Rail Design Engineer – CRE Lead for Feasibility to Design

ARM; Wimbledon; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ARM is seeking an experienced Design Engineer to support rail infrastructure proposals from feasibility to detailed design. The role covers development of safe, robust engineering solutions aligned with programme, cost, and quality requirements, with duties from option development to interface management.

The position requires an Engineering degree and IRSE Principles Designer licence, PTS, and strong rail engineering experience.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent qualification/training.
• IRSE Principles Designer licence or equivalent asset-specific qualification.
• Strong rail engineering experience in a principal engineering discipline.
• Experience in option development and evaluation.
• Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills.
• Good understanding of rail infrastructure and lifecycle stages.
• Experience with CDM, risk assessment and external audit requirements.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• PTS essential.
• Ability to work across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the engineering development of allocated proposals from remit through to project completion.
• Develop and evaluate engineering options considering safety, reliability, capacity, maintainability, construction and environmental requirements.
• Ensure proposals comply with relevant standards and requirements.
• Act as Contractor's Responsible Engineer (CRE) where competent.
• Support risk identification and assessment using appropriate methodologies.
• Manage scope and change control affecting cost, time and performance.
• Support selection and development of preferred options.
• Prepare engineering data and documentation for detailed design.
• Support CDM Principal Designer through project stages.
• Manage interfaces across disciplines and programmes.
• Monitor and assess consultants and contractors during development stages.
• Ensure activities meet safety, quality, cost and programme standards.
• Provide technical support and respond to design queries.

Skills

Rail engineering

Option development

Risk assessment

Stakeholder management

CDM understanding

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

ARM is seeking an experienced Design Engineer to support rail infrastructure proposals from feasibility to detailed design. The role covers development of safe, robust engineering solutions aligned with programme, cost, and quality requirements, with duties from option development to interface management.

The position requires an Engineering degree and IRSE Principles Designer licence, PTS, and strong rail engineering experience.