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Principal Design Engineer Rail
Job Posted: an hour ago
Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Permanent
Location: London
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Principal Design Engineer Rail
Hybrid working
Key Responsibilities
• Contribute to the production and delivery of compliant, professionally produced proposals within defined timeframes.
• Leading the design of track layouts, alignments, and associated infrastructure.
• Ensuring designs comply with relevant railway standards (e.g., Network Rail, AREMA, UIC).
• Conducting feasibility studies and risk assessments for rail projects.
• Reviewing and approving design calculations, drawings, and specifications.
• Managing large-scale rail projects from concept to completion.
• Coordinating with multidisciplinary teams (civil, signalling, electrification, etc.).
• Monitoring project progress, budgets, and timelines.
• Ensuring compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations.
• Acting as a technical advisor for clients, contractors, and regulatory bodies.
• Engaging with government authorities, rail operators, and infrastructure owners.
• Preparing reports, presentations, and technical documentation.
Key Requirements
Proven ability in planning, producing and delivering compliant proposal documents within a complex business environment.
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in working in railway infrastructure projects within an engineering consultancy
• Spanish Speaker
• Ideally a CRE or Chartered Engineer
• Experienced in attending proposal kick-off meetings and working in railway infrastructure management or a similar safety critical environment
• Proficient communicator.
• Good level of IT literacy.
Candidate Specification
• Proven track record in delivery of rail projects in the UK.
• A sound knowledge of applicable policies, standards and national legislation
• Broad and extensive experience in the development of engineering technology
• The ideal candidate will have previously had involvement in HS2, and be familiar with the process and procedures.
• Strong commercial awareness and financially astute
• Knowledge of the safety management and risk assessment process
• Experience of working in railway infrastructure management or a similar safety critical environmentBefore You Apply
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