Location
London, Manchester, Birmingham

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
What if you could do the kind of work the world needs? At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

We are seeking a Senior/Principal Track Engineer to join our established Rail Engineering Services team in the Southwest or the Midlands to take a leading role on the technical delivery of our diverse portfolio of rail engineering projects across the UK, Ireland, and overseas. This role will require time working in our London offices, as well as travel across the country and internationally as required for project needs.

Key responsibilities include:
- Taking a leading role on project delivery as a Lead Designer or in an Integration role
- Working collaboratively with multi-disciplines to develop engineering solutions from a technical perspective
- Supporting the wider track community through contributing to development design processes and tools
- Mentoring and supporting the development of the next generation of engineers
- Supporting major projects in the UK, Ireland and globally including schemes like East West Rail, Northern Powerhouse Rail and Dublin Metrolink
- Setting an example for health, safety and welfare on your projects and instilling a strong safety culture within the delivery team
- Leading design coordination activities such as integrated design reviews and promoting digitalisation to aid delivery

You will work on exciting and inspiring projects for a variety of infrastructure owners, national and local governments, public and private sector clients including Translink, Transport Infrastructure Ireland, MetroLink, Iarnród Éireann-Irish Rail, Network Rail and HS2. You will be part of the Track Technical Advisory team within the Track Engineering Service Line – a team of professionally qualified, talented and diverse individuals that work together to:
- Support projects from the earliest stages of feasibility through to detailed design
- Provide subject matter specialist knowledge focusing on track technical interface
- Deliver technical excellence to clients through project delivery

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all. Work on landmark projects around the world and embrace opportunities to make an even bigger impact in the communities you care about. What if you could do the best work of your life and create a legacy for yourself? With us, you can. Apply today.

Experience
- Strong technical background in track engineering with knowledge of key discipline interfaces
- Experience delivering projects to a variety of standards including Network Rail and EuroNorms
- Proven experience across multiple parts of the full project lifecycle from initial feasibility studies to detailed design and implementation
- Experience undertaking the role of Track Lead Designer as CRE or Deputy CRE as appropriate to project size
- Desire and ability to travel internationally

About you
- Chartered or Incorporated registration with a relevant professional engineering institution
- Strong leadership and mentoring skills
- Collaborative team player with excellent communication skills

Qualifications
- Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status is essential

Desirable
- Prior experience as Design & Engineering Manager, leading smaller schemes or as a deputy
- Technical specialist knowledge in track sub-disciplines such as trackbed engineering, gauging or componentry
- Experience delivering designs using Bentley Open Rail Designer
- Corridor modelling experience
- International project delivery experience