Track Engineer

Overview

In this role you will contribute to Scotland’s Permanent Way Design team, delivering safe, efficient rail designs across renewals, enhancements and new-builds. You will interpret client briefs, develop track concepts, and support the design lifecycle from feasibility to detail design. You will work with cross-functional teams to ensure compliant, technically sound solutions that align with Arup’s collaborative culture and ambitious rail projects. This is a chance to impact major UK infrastructure and grow within a multidisciplinary environment.

Pay / Benefits

• Profit Share
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Accident insurance
• Income protection
• Flexible benefits

Responsibilities

• Produce permanent way designs for plain line track, switches and crossings, junction layouts, depots, sidings and related railway infrastructure
• Prepare feasibility studies, option reports, outline designs and detailed design packages
• Develop track alignments, gauging assessments, geometry calculations, technical specs, drawings and reports
• Review and verify design calculations, drawings and documents to ensure high-quality delivery
• Perform design risk assessments and contribute to hazard identification and risk management
• Coordinate with clients, project managers, construction teams and multidisciplinary design colleagues throughout delivery

Key requirements

• Experience producing permanent way feasibility, scheme and detailed designs (layouts, calculations, renewals, gauging reports)
• Ability to independently manage and deliver design work with sound technical judgement and railway standards knowledge
• Experience using Bentley Rail Track, OpenRail, ProjectWise, ClearRoute 2, Track-Ex, SD Calculator and Bentley MicroStation in a Common Data Environment
• Knowledge of legislation, regulations and industry requirements (CDM, CSM, Network Rail standards, RSSB, National Technical Specification Notices)
• Engineering degree or equivalent; membership or progression toward ICE or Rail Industry Association

• Cross-functional collaboration
• Strong communication and coordination
• Analytical thinking and problem solving
• Bentley Rail Track
• OpenRail
• ProjectWise

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