Rail Civil Engineer

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The post is a Rail Civils Design Engineer working within a multidisciplinary team delivering a portfolio of exciting, varied rail projects as part of a growing Rail Business. Your work will include producing preliminary and detailed engineering layouts, technical studies and reports, generation and evaluation of technical design options, design calculations and analysis, specialised report writing and interfacing with other disciplines.

You will also be responsible for providing civil engineering design capability to railway projects, and to provide civil engineering skills and technical knowledge of railway design within an environment of high quality and timeliness.

The Bristol Rail Civils team forms part of the wider Bristol Rail Team under the Mid-West Transport Group umbrella. The team works closely with other Rail Teams across the UK, including the larger Birmingham Team. The position offers scope for personal skill development and opportunities for placements in other offices, including overseas.

Your role will include the production of conceptual and detailed railway designs and calculations within single discipline and multidisciplinary rail projects across all design stages. The ideal candidate will manage risks during the design process within your own discipline, liaising with relevant parties. You will support the Rail Civils CRE in technical forums such as IDCs, Design and Construction Interface meetings and design reviews and will likely undertake client-facing roles.

Designs will be produced using Bentley software, Common Data Environments, and relevant legislation, regulations, standards, codes of practice and guidelines.

• Bachelor's or Master’s Civil Engineering Degree or equivalent.
• Have or be actively working towards a professional qualification with a relevant professional body e.g. IEng/CEng/MICE.
• An appropriate HND supported by a number of years’ experience may also be considered.
• Any other postgraduate achievements (Diploma, PhD, etc.) would be an advantage.

• Good quality of written English.
• Hands‑on experience of production of detailed track designs and calculations.
• Experience in the UK rail industry is essential (and to a lesser degree overseas).
• Underpinning knowledge of civil engineering design principles, standards, components and fabrication methods.
• Appreciation of railway systems, and the key interactions between other railway assets and operating practices.
• Experience in the use of Common Data Environments (Project Wise Explorer) and adoption of BIM data management processes.
• Able to work under nominal supervision and supervise more junior staff.
• Committed to quality, accuracy, timeliness and efficiency in delivering engineering technical requirements.
• Experience in the application of CDM and CSM or equivalent on railway projects.

• Competent in providing project documentation to different clients to meet requirements.
• Knowledge of route alignment, drainage, signalling layout, formation and structural principles and design would be a benefit.
• Commercial and technical management skills in administering project controls, change process and financial forecasting.
• Design management responsibilities within a small team or project.
• Experience in software development and coding.

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