Civil Engineering (Rail) – all levels

Poutrix; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis in the UK is recruiting across Civil and Structural Engineering roles from Assistant Engineer to Technical Director, focusing on high-profile rail projects. You will contribute to a diverse portfolio, delivering safe, sustainable designs across the full lifecycle while collaborating with colleagues and clients.

Roles span Civil, Structural, Drainage, Design Management, Geotechnical disciplines; strong communication and proactive professional development are essential to drive continuous

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering is required or equivalent.
• Working towards or holding Incorporated or Chartered Engineer status with ICE / IStructE.
• Experience in civil engineering design within the UK railway environment with knowledge of standards.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary project teams.
• Aware of digital engineering tools and environments.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Proactive with ongoing professional development and strategic input.

Responsibilities

• Lead or support civil and structural design activities across rail projects.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and clients to meet project outcomes.
• Contribute to safe, sustainable design solutions across full lifecycle.

Skills

Civil Engineering

Structural Engineering

Drainage

Design Management

Geotechnical

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Communication

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

ICE / IStructE Incorporated/Chartered

Tools

Digital engineering tools

Job description

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description

We currently have openings within our UK Civil and Structural Engineering team, with levels from Assistant Engineer through to Technical Director, covering some of the most high-profile rail projects currently active in the UK.

These roles offer the opportunity to contribute to a diverse portfolio of rail infrastructure projects, working as part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality, safe, and sustainable engineering solutions. You will support the development and delivery of technical designs across the full project lifecycle while collaborating with colleagues and clients to meet project outcomes and drive continuous improvement.

Major rail programmes don’t stop when one project reaches a milestone.

At Arcadis, we’re supporting some of the UK's most significant rail investments, including HS2, Washwood Heath Depot, Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU), Navan and other nationally important infrastructure programmes.

We’re interested in speaking with experienced professionals across:

• Civil Engineering
• Structural Engineering
• Drainage
• Design Management
• Geotechnical

If you’re looking for the next challenge where your experience can make a lasting difference, we’d love to hear from you.

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree or equivalent in Civil Engineering
• Working towards or holding Incorporated or Chartered Engineer status with ICE / IStructE
• Experience of civil engineering design within the UK railway environment, with an understanding of relevant standards and processes
• Experience working within multidisciplinary project teams
• Awareness of digital engineering tools and environments
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships
• A proactive and adaptable approach with a commitment to ongoing professional development
• We would expect to see a level of strategic input commensurate with experience

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.