Slab track - Civils design integration lead

Lead and manage all design interfaces between viaducts, structures, tunnels, earthworks and the Standard Slab Track system, ensuring that the slab track solution is fully integrated, buildable, and meets all requirements for structural behaviour, movements, durability and long-term performance. This role places a strong emphasis on interpreting and assessing structural behaviour and understanding geotechnical behaviour, including movements, settlements, expansion joints, bearings and articulation details affecting track behaviour.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage design interfaces with internal and external designers, ensuring that integration is safe, technically robust and compliant with contractual requirements.
• Input into engineering workshops, design reviews and integration or technical steering groups.
• Manage the Interface Control Documents (ICDs) and maintain clear, auditable records.
• Lead or support the resolution of interfaces, ensuring timely close-out with Main Works Civils, Stations, Systems, Make Works, and other stakeholders.
• Prepare minutes, notes and technical reports to ensure transparent communication and accurate documentation.
• Identify opportunities to improve design by incorporating buildability, quality, safety and value optimisation.
• Support risk identification, mitigation and reporting relating to structural-track integration.
• Ensure all interface activities are managed in line with programme and escalate issues proactively where needed.
• Maintain and promote awareness of SHE hazards and demonstrate active commitment to minimise associated risks.
• Attend meetings with the broader design, integration and construction teams and client in London/Birmingham.

Strong leadership and management skills, with a positive and collaborative approach; enthusiastic team player, able to listen, engage and motivate, and confident to make decisions when required. Solid technical understanding of structural engineering principles, including evaluation of movements/deflections in bridges and viaducts. Ability to interpret structural drawings, details, movement envelopes, tolerances and understand their implications for track slab alignment and system constraints. Familiarity with interface management, technical assurance processes, and formal workflows for design coordination (ICDs, risk registers, change management, requirements traceability). Understanding of design procedures, British/Eurocode standards, and HS2-specific standards and processes (preferably). A good commercial understanding of contracts, procurement routes and risk management. Strong appreciation for 3D design and BIM and digital engineering, with ability to use model reviews to identify clashes and integration risks. Excellent communication—interpersonal and formal reporting—able to challenge constructively and influence decision-making. Professional approach with clients, designers, JV partners, subcontractors and suppliers.

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified in Civil Engineering or equivalent; Chartered or approaching Chartered status preferred.
• Experience in structures, geotechnics, civils or infrastructure, ideally within a Rail environment.
• Ability to interpret structural drawings, details, movement envelopes, tolerances and their implications for track slab alignment and system constraints.
• Knowledge of design procedures and standards, including British/Eurocode; HS2-specific standards and processes preferred.
• Experience with interface management and formal design coordination processes (ICDs, risk registers, change management, requirements traceability).
• Knowledge of 3D design, BIM and digital engineering; able to use model reviews to identify clashes and risks.
• Experience working in a collaborative multidisciplinary team environment.
• Strong commercial awareness related to contracts, procurement routes and risk management.

Work location: London/Birmingham. Attend meetings with the broader design, integration and construction teams and client in Birmingham/London.