Senior Engineer – Bridges

SYSTRA; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

SYSTRA in India seeks a Senior Engineer - Bridges to lead rail and road bridge design across Bangalore & Chennai. You will oversee viaducts and structures, coordinate multidisciplinary inputs, and guide a team through design reviews and shop drawings.

The role requires 5–10 years of experience in structural analysis, proficiency with international codes, and willingness to travel to client sites. Join us to contribute to major infrastructure projects and ensure delivery excellence.

Qualifications

• BE in Civil Engineering and an M.Tech in Structural Engineering.
• 5–10 years of experience in structural analysis per international codes.
• Experience with design review and shop drawings.
• Willingness to travel to client sites.

Responsibilities

• Lead design of rails and road bridges, viaducts and structures.
• Produce reports and calculations per international railway bridge standards.
• Supervise a team of 4–5 junior engineers/draftsmen.
• Plan bridge surveys and inspections and record relevant data.
• Manage project delivery within budgets and resources.
• Ensure compliance with SYSTRA policies, safety and ISO standards.

Skills

Structural analysis

Team mentoring

Willingness to travel

Multi-disciplinary collaboration

Education

BE-Civil

M.Tech in Structural Engineering

Tools

Sofistick

MIDAS

Oasys

Job description

It has been more than 60 years since SYSTRA has garnered expertise that spans the entire spectrum of Mass Rapid Transit System. SYSTRA India’s valuable presence in India roots back to 1957, where SYSTRA worked on the electrification of Indian Railways. Our technical excellence, holistic approach and the tremendous talent provides a career that puts people who join us at the heart of improving transportation and urban infrastructure efficiency.

Understand better who we are by visiting www.systra.in

Context

In India, SYSTRA is an international consulting and engineering company operating in the fields of Metros, High Speed Rail, Railways, Roads, Buildings, Urban planning, and Water Infrastructure for public and private organizations.

CTR – Regional Technical Centre of Systra India takes care of the international production of major projects at Systra Group level. CTR team has expertise in design of High-Speed Rail, Metro, Conventional Rail, Bridges, Highways, Depots, Stations and Transport Planning. Starting from Feasibility/Concept stage to Detailed Design to IFC/Shop drawings, the disciplines involved have experience of designing in accordance with various international codes and delivered projects across the world.

CTR team has successfully delivered some major projects in UK, UAE, Tanzania, KSA, Australia, Canada and Denmark. One of the major achievements of India CTR team has been the design of HS2 project in UK. We played an instrumental role in delivering 3 major Sublots on HS2 with our teams proactively engaging with Front Office in UK and delivering beyond client expectations. This resulted in India team receiving many accolades from the contractor BBV and client HS2.

CTR team in India is proficient in working on multi-disciplinary projects integrating Design, BIM and Drawing production in a seamless workflow incorporating different software. The technical and management teams within CTR get an opportunity to work and interact with other CTR teams within Systra Group from Paris, Poland, Dubai, Philippines and Brazil.

We are seeking applications for the position of Senior Engineer - Bridges for Bangalore & Chennai.

Missions / Main Duties

• Take responsibility for Rail/Road bridge design, Viaduct & Structure design.
• Prepare reports and calculations in line with International Railway Bridge Design Standards.
• Should take lead for team of 4- 5 Junior Engineer's / Draftsman.
• Plan and deliver bridge surveys and inspections, including recording of all relevant information
• Complete bridge assessment calculation and reporting.
• Manage delivery of projects – take responsibility for budget and resource deployment on projects.
• Where required take responsibility for project delivery to agreed budgets.
• Where required prepare estimates for work items.
• Identify scope change items.
• Manage resources at a project level to ensure utilization and productivity is maintained.
• Ensure compliance of the Systra Group policies, particularly on ethics, safety and adherence to Company ISO Standards.

Profile / Skills

• BE-Civil + M.Tech in Structural Engineering
• 5 to 10 years of experience in structural analysis ensuring compliance with international codes and providing technical guidance during construction and shop drawing review.
• Experience on Software requirement Sofistick, Midas, Oasys.
• Actively working towards Professional qualification.
• Ability to work in a collaborative multi-discipline design team.
• Ability to complete assigned tasks with minimal supervision and provide support and mentoring to others.
• Ability to travel to client sites and other SYSTRA offices will be required.

We commit to put people who join us at the heart of improving transportation and urban infrastructure efficiency. As we are growing, this is time to be a part of this challenging adventure. It's not a job - it's a career!