potential
single point failures
 Managing workshops to identify appropriate work packages from the study outputs
 Managing internal resources and the interface with the client
 Optimising processes for Reliability studies through the development of new and innovative products and methods.
 Tendered for work, preparing technical remits, programmes, cost breakdowns and resource planning
September 2005 – May 2007 Assistant Signalling Design Engineer
Worked within the signalling scheme design team, responsible for the production of key deliverables in several significant
scheme developments including; Cathcart Signalling Renewal, Plean Signal Box Abolition and Paisley Corridor Renewal.
October 2002– August 2005 LLOYD’S REGISTER RAIL Consultant
I was employed from university by Lloyd’s Register Rail, to join their graduate programme. I joined the Glasgow Office, which
specialised in Asset Management. Following successful completion of the graduate program, I decided to follow a career
path in signalling, and as such started to work within the design office in Reading.
EDUCATION
2008 – 2011 University of Heriot‐Watt, Edinburgh
Master of Science (with Distinction) in Safety, Risk and Reliability Engineering
1997 – 2002 University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
Master of Engineering (with Distinction) in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering with
Business Studies
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS
Chartered Engineer
Member of the Institution of Railway Signalling Engineers
Successfully completed all modules of the Institution of Railway Signalling Engineers exams:
Signalling Principles (Credit) Signalling Applications Engineering (Credit)
Safety of Railway Systems (Pass) Systems, Management and Engineering (Pass)
Currently undertaking Network Rail’s Business Leaders Programme, affiliated with the University of Warwick
NOTEABLE ACHIEVEMENTS
 Chairman of IRSE Scottish Section, National Chair of Younger Members, and Railway Engineers Forum
committee member
 Invited participant in cross parliamentary debate in House of Commons on Smart Transport