Principal Rail Civil Engineer

AECOM; Croydon; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking firm dedicated to delivering impactful infrastructure solutions. As a Rail Principal Civils Engineer, you will lead innovative rail projects, ensuring quality and compliance while fostering strong client relationships. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work on diverse local and international projects, contributing to the development of sustainable infrastructure that enhances communities. Embrace the chance to collaborate with a dynamic team and grow your career in a supportive environment that values your unique contributions.

Benefits

Flexible Work Options

Professional Development Programs

Health and Well-being Benefits

Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives

Qualifications

• Proven design experience in Rail Civils projects.
• Strong business development and client relationship skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver multidisciplinary rail projects with a focus on client satisfaction.
• Develop concept and detailed designs, ensuring compliance with standards.

Skills

Civil Engineering

Rail Project Delivery

Business Development

Client Relationship Management

Health and Safety Compliance

Education

BSc in Civil Engineering

Chartered Engineer ICE

Job description

Company Description

Work with Us. Change the World.

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.

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 over 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.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

Our team has an established track record of successfully delivering major multidisciplinary rail projects working from our regional offices in London and Croydon and interfacing with other regional teams and Global design centres.

We are now looking to enhance and grow this team with a Rail Principal Civils Engineer who shares our enthusiasm and determination, to support our expanding workload.

You will have proven design experience within the Rail Civils covering all stages of the scheme lifespan and will have taken the lead on Civil and Structural Rail projects.

We are looking for someone who has proven experience in delivering rail projects to client’s satisfaction at the appropriate standard, ensuring accuracy of drawings and calculations, ensuring designs are economic, constructable and appropriate and that the relevant codes and standards to be complied with.

You will have strong business development and client relationships skills and the ability to develop and manage the work of others.

The team provides design, assessment, inspection, construction support and management services on a wide range of rail projects and our services offered to our clients include feasibility studies, outline designs and detailed designs.

Our clients are from the private and public sector and include Network Rail, London Underground, TFL, Nexus, TfGM and SYPTE as well as various Tier 1 contractors. Our current portfolio of works comprises a diverse mix of local, national and international Rail infrastructure projects.

Provide Expertise : Provide the engineering civils design and undertake the bids, procurement and initiation of contracts. You will be an individual who holds excellent track record of delivering various projects as a CRE/Lead Engineer role.

Collaborate: Receive brief from Project Manager and cascade through team members.

Ensure Quality : Develop concept and detailed designs including calculations reports and specifications. Check CAD drawings and design documentation produced by team members /liaise with designers and CAD Technicians. Prepare and check the technical reports.

Anticipate: Support development of project specifications for construction. Attend site during construction phase if necessary to ensure construction is in accordance with specifications/drawings. You will have a very good understanding of Health and Safety including CDM.

Qualifications

• BSc, BEng or Meng Degree in civil engineering
  
• Chartered Engineer ICE (or working towards) and member of a professional institution
  
• Experience within Rail Civils and Structures
  

Ideally you will be experienced in the use of Network Rail, London Underground, Railway Group Standards as well as the relevant British Standards and Eurocodes.

We recognise a variety of experience and backgrounds may suit this role and that experience levels in specific technical areas may vary. If you feel you only meet some of the requirements below or have transferrable skills, we would still love to hear from you!

Additional Information

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

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 $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. 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.

ReqID: J10128582

Business Line: Transportation

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: Europe & India

Career Area: Engineering

Work Location Model: Hybrid

Legal Entity: AECOM Limited