Senior Rail Alignment Engineer

WSP CONSULTANCY PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP Consultancy Pte. Ltd. in Singapore seeks a Senior Rail Alignment Engineer to lead planning, design, and optimisation of railway alignments for major projects.

You will coordinate with civil, track, stations, tunnels, and rail systems teams throughout feasibility to construction support. The role requires strong knowledge of local design requirements, authority submissions, and advanced use of Bentley OpenRail Designer/OpenRail and AutoCAD/Civil 3D.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of rail alignment design experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead horizontal and vertical railway alignment design for MRT, metro and other urban rail projects.
• Develop and assess alignment options from feasibility through detailed design.
• Design and optimise geometry, profiles, cant/superelevation, and junctions.
• Coordinate alignment interfaces with stations, tunnels, depots, and other structures.
• Optimize alignments for constructability, land constraints, and safety.
• Prepare and review alignment plans, data, and technical documentation.
• Undertake design checking and technical reviews.
• Apply knowledge of Singapore rail infrastructure design, delivery and approval requirements.
• Coordinate with multiple teams to resolve geometric and interface constraints.
• Support authority submissions and design clarifications.
• Independently develop and review rail alignment models using specialist software.
• Demonstrate proficiency in Bentley OpenRail Designer/OpenRail and MicroStation.
• Use AutoCAD and Civil 3D for coordination and drawing production.
• Work within Bentley ProjectWise and BIM/digital engineering workflows.
• Coordinate models with multidisciplinary BIM and digital design practices.
• Maintain configuration, revision control, and traceability.
• Ensure designs comply with codes and authority requirements.
• Review drawings and calculations for technical accuracy.
• Identify risks and mitigate design, safety, and interface issues.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of alignment workflows.
• Provide mentoring to junior engineers.

Skills

Rail alignment planning

Multidisciplinary coordination

Singapore rail standards

Design reviews

Project lifecycle input

Tools

OpenRail Designer

OpenRail

MicroStation

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

ProjectWise

Job description

Reports to: Technical Director/Rail Technical Lead

Purpose

The Senior Rail Alignment Engineer will lead the planning, development, design, optimisation and technical coordination of railway alignments for major rail infrastructure projects in Singapore. The role requires a specialist with strong knowledge of local rail design requirements and approval processes, together with advanced proficiency in recognised rail alignment design and modelling software.

The successful candidate will provide technical input throughout the project lifecycle, from feasibility studies and option development through detailed design, authority submissions and construction support. The role will involve close coordination with civil, structural, geotechnical, trackwork, stations, tunnels, depots, rail systems and architectural teams.

Key Responsibility Area

1. Rail Alignment Planning & Design

• Lead horizontal and vertical railway alignment design for MRT, metro and other urban rail projects.
• Develop and assess alignment options from feasibility and concept stages through preliminary and detailed design.
• Design and optimise horizontal geometry, vertical profiles, transition curves, cant or superelevation, track centres, clearances, turnouts, crossovers and junction arrangements.
• Coordinate alignment interfaces with stations, platforms, tunnels, shafts, viaducts, bridges, depots and depot throat arrangements.
• Optimize alignments considering constructability, land constraints, existing infrastructure, utilities, geotechnical conditions, operational requirements, safety and whole-life performance.
• Prepare and review alignment plans, profiles, setting-out data, design reports, specifications and associated technical documentation.
• Undertake design checking and technical reviews appropriate to the level of appointment.

2. Singapore Rail Project Delivery

• Apply practical knowledge of Singapore rail infrastructure design, delivery and approval requirements.
• Coordinate with station, tunnel, viaduct, depot, civil, structural, trackwork and rail systems teams to resolve geometric and interface constraints.
• Support interfaces with existing MRT assets, roads, utilities, developments and other affected infrastructure.
• Participate in technical workshops, design reviews and coordination meetings with clients, authorities, contractors and stakeholders.
• Prepare and support authority submissions, technical responses, presentations and design clarifications.

3. Software & Digital Engineering

• Independently develop, manage and review rail alignment models using specialist rail design software.
• Demonstrate advanced proficiency in Bentley OpenRail Designer / OpenRail and Bentley MicroStation.
• Use AutoCAD and Civil 3D for design coordination, drawing production and exchange of civil information, where required.
• Work within controlled digital environments such as Bentley ProjectWise, where applicable
• Coordinate alignment models with multidisciplinary BIM and digital engineering models.
• Maintain alignment configuration, revision control, traceability and design change records

4. Technical Assurance & Quality

• Ensure alignment designs comply with project design criteria, applicable codes, standards, authority requirements and approved technical procedures.
• Review drawings, calculations, models, reports and submissions for technical accuracy, completeness and consistency.
• Identify alignment-related design, safety, constructability and interface risks and develop practical mitigation measures.
• Support design verification, interdisciplinary reviews, technical assurance and quality-control processes.
• Contribute to the improvement of rail alignment workflows, templates, standards and digital design practices.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers and designers.

Key Competencies & Experience

1. Professional Experience

• Minimum 10 years of relevant professional experience in rail alignment design, including substantial Singapore or local rail project experience.
• Demonstrated experience on major MRT, metro, railway or comparable urban rail infrastructure projects.
• Proven experience delivering alignment designs from feasibility or concept stage through detailed design and construction support.
• Strong multidisciplinary coordination experience involving stations, tunnels, viaducts, depots, trackwork and rail systems.
• Experience working with Singapore transport authorities, rail operators, consultants or major rail contractors is preferred.

2. Professional Qualifications & Certificates

• Relevant recognised professional registration, qualification or competency certification appropriate to the role and scope of responsibility.
• Registration as a Professional Engineer (Civil) in Singapore, Chartered Engineer or equivalent recognised professional registration is preferred.
• Valid competency certificates or formal training records for specialist rail alignment design software are preferred.
• Relevant BIM, d