Senior Rail Civil Engineer

AECO; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM in Glasgow is seeking a Senior Rail Civils Design Engineer to join our transportation team. Based at the Glasgow office with hybrid work options, you will lead civil design across rail projects from feasibility to detailed design and interface with multi-disciplinary teams.

You will deliver a wide range of civils designs—from stations to depots and power upgrades—while ensuring quality and technical leadership.

Qualifications

• Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status targeted.
• Recognised engineering qualification or degree in engineering.
• Experience leading civil design and interfacing across disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a wide range of civils designs across rail projects from feasibility to detailed design and lead multidisciplinary coordination.
• Provide technical leadership and expertise to the Civils design team throughout projects.
• Ensure quality and successful management of interfaces and project delivery.

Skills

Rail Civils design

Engineering leadership

CEng/IEng status

Stakeholder management

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

• Legal Entity: AECOM Infrastructure and Environment UK Limited
• Business Line: Transportation
• Work Location Model: Hybrid
• Operating Group: International
• Primary Location: UK - Glasgow - 177 Bothwell Street

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

We are searching for a Senior Rail Civils design engineer to join us here at AECOM, based in our Glasgow office. As a region, we have an established record for successfully delivering Rail Projects.

Each team member has a development plan to provide a clear pathway to personal development and career progression. The team provides technical leadership of projects throughout the infrastructure lifecycle from feasibility, preliminary and detailed stage designs.

Our clients are many and varied from both the private and public sector and include the major custodians of the UK’s rail network, numerous local authorities, and major Contractors.

Here’s what you’ll do:

Deliver:Undertake thedelivery of a wide range of civils designsrangingfrom stations to train maintenance and servicing depots and power supply upgrades. We also provide support to other parts of AECOM’s business on major multi-disciplinary projects.

Provide Expertise:Work with the Civilsdesign team on all aspects of multi-disciplinary projects, from conceptual phases to implementation.

Ensure Quality: Working through the complexities of our Transportation projects, you will hold our clients’ hands and overcome problems in unison when they inevitably arise.

If you're passionate about innovation and turning bold ideas into reality, AECOM welcomes you. Join our team, where we don't just construct infrastructure but also uplift communities and enhance lives. Why not give our AECOM Water page on LinkedIn a follow to stay updated on the impactful projects we're working on and see firsthand the difference we're making in the industry!

Qualifications

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

Here’s what we’re looking for:

Chartered or Incorporated Engineer CEng/ Ieng or working towards this status.

Recognised engineering qualification or preferably a degree in engineering

Knowledge of Civils Design experience in technical engineering leadership which impact on discipline design principles and demonstrate experience of the successful management of interfaces within projects.

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 applicationprocess, 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 aDisabilityConfidentEmployer 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 theDisabilityConfidentInterview Scheme.

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