- Develop detailed Permanent Way designs across rail upgrade, renewal and enhancement projects.
- Produce designs covering plain line and S&C renewals, track lowering, platform extensions and linespeed improvement schemes.
- Undertake structural gauging and passing clearance analysis.
- Produce technical documentation, including calculations, reports and specifications.
- Prepare designer's risk assessments and ensure hazards are appropriately addressed through the design process.
- Review and check the work of other team members.
- Oversee technical aspects of track design where required.
- Deliver design packages to agreed quality, programme and budget requirements.
- Attend formal interdisciplinary design reviews.
- Liaise with clients, contractors and multidisciplinary design teams.
- Mentor and support less experienced members of the design team.
About You
You will ideally have:
- HNC with substantial engineering experience or a relevant Civil Engineering degree/equivalent.
- Strong experience in Permanent Way and track design.
- Experience developing accurate track, S&C and Plain Line designs.
- Knowledge of trackform and track componentry.
- Experience managing your own workload and leading small teams.
- Knowledge of UK railway track and/or railway civil engineering surveying, specification and construction/renewal.
- Understanding of UK rail safety legislation and CDM .
- Working knowledge of Network Rail Group and Line Standards and/or LU equivalents.
- Experience using MicroStation and Bentley RailTrack and/or OpenRail.
- Ideally, professional accreditation or working towards professional qualification.
- Detailed trackform design, including drainage, under track crossings and formation design.
- Track renewals and maintenance.
- Knowledge of stressing.
- Previous experience as a Contractor's Responsible Engineer.
- Experience with ClearRoute.
If you are an experienced Permanent Way Design Engineer looking for a long-term contract opportunity with a major rail engineering environment, we would be keen to hear from you.
Permanent Way Design Engineer Docklands, London, UK
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