Senior Temporary Works Design Engineer

Balfour Beatty; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading rail infrastructure company is seeking an engineering professional to design and oversee Permanent Way projects. The role involves producing technical documentation, managing design teams, and ensuring compliance with safety regulations. Ideal candidates will have extensive knowledge of track design and engineering practices, and experience with relevant software tools. This position also offers flexible working and various employee benefits, aligning with industry standards and expectations.

Benefits

Smart working with up to 40% remote work

25 days paid annual leave

Family friendly policies including full pay for maternity/adoption leave

Qualifications

• Knowledge of engineering drawing practices required.
• Experience managing track design projects essential.
• Ability to lead small teams and manage workload.

Responsibilities

• Undertake Permanent Way design on projects.
• Produce technical documentation including calculations.
• Deliver design packages to budget and quality standards.

Skills

Knowledge of engineering drawing practices

Development of accurate track design

Ability to manage own workload

Knowledge of track and railway civil engineering

Working knowledge of safety legislation

Experience with Microstation, MX Rail

International/multiple client experience

Tools

Microstation

MX Rail

Bentley Railtrack

Clearoute/2

Job description

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About the role

Provide deliverables and a service that satisfies safety and quality requirements. Produce calculations, drawings and the associated service. Direct personnel as required.

Lead the production of investigations, reports and specifications. Ensure activity is in compliance with relevant technical, professional and group standards. Ensure project change is fully managed, implemented and recorded.

Undertake work using formal processes and procedures. Manage and record time and provide time estimates for projects/packages. Define detailed service requirements and liaise with Clients Engineering Representatives.

What you’ll be doing

Undertake Permanent Way design on projects, including liaising with client, contractors and multidisciplinary design teams to ensure that the permanent way is fully integrated into the overall scheme.

Produce technical documentation including calculations, reports and specifications in accordance with standards and procedures.

Produce designer’s risk assessments, eliminating hazards wherever possible through the design process.

Oversee technical aspects of track design work undertaken by the design team where required. Check/review the work of other team members. Deliver design packages to budget, quality and programme.

Maintain good relationships with Client’s key representative.

Who we’re looking for

• Knowledge of engineering drawing practices.
• Development of accurate track design, S&C and Plain Line.
• Ability to manage own workload and lead small teams.
• Knowledge and skills in aspects of track and railway civil engineering surveying, specification, construction/renewal within the UK.
• Working knowledge of safety legislation and regulations, including Health and Safety at Work Act and CDM 2015.
• Experience with Microstation, MX Rail, Bentley Railtrack, Clearoute/2.
• International/multiple client experience.

Desirable

• Experienced in the detailed facets of engineering for the particular discipline.
• Has delivered solutions to engineering problems in the design and builds environment.
• Has experience in leading medium sized teams.
• Experienced at operating to procedures and design office practices.
• Detailed design of trackform designs (e.g. drainage, under track crossings, formation design).
• Track renewals / maintenance experience.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities. Why join us? As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too.

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata).
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partner’s leave.
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more.

About us

Balfour Beatty works at the heart of the UK's rail networks - designing, enhancing and maintaining thousands of miles of the railways that connect communities and underpin growth. From feasibility studies, planning and design through to implementation and asset management, we provide multi-disciplinary rail infrastructure services across the lifecycle of rail assets. Our expertise covers electrification, track, power, civils, specialist rail plant, railway systems and technologies.

Diversity and inclusion at Balfour Beatty: we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone can thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background.

To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion. We are members of WISE, ENEI, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE).

In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long‑term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long‑term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

For more info, visit https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/. We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at [e-mail].