Civils Design Interface Engineer

BAM UK & Ireland; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Family-friendly policies

Company car / travel allowance

8% matched pension contributions

Private healthcare

Life assurance

26 days holiday

2 wellbeing days

1 volunteering day

Personal and professional development

Job summary

BAM UK & Ireland is seeking a Slab Track – Civils Design Interface Engineer to lead interfaces between track slabs and civil structures on the HS2 project. You will coordinate with Main Works Civils, Stations, and Systems teams, ensuring buildable, compliant interfaces and robust risk management across movements, tolerances and load transfer.

The role requires Civil Engineering expertise, strong BIM experience, and a collaborative approach to drive design integration, reviews, and ICDs, with

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified in Civil Engineering or equivalent; Chartered or approaching Chartered status preferred.
• Experience in structures, geotechnics, civils or infrastructure, ideally within a rail environment.
• Ability to interpret structural drawings, details, movement envelopes and tolerances and understand their implications for slab track alignment.
• Familiarity with interface management, technical assurance processes, and formal workflows for design coordination (ICDs, risk registers, change management, requirements traceability).
• Understanding of design procedures, British/Eurocode standards, and HS2‑specific standards and processes.
• Strong communication – both interpersonal and formal reporting, able to influence decision‑making.

Responsibilities

• Manage all design interfaces between viaducts, structures, tunnels, earthworks, and the Track System, ensuring an integrated, buildable slab track solution.
• Interpret and assess structural and geotechnical behaviour, including movements and load transfer between slab track and platform.
• Coordinate ICDs and maintain clear, auditable records with internal and external designers.
• Participate in workshops, design reviews, and technical steering groups; prepare minutes and reports.
• Support risk identification and mitigation relating to structural–track integration.

Skills

Technical and management skills

Team player

Communication skills

Decision making

Stakeholder management

Education

Civil Engineering degree

Chartered status preferred

Tools

BIM

3D design

Job description

Slab track – Civils Design Interface Engineer

BAM are recruiting for a Slab track – Civils Design Interface Engineer to join the HS2 Track infrastructure project at the initial design phase, which will run concurrently with the completion of main works contracts. The role involves developing the track design team that interfaces with Main Works Civils and Stations Contracts, managing interfaces and resolving potential issues for the track design integration such as earthworks, tunnels, and viaducts.

Responsibilities

• Manage all design interfaces between viaducts, structures, tunnels, earthworks, and the Track System, ensuring that the slab track solution is fully integrated, buildable, and meets all requirements for structural behaviour, movements, durability and long‑term performance.
• Interpret and assess structural behaviour and geotechnical behaviour, including movements of viaducts/bridges (long‑term, temperature‑driven and transient effects), settlements/differential settlements and their impact, expansion joints, bearings and articulation details, and overall load transfer mechanisms between the slab track system and the railway platform.
• Establish and promote best practice in health, safety, sustainability, cost, time, buildability and quality across the track–civils interface.
• Integrate Standard Slab Track with civil structures, ensuring technical compatibility and early identification of constraints.
• Evaluate structural movements, deflections, rotations and restraint conditions and assess their impact on slab track performance, system tolerances and construction feasibility.
• Provide site‑informed engineering judgement to optimise detailing, buildability, and sequencing at interfaces between structures and track.
• Coordinate and manage design interfaces with internal and external designers, ensuring integration is safe, technically robust and compliant with contractual requirements.
• Participate in engineering workshops, design reviews, and technical steering groups.
• Coordinate the Interface Control Documents (ICDs) and maintain clear, auditable records.
• Support the resolution of interfaces, ensuring timely close‑out with Main Works Civils, Stations, Systems, Make Works and other stakeholders.
• Prepare minutes, notes and technical reports to ensure transparent communication and accurate documentation.
• Identify opportunities to improve design by incorporating buildability, quality, safety and value optimisation.
• Support risk identification, mitigation and reporting relating to structural–track integration.
• Ensure all interface activities are managed in line with programme and escape issues proactively where needed.
• Maintain and promote awareness of SHE hazards and demonstrate active commitment to minimise associated risks.
• Attend meetings with the broader design, integration and construction teams and client in Birmingham or London.

Team Information

• Location: HS2 project offices in London Euston
• Type: Full‑time, permanent role

Qualifications

• Technical and management skills with a positive and collaborative approach.
• Enthusiastic team player, able to listen, understand, engage and motivate, with confidence to make decisions when required.
• Degree‑qualified in Civil Engineering or equivalent; Chartered or approaching Chartered status preferred.
• Experience in structures, geotechnics, civils or infrastructure, ideally within a rail environment.
• Ability to interpret structural drawings, details, movement envelopes and tolerances and understand their implications for track slab alignment and system constraints.
• Familiarity with interface management, technical assurance processes, and formal workflows for design coordination (ICDs, risk registers, change management, requirements traceability).
• Understanding of design procedures, British/Eurocode standards, and HS2‑specific standards and processes.
• Strong appreciation for 3D design and BIM and digital engineering, with the ability to use model reviews to identify clashes and integration risks.
• Excellent communication – both interpersonal and formal reporting, able to challenge constructively and influence decision‑making.
• Professional approach with clients, designers, JV partners, subcontractors and suppliers.
• A good commercial understanding of contracts, procurement routes and risk management.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• A wide range of family‑friendly policies
• Company car/car allowance/travel allowance
• 8 % matched pension contributions
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance
• 26 days holiday
• 2 wellbeing days
• 1 volunteering day
• Personal and professional development

Equal Opportunity Statement

We strive to create an environment where everybody feels welcome and valued. We’re on an exciting journey to employ the best talent to join us regardless of social background, race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.