Senior Track Design Engineer

CarmichaelUK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Carmichael UK is recruiting a Senior Track Design Engineer to deliver Permanent Way designs from feasibility through detailed design for UK rail upgrade schemes. The role can be based in London or Derby and involves plain line and S&C renewals, track lowering, platform extensions, linespeed improvements and related analysis.

The successful candidate will lead design activities across multidisciplinary teams, produce technical documentation, and mentor junior engineers while ensuring projects

Qualifications

• HNC in Engineering with substantial relevant experience, or a degree in Civil Engineering.
• Strong experience delivering detailed Permanent Way designs, including plain line and S&C.
• Knowledge of trackform, track components and UK railway engineering.
• Experience of Network Rail standards and/or London Underground requirements.
• Proficiency with MicroStation and Bentley Rail Track and/or OpenRail.
• Ability to manage your own workload and provide technical leadership to a small team.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking Permanent Way design and ensuring track elements are fully integrated into multidisciplinary schemes
• Producing technical calculations, reports, specifications and design documentation
• Developing accurate plain line and S&C designs
• Producing designer’s risk assessments and eliminating hazards through the design process
• Reviewing and checking technical work completed by other members of the design team
• Delivering design packages to the required programme, budget and quality standards
• Attending interdisciplinary design reviews and liaising with clients, contractors and engineering teams
• Developing practical and cost-effective solutions in line with the client brief
• Providing technical guidance, mentoring and support to junior team members

Skills

Permanent Way design

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

HNC in Engineering

Civil Engineering degree

Tools

MicroStation

Bentley Rail Track

OpenRail

Job description

Carmichael UK is working with a leading Tier 1 rail contractor to recruit a Senior Track Design Engineer. The position can be based from either London or Derby and offers the opportunity to deliver Permanent Way designs across a range of UK rail upgrade, renewal and enhancement schemes.

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and delivering track designs from feasibility through to detailed design. This will include plain line and switches and crossings renewals, track lowering, platform extensions, linespeed improvements, structural gauging and passing clearance analysis.

Key responsibilities

• Undertaking Permanent Way design and ensuring track elements are fully integrated into multidisciplinary schemes
• Producing technical calculations, reports, specifications and design documentation
• Developing accurate plain line and S&C designs
• Producing designer’s risk assessments and eliminating hazards through the design process
• Reviewing and checking technical work completed by other members of the design team
• Delivering design packages to the required programme, budget and quality standards
• Attending interdisciplinary design reviews and liaising with clients, contractors and engineering teams
• Developing practical and cost-effective solutions in line with the client brief
• Providing technical guidance, mentoring and support to junior team members

About you

• HNC in Engineering with substantial relevant experience, or a degree in Civil Engineering or an equivalent discipline
• Strong experience producing detailed Permanent Way designs, including plain line and S&C
• Good knowledge of trackform, track components and UK railway engineering
• Experience of railway surveying, specification, construction or renewals
• Understanding of Network Rail standards and/or London Underground requirements
• Working knowledge of the Health and Safety at Work Act and CDM Regulations 2015
• Proficiency with MicroStation and Bentley Rail Track and/or OpenRail
• Ability to manage your own workload and provide technical leadership to a small team
• Chartered, incorporated or working towards professional qualification would be advantageous

Experience in trackform drainage, under-track crossings, formation design, track renewals, stressing, ClearRoute or acting as a Contractor’s Responsible Engineer would also be beneficial.