Senior Rail Alignment Design Engineer

SYSTRA Arabia; Dammam; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

SYSTRA Arabia is seeking a Track Design Engineer with a solid design background to lead and assure track alignment design for rail projects in Saudi Arabia. You will coordinate multidisciplinary interfaces and drive delivery to client standards, while ensuring constructability and QA throughout the design lifecycle.

The role requires a decade of railway experience, proficiency with rail alignment software, and strong communication to manage stakeholders and document reviews for mainline, depot,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline; Master's preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in railway track alignment and geometric design.
• Proficiency with rail alignment and civil design software (OpenRail/OpenRoads, Civil 3D, MX, PowerRail Track) and BIM workflows.
• Experience with KSA/GCC rail projects and familiarity with local standards is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support the Engineering Lead to review horizontal and vertical alignment design for mainline, depot, and yard tracks.
• Define and enforce geometric design criteria, alignment control parameters, and tolerances across project phases.
• Conduct design checks, optioneering, and value engineering for alignments and transitions.
• Ensure compliance with rail standards and RAMS, maintainability, and ride quality considerations.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary interfaces with civil, structures, trackwork, signaling, drainage, utilities.
• Manage technical queries, change requests, and design approvals with audit trails.
• Lead design risk management for alignment choices and site conditions.
• Oversee contractor and designer performance on alignment deliverables.
• Maintain design schedules, registers, and progress reporting.
• Prepare and present technical reports and decision logs to stakeholders.
• Ensure constructability and staging are embedded and support site teams during construction.
• Implement QA processes including independent design reviews.
• Align deliverables with authority requirements and permitting processes.
• Engage with authorities and third parties to resolve constraints and secure approvals.

Skills

Strong communication

Stakeholder management

Report writing

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline

Master's degree preferred

Tools

OpenRail/OpenRoads

Civil 3D

MX

PowerRail Track

Job description

SYSTRA Arabia is seeking a Track Design Engineer with a solid design background to lead and assure track alignment design for rail projects in Saudi Arabia. You will coordinate multidisciplinary interfaces and drive delivery to client standards, while ensuring constructability and QA throughout the design lifecycle.

The role requires a decade of railway experience, proficiency with rail alignment software, and strong communication to manage stakeholders and document reviews for mainline, depot,