Graduate Rail Civil Engineer - Leeds (2027 Start)

AECOM; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is seeking graduates to join its railway engineering team in the UK. The role involves integrating designs from signalling, track and civils, planning phased construction, and delivering safe, sustainable solutions for rail projects across major infrastructure programmes.

You will work with mentors in a collaborative environment, contributing to projects that enhance urban mobility and station ecosystems while developing your professional expertise within a global infrastructure firm.

Qualifications

• BEng or MSc in Civil Engineering with 2:1 or equivalent.
• MEng in Civil Engineering 2:1 would be advantageous.
• Rail modules would be advantageous.
• Strong enthusiasm, work ethic and drive.
• Good MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Clear communication with clients and teams.

Responsibilities

• Integrating engineering designs from rail discipline areas (signalling, permanent way, civils).
• Plan construction and commissioning phasing to minimise passenger disruption.
• Ensure designs maximise sustainability across life of assets.
• Develop safe-to-build designs for operation and maintenance, protecting passengers.
• Produce concept designs addressing client challenges in rail renewal and enhancement.
• Work on structural inspection and design of bridges and railway structures.
• Perform analysis and calculations for new civil/structural components.
• Design railway stations and urban realm improvements.

Skills

BEng in Civil Eng

MEng in Civil Eng

Rail modules

Effective communication

MS Office

Education

BEng in Civil Engineering 2:1

MEng in Civil Engineering 2:1

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Company Description

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world's most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

Work with Us. Change the World.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of nearly 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

Job Description

Railway engineering is one of the most important ways that AECOM delivers a better world – we work on huge, complex and challenging railway infrastructure projects that increase urban and inter-city mobility for millions of people. AECOM is a global innovator in high-speed and urban transportation. Recent projects include major track improvements for the Southern Renewals Enterprise in England’s busiest passenger corridors, the Hong Kong–Shenzhen Western Rail Link (Hung Shui Kiu–Qianhai), the Elephant & Castle Station capacity upgrade in London, and key design and asset protection services for Network Rail frameworks across the UK, as well as delivering components of High Speed 2 and supporting global initiatives in sustainable rail.

We are looking for graduates who are team players and open thinkers who want to contribute to some of the biggest challenges in transportation infrastructure.

Job Responsibilities

• Integrating engineering designs from other complex railway skill areas such as signalling, permanent way, and civils.
• Planning the phasing of construction and commissioning work to minimise disruption to passengers and the public;
• Ensuring that designs maximise sustainability outcomes during construction and over whole life of assets;
• Developing designs that are safe to build, operate and maintain, and that protect the safety of passengers and the public;
• Producing concept and outline design proposals that solve client challenges in the maintenance, renewal and enhancement of railways;
• Working on structural inspection, assessment and design of bridges and other railway structures
• Analysis and calculation for new civil and structural components;
• Design of railway stations and working on projects that improve or create new urban realm, station buildings, platforms, footbridges and concourses.

Qualifications

• BEng in Civil Engineering 2:1 (or equivalent)
• MEng in Civil Engineering 2:1 (or equivalent) would be an advantage
• Modules in Rail would be an advantage
• Enthusiastic, hard-working, technically proficient, with ambition and drive
• Good Microsoft Office skills essential such as Word, Excel & PowerPoint
• Ability to communicate effectively to internal and external clients, both verbally & in writing with the confidence to engage with a variety of people (clients, colleagues, stakeholders and sub-contractors alike) and the aptitude to rationally explain, explore and discuss technical issues and capture feedback
• Enthusiastic, hard-working, with ambition and drive
• Ability to structure & prioritise work effectively through close cooperation with the team as a whole
• Ability to work in a team and independently without losing initiative & focus

Additional Information

• You must have the right to work in the UK.

You’ll gain invaluable experience, supported by mentors and technical experts, with a structured development framework to help you grow and thrive.

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at [e-mail]

At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives. If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address [e-mail] if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.