Senior Railway Track Alignment Engineer

Senior Engineer - Railway PathWay

 

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

This role is part of Arcadis’ Global Excellence Centre (GEC) and will join our 3,000+ talented individuals working in India, Romania, and Philippines, in partnership with Arcadis’ offices globally. The GEC brings key capabilities and capacity to support our clients seamlessly around the world. For those in GEC there are options to be dedicated to one country; developing deep knowledge and strong relationships, as well as opportunities to be part of teams working truly globally as a centre of excellence, offering diversity and variety. Arcadians are by nature, globally minded and culturally aware, and Arcadis strongly believes in flexibility which enables change over time as your career progresses. The GEC model is well embedded in Arcadis, and the strong relationships that exist between our global offices are truly unique. 

Role accountabilities:

• Lead and manage track alignment design projects, including switch and crossover design, platform design, track componentry, regression analysis, stressing, track bed design, gauging analysis, and interdisciplinary coordination. 

• Take ownership of project delivery ensuring compliance with relevant regulations, codes, and company quality management plans. 

• Review and approve design calculations, models, drawings, and reports prepared by junior engineers, driving a culture of accuracy and accountability. 

• Develop and implement technical methodologies that add value to project scopes and align with client and organisational objectives. 

• Create and maintain templates, checklists, and standard processes to enhance design efficiency and quality. 

• Proactively engage with clients and regional teams to define task scopes, develop plans and budgets for medium to complex projects, and monitor progress. 

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers and support their professional development, fostering knowledge sharing and best practices. 

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the GEC Management system related to project execution and quality standards. 

• Ensure adherence to BIM standards by managing project documentation within the CDE environment and leveraging BIM/Digital data analytics tools. 

• Champion health, safety, and wellbeing (HS&W) practices and safe design principles across projects. 

• Collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams, internal stakeholders across GBAs, and external clients to resolve complex technical issues. 

• Innovate and promote the adoption of sustainable design solutions, new technologies, and automation to improve project delivery and sustainability outcomes. 

• Development and enhancement of standardised design processes and contribute to automation initiatives. 

Qualifications & Experience:

• Strong foundation in track geometry and alignment design principles under varying conditions. 

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in track alignment design within rail projects, including both brownfield and greenfield environments. 

• Proven experience managing medium to large scale rail infrastructure projects, preferably with exposure to Indian and international contexts. 

• Proficient in relevant design software such as AutoCAD, MicroStation, Bentley Power Rail Track/OpenRail Designer, Civil 3D, ProVi, or equivalents. 

• Demonstrated experience in applying engineering codes, standards, and regulations with the ability to propose solutions when limitations arise. 

• Experience in BIM and digital data analytics tools, with a good understanding of multidisciplinary design processes. 

• Strong organisational, analytical, and leadership skills with a track record of successfully managing teams and projects. 

• Relevant professional accreditation or actively pursuing accreditation is highly desirable. 

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why equality and inclusion is at the forefront of all our activities. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity employer; women, minorities, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, caste, creed, colour, religion, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

Experience Level

Senior Level