Senior Rail Earthworks Engineer – Formation & Grading Lead

Sener; Medina; On-site; SAR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Sener is seeking an experienced Senior Engineer Earthworks with 10+ years of earthworks design experience, including at least 5 years on rail projects, to support major railway infrastructure developments in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The role focuses on earthworks grading, formation, material balance and constructability in coordination with track, drainage, geotechnical and construction teams.

The candidate will lead earthworks design activities across concept, preliminary, detailed and

Qualifications

• A minimum of 10 years of professional earthworks design experience
• At least 5 years of earthworks design experience on rail projects is mandatory
• Proven experience designing earthworks for major railway and metro projects
• Strong experience in railway formation, grading, cut-and-fill assessment, slope design coordination, material balance, earthworks quantities, and constructability
• Demonstrated ability to prepare and review earthworks calculations, drawings, digital models, reports, specifications, quantities, and technical submissions
• Strong understanding of earthworks interfaces with track, alignment, drainage, geotechnical works, roads, structures, utilities, environmental requirements, and construction activities
• Experience contributing to earthworks optimization, spoil management, borrow-source planning, mass-haul assessments, or construction sequencing
• Bachelor s Degree in Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Transportation Engineering, or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead earthworks design across concept to tender stages
• Develop and review earthworks strategies, grading, cut-and-fill, formation designs and docs
• Prepare and review calculations, drawings, digital models, specs, reports and quantities
• Coordinate with alignment, drainage, geotech, roads, structures and utilities teams
• Support optimization, balance, spoil management, borrow-source planning and mass-haul studies
• Assess constructability, ground conditions, slopes, drainage and sequencing
• Identify and resolve earthworks design issues and risks
• Provide technical guidance to junior engineers and deliver high-quality designs

Skills

Earthworks design

Rail formation

Grading

Cut-and-fill

Mass hauls

Constructability

Coordination

Technical guidance

Education

Bachelors in Civil/Geotechnical/Transportation Eng

Job description

Sener is seeking an experienced Senior Engineer Earthworks with 10+ years of earthworks design experience, including at least 5 years on rail projects, to support major railway infrastructure developments in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The role focuses on earthworks grading, formation, material balance and constructability in coordination with track, drainage, geotechnical and construction teams.

The candidate will lead earthworks design activities across concept, preliminary, detailed and