Specialist IRSE assessing agency

In addition to offering a range of contracting, planning, design and management services, SIMS is an approved, specialist IRSE Assessing Agency. This means we can ensure all your personnel (as well as our own) are assessed for safety and technical competence – both critical in today’s operational railway and signalling environments.

We are also able to offer logbook reviews and workplace assessments in more than 20 specialist categories within design, installation, testing, commissioning and project engineering.

The full range of IRSE licence categories include:

  • 1.1.100 Assistant Signalling Designer
  • 1.1.115D & E Principles Signalling Designer
  • 1.1.145 Signalling Design Manager
  • 1.1.150C Signalling Designer Manager
  • 1.2.100 Assistant Installer
  • 1.2.105 Point Fitter
  • 1.2.140 Installation Manager
  • 1.2.230 Project Engineer
  • 1.3.150 Test Assistant
  • 1.3.155 Verification Tester Mod X, Y & Z
  • 1.3.170 Functional Tester
  • 1.3.180 Principles Tester
  • 1.3.190 Tester-in-Charge
  • 1.4.100 Assistant Maintainer
  • 1.4.110 Signalling Maintainer
  • 1.4.120 Signalling Fault Finder
  • 1.4.125 Incident Investigator
  • 1.4.160 Maintenance Tester
  • 1.4.230 Combined Signalling Maintainer & Fault Finder
  • 1.8.100 Installation Team Leader
  • 1.2.110 Installer 1.2.110
  • 6.2.115 Factory Installer
  • 6.8.110 Engineering Manager – Installation
  • 6.8.110 Engineering Manager – Test & Commissioning
  • 6.8.110 Engineering Manager – Design

We aim to be as flexible as possible with our services, and will always arrange for assessments to be carried out at your convenience.

Please contact us for further information or if you have a requirement that isn’t shown on this page.