An exciting opportunity for a rail, civil engineering Design Engineer to join an established and busy in-house design team specialising in civil engineering and structures projects in the rail sector around our North and Midlands business regions.

Business Unit

Having secured a number of long term Frameworks with key clients, our clients are further expanding our in-house Civil & Structural Design team. Our Client is growing the existing Civils & Structures Design team by establishing a team up in Scotland (Cumbernauld). They have a number of positions available at various levels for engineers who are committed to delivering the optimum design solution, building on their experience, and furthering their professional development.

The in-house design team consists of specialist designers at various levels of competency responsible for design engineering on a variety of civils, rail and engineering projects and frameworks including CP6, asset management contracts, infrastructure projects and tendered rail / civils schemes.

Projects can typically include bridge re-construction/replacement, upgrades and refurbishments, station work (platforms etc.), access for all schemes, structures including bridges, tunnels and footbridges.

The Role

As Design Engineer you will have the responsibility for the development of technical solutions within the team’s budgetary, programme and quality requirements. 

To excel in this role, you will have previous experience as a Design Engineer in a civil engineering environment (ideally rail but other civils project backgrounds will be carefully considered).  Your day to day role will include:

• Using initiative and confidence to put forward solutions based on sound engineering principles.
• Challenge the brief, enabling innovative development of unambiguous engineering solutions from feasibility through to detailed design.
• Design and Checking of engineering solutions.
• Production of clear, consistent, referenced calculations, reports and sketches to current CoP and Standards.
• Clear communication of design philosophy and requirements with other team members.
• Design representative at meetings with the clients project team and/or external Clients and Stakeholders.
• Appreciation of the team’s financial, quality and programme targets.
• Promote safe working practices in all areas.

Requirements

• Degree qualified Civil Engineer  - BSc / BEng / CEng
• Civil engineering project design experience in a rail environment – i.e. bridges, structures, stations, platforms etc.
• Ideally chartered or working towards membership of a relevant professional body (e.g. ICE / IStructE)
• Candidates from a rail / civil engineering design background with experience in client / contractor or consultancy organisations will be considered.