Technician/Senior Technician - Rail Civils

WSP in the UK & Ireland; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working policy

Career development opportunities

Job summary

WSP is seeking a Rail Civil Engineering professional to join our team in the UK. You will produce accurate 2D rail‑civil drawings, develop 2D/3D models, and support multi‑disciplinary projects across our Leeds, Manchester, London, Birmingham or Glasgow offices.

You will work with engineers and technicians, mentoring junior staff and ensuring CAD deliverables meet QA standards. The role emphasizes collaboration, project controls and safeguarding health and safety across all tasks.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to produce accurate 2D rail‑civils drawings to UK standards.
• Experience developing and checking 2D and 3D models for multidisciplinary rail projects.
• Familiar with applying CAD QA processes, CRA‑V practices and structured drawing checks.
• Able to work from survey data, topographical information and other discipline inputs.

Responsibilities

• Produce CAD deliverables using Bentley tools across FE/Detail design stages.
• Structure CAD designs and ensure compliance with varying CAD standards.
• Coordinate with project teams to integrate multidisciplinary inputs and manage drawing requirements.
• Mentor junior technicians and support design reviews.
• Assist with storage, filing and archiving of documents in the project team.

Skills

Rail civil engineering

MicroStation

3D/BIM modelling

ProjectWise

CAD drafting

QA processes

Mentoring junior staff

UK rail standards

Tools

Bentley CAD tools

Data Management Systems

Job description

Job Description

What if you could shape a career as unique as you?

At WSP, you can always find opportunities to grow and do what matters to you. Make the most of our global reach to discover new challenges and chances to work with diverse, talented individuals who will help you expand your horizons.

A Little More About Your Role…

• An opportunity to join our Rail Civil Engineering team located in one of WSP’s offices located in Leeds, Manchester, London, Birmingham or Glasgow.


• Assist to grow the team, supporting others development and personal growth.


• The opportunity to develop and grow in the role with support & mentoring to get the best out of your career and provide fantastic opportunities to progress your WSP career.


• Preparation of technical outputs to the highest standards in accordance with the WSP’s quality management system.


• Resolving rail civil engineering issues with the Engineering team through strong communication and collaboration.


• Production of drawings working closely with Engineers and Technicians to delivery to programme.


• Familiar and compliant with relevant Health, Safety and Welfare regulations and to promote WSP’s SHEW culture within your team.


• Proactively manage the delivery of drawings and models in MicroStation and within a CDE, such as Projectwise.


• Assist with Site Surveys, where necessary.

Your Team

• Opportunity for growth in a small / growing team. Career progression. Opportunity to gain involvement and influence the growth of the team and development of the team expertise with bid opportunities


• Opportunity to provide technical support into assigned projects and be expected to guide/mentor the design team to achieve its deliverables. Projects being delivered will be for a range of clients, including Network Rail, Contractors, Developers & HS2


• Opportunities available to provide a wide variety of both technical, management and business functions with strong career development and advancement opportunities.


• Opportunity to work under mentorship to develop and undertake CRE responsibilities on Rail pro-jects. Similarly, there is an opportunity to work under mentorship as a CEM depending on experience.


• Operate in a multi-disciplinary environment and delivering projects in a Common Data Environment (CDE).


• Opportunity to work on small teams / tasks / projects, possible line management responsibilities, supporting junior members of staff to support their development and reporting directly to the line manager.

Roles/Responsibilities

• The production of engineering CAD deliverables using various CAD based tools, predominantly Bentley products.


• Can produce with support CAD based deliverables with the correct level of detail for the required stage of design. This could be feasibility through to detailed design.


• Can competently structure CAD designs.


• Can comply with varying CAD standards ensuring all deliverables are compliant.


• Has experience of using Data Management Systems and can comply with the system standards.


• Has some experience of multi-disciplinary design coordination using CAD tools and with support can integrate other designs into their own


• Liaise with colleagues, other departments and project teams with respect to drawing requirements


• Provide the Project Engineering Team with CAD & Design support throughout the project.


• Ensure that drawings are prepared, stored, issued and archived in accordance with company procedures


• Ensure that chargeable work can be evaluated by the preparation of adequate records of time spent


• Experience Train other staff members on the use of Microstation by means of individual coaching group training courses as appropriate


• Assist, when required, with storage, filing and archiving of documents.


• Becoming familiar and compliant with WSP Health, Safety and Wellbeing policies.

MicroStation Experience

What we would be looking for you to demonstrate…

• Proven ability to produce accurate 2D rail‑civils drawings to UK standards.


• Experience developing and checking 2D and 3D models for multidisciplinary rail projects.


• Familiar with applying CAD QA processes, CRA‑V practices and structured drawing checks.


• Able to work from survey data, topographical information and other discipline inputs


• Work through full CAD lifecycle (site data – model – drawing – QA).

3D / BIM Experience

• Capable of creating 3D MicroStation models (track slab, walkways, structural elements).


• Able to generate long sections, cross sections and cut‑through views to show design changes, ground variation and asset interfaces.


• Clash detection awareness — able to identify clashes visually within the 3D environment (e.g., structures vs gauge, walkway vs equipment zones, civils vs signalling), supporting coordinated design reviews.


• Experience supporting BIM‑aligned workflows, including multidisciplinary model coordination.


• Comfortable using LiDAR / point cloud data to inform accurate 3D modelling.

ProjectWise Experience

• Confident navigating ProjectWise, including check‑in/out, version control and workflow management - correct assurance process from Drawer- Designer-Checker-Approver and setting up Document Sets.


• Ensures compliance with naming conventions, metadata requirements and document control processes.


• Experienced issuing and managing CAD models and drawings within ProjectWise for UK and international rail projects

Rail Design Experience

• Base understanding of rail‑civils requirements, including key design principles such as gauges, clearances, heights, offsets, access/maintainability needs, structural constraints, and how these influence lineside civils, stations, depots and level crossing design.


• Understanding process of Technical Queries (may be more aligned to Senior Technicians), how they are raised and what input from CAD would be required (sketches, checks, dimensions etc).


• Able to manage your own time to meet project deadlines and budget targets.


• Able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team comprising planners, designers, engineers and technicians, providing technical guidance to less experienced members of the team.

Working Practices & Soft Skills

• Ability to interpret engineers’ mark‑ups and sketches accurately.


• Comfortable working across multiple UK projects in parallel.Good written communication for comments, queries, and clarifications.


• Awareness of the importance of accuracy, consistency, and QA in UK rail submissions.

Other

• Experience mentoring junior technicians.


• Coordinating drawings across interfaces with other disciplines i.e. Civils, Structures, MEP, Track, Signalling, Telecoms, etc.


• Supporting design reviews and responding to comments.


• Ability to respond to Project Manager and Client requests and meet challenging deadlines

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Work on landmark projects around the world and embrace opportunities to make an even bigger impact in the communities you care about. What if you could do the best work of your life and create a legacy for yourself?

About Us

We are one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Our passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 11,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

Work-life balance

At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It’s important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests and your community.

Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.

Inclusivity & Belonging

We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP. We have our employee resource groups bring together employees and allies with different backgrounds to promote a culture of inclusivity.

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