Senior Rail Alignment Lead for MRT & Urban Rail

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

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.