Job ID: 44436Reference: 300016313684892Location: Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom | York, Yorkshire, United Kingdom | Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, United Kingdom | Bristol, United Kingdom | Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom | London, Greater London, United KingdomDepartment: Systems EngineeringBusiness Unit: AUK UKWork Type: HybridDate Posted: 2026-09-16Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Role DescriptionCreate a Legacy Across the UK's Largest Rail ProjectsEvery railway tells a story. The next chapter is being written through some of the UK's most significant transport investments, and Arcadis is looking for Rail Systems professionals who want to help shape what comes next.Whether you are early in your career, building specialist expertise, or bringing years of delivery experience, you will have the opportunity to contribute to projects that will transform how people and communities connect. From HS2 and Washwood Heath Depot to Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU), Navan and other major rail programmes, you'll work alongside multidisciplinary teams delivering complex, high-profile infrastructure that will leave a lasting impact for generations.Career-Defining Projects. Role AccountabilitiesContribute to the successful delivery of rail systems design, integration, assurance and engineering activities across major rail programmes.Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, clients, contractors and stakeholders to develop and deliver integrated rail systems solutions.Support the development, coordination and verification of systems engineering requirements throughout project lifecycles.Contribute to safety, reliability, performance and operational readiness objectives.Support the development of innovative, sustainable and efficient engineering solutions.Share technical knowledge and contribute to a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement and professional development.Build trusted relationships with clients and project partners while supporting successful project outcomes.Help deliver infrastructure that improves connectivity, enhances passenger experience and creates long-term value for communities.Qualifications & ExperienceWe welcome applications from professionals at all career stages, including graduates, engineers, senior engineers, principal engineers and technical specialists.Experience within rail systems engineering or a related rail discipline.Knowledge of one or more rail systems areas such as signalling, telecoms, E&P, traction power, SCADA, control systems, systems integration, systems assurance or systems engineering.Understanding of systems engineering principles and lifecycle delivery within complex infrastructure programmes.Experience working within multidisciplinary project environments.A passion for delivering infrastructure that creates lasting benefits for passengers, communities and future generations. Due to the nature of some of the projects we deliver, successful candidates may be required to obtain and maintain BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standard) clearance. You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & BelongingWe want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. LI-MM2#LI-HYBRID
Graduate Rail System Engineering in London employer: Arcadis
Arcadis UK is an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and innovative work culture, where sustainability and resilience are at the forefront of our projects. Employees benefit from continuous professional development opportunities, a supportive environment, and the chance to work on impactful projects in the water and energy sectors. Located in the UK, we offer a dynamic workplace that values diversity and encourages creative solutions to complex engineering challenges.
