Senior Rail Drainage Engineer | Lead Projects & Mentorship

Amey; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Holidays 24 days + BHs

Flexible benefits scheme including buy

Cycle-to-work scheme

Job summary

Amey, a leading provider of engineering and decarbonisation solutions, seeks a Senior Drainage Engineer-rail to join its Consulting Rail team. The role focuses on leading a design team across UK rail projects, delivering technically sound drainage schemes and advancing safety and efficiency in rail infrastructure.

You will mentor junior designers, oversee deliverables, manage budgets, and collaborate with clients throughout project lifecycles.

Qualifications

• Developed experience and expertise within Rail/Civil engineering field.
• Comprehensive knowledge of design processes and procedures relevant to civil engineering.
• Ability to produce or oversee technically sound Rail engineering deliverables.
• Experience with health, safety and welfare tasks per relevant regulations.
• Professional development path toward Incorporated or Chartered status or equivalent licence.
• Commitment to completing professional review or end point assessment.
• Degree or demonstrable equivalent further learning.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team, provide support to the Design Team Leader on Rail schemes, and mentor junior designers.
• Oversee production of designs, calculations, drawings and documentation for scheme deliverables.
• Assist with budgets, track costs and ensure quality and programme alignment.
• Liaise with client and supplier representatives at peer level and attend progress meetings.
• Contribute to bids and the overall work-winning function.
• Work on site on a visiting basis or full-time temporary role, including out-of-hours work.
• Manage actions of a small to medium sized local single-discipline technical team.

Skills

Rail/Civil engineering

Team leadership

Design calculations

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree

Job description

Amey, a leading provider of engineering and decarbonisation solutions, seeks a Senior Drainage Engineer-rail to join its Consulting Rail team. The role focuses on leading a design team across UK rail projects, delivering technically sound drainage schemes and advancing safety and efficiency in rail infrastructure.

You will mentor junior designers, oversee deliverables, manage budgets, and collaborate with clients throughout project lifecycles.