Technician/Senior Technician - Rail Civils

WSP; Leeds; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP’s Rail Civil Engineering team in the UK is seeking a CAD-focused engineer to support the production of 2D rail-civils drawings and 2D/3D models using MicroStation within a ProjectWise environment.

You will work across multiple UK rail projects, collaborating with engineers, technicians and planners, while growing the team’s capability and delivering high-quality outputs to programme.

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 CAD QA processes and structured drawing checks.
• Able to work from survey data and topographical information.
• Experience coordinating drawings across interfaces with other disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Produce engineering CAD deliverables using Bentley products.
• Structure CAD designs with correct level of detail from feasibility to detailed design.
• Ensure drawings are prepared, stored, issued and archived per procedures.
• Manage drawings and models within a CDE (ProjectWise).
• Mentor junior staff and support design reviews and client queries.

Skills

2D rail drawings

2D/3D models

Clash detection

BIM workflows

LiDAR/point cloud

Mark-ups interpretation

Written communication

Interface coordination

Mentoring

Time management

Tools

MicroStation

ProjectWise

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.

What we would be looking for you to demonstrate…

MicroStation Experience

• 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