Senior Track Engineer

Company Description

📐 Discipline:
Engineering

Build the Skyline of Tomorrow with Ayesa

Are you ready to lead the design of bold, future-proof Major Infrastructure Projects across the UK’s commercial, residential, and infrastructure sectors? Ayesa is looking for a Senior Track Engineer to join our dynamic team in Farringdon, Central London. You'll drive high-impact projects from concept through to construction and help grow our Major Projects engineering capability in the region.

With operations in over 40 countries and 13,000+ professionals, Ayesa is a global leader in engineering and digital transformation. Our teams shape cities through high-speed rail systems, iconic bridges, resilient infrastructure, and sustainable water and energy solutions — all powered by cutting-edge tech and a culture of innovation.

🧩 What You'll Be Doing

As Senior Track Engineer at Ayesa, you will be working to deliver high quality track engineering projects across the UK and Ireland. Using your technical expertise, you will support the design teams in producing designs for a variety of track projects across Network Rail, Transport for London, HS2, and Irish Rail infrastructure. Working towards CRE level, you will ensure the designs produced are fully integrated and compliant to all relevant standards, and ensure that all work procedures and CDM requirements have been followed throughout the process.

You shall possess a strong knowledge of track engineering principles, including ballasted track, slab track, and S&C. In addition, it is anticipated that you will get involved with training and mentoring of junior staff and support in bidding exercises for new work.

• Deliver high quality track engineering across a range of projects, working towards becoming a CRE or equivalent.
• Work with other design disciplines to ensure full integration of the designs.
• Produce technical reports, engineering management plans, and technical queries.
• Attend IDC’s / IDR’s and other meetings with internal and external designers.
• Complete assurance related activities as directed by company procedures, industry standards, or client requirements.
• Undertake on-site surveys / provide on-site construction support as required.
• Support and mentor junior staff.
• Input into tendering exercises for new work.

✅ What You Bring

• Minimum of 8 years’ relevant experience Track Engineering.
• Degree, or higher education qualification, in relevant Civil Engineering discipline, and / or professional registration to a relevant technical body.
• Proven experience of delivering track design packages, including S&C, from outline design to detailed design.
• Strong working knowledge of track design software, such as BRT, Open Rail, Clear Route 2, and track engineering principles.
• Strong understanding of CAD and BIM requirements.
• Knowledge of rail componentry and wider rail system engineering.
• Experience of working on various rail systems, such as high speed, heavy rail, light rail and metro systems.
• Experience of attending site visits and undertaking on-site checks and surveys.

• 🕓 Flexible Hours 37.5 per week (Core: 10am–4pm Mon–Thu, 10am–3pm Fri)
• 📚 Professional Development and Chartership Support
• 🤝 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• 🌱 Sustainability & Innovation-Focused Culture
• 🌴 Generous Annual Leave with Additional Days Based on Service

Ayesa is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value and celebrate diversity in all its forms, including but not limited to age, disability, gender identity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, and socio-economic background or neurodiversity. We believe that a diverse workforce fosters innovation and stronger outcomes. We are committed to inclusive hiring practices, providing reasonable adjustments for applicants and employees with disabilities, and ensuring equal access to opportunities for learning, development, and progression across our organisation.