Rail Technical Lead: Systems & Integration

RailBays; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a Rail Technical Lead to join the southeastern team in London & Croydon. You will spearhead multi-disciplinary rail programs, integrating architecture, track, civils, electrical, telecoms, structures and signalling into safe, reliable solutions.

You will drive technical strategy, oversee systems integration, and ensure quality assurance while mentoring teams, engaging clients, and pursuing tenders to grow the transportation business.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering complex rail programs in leadership roles.
• Proven systems integration across track, civils, signaling, and power.
• Experience guiding designs through construction, testing, commissioning.
• Engineering or architectural degree with professional registration.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary technical liaison for clients, translating requirements into robust technical solutions and phased delivery plans.
• Lead workshops, options assessments, value engineering and risk/issue resolution sessions with operators, maintainers, utilities, and third-party stakeholders.
• Establish and manage the technical governance framework, including design reviews, hazard logs, change control, conformity assessments, and independent checks/peer reviews.
• Ensure adherence to client specifications, standards, and quality procedures, maintaining audit trails and deliverables register.
• Plan for and execute tenders through strategic planning and development of client and internal relationships.

Skills

Rail program leadership

Systems integration

Stakeholder engagement

Technical governance

Client liaison

Education

Engineering/architectural degree

Professional registration

Tools

Digital delivery tools

Coordination workflows

Job description

AECOM is seeking a Rail Technical Lead to join the southeastern team in London & Croydon. You will spearhead multi-disciplinary rail programs, integrating architecture, track, civils, electrical, telecoms, structures and signalling into safe, reliable solutions.

You will drive technical strategy, oversee systems integration, and ensure quality assurance while mentoring teams, engaging clients, and pursuing tenders to grow the transportation business.