Alignment Engineer (Design)
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About the Role
Parsons seeks an Alignment Engineer (Design) to lead railway alignment design from concept to detailed design for major rail projects in Riyadh. Requires 10+ years of experience in railway route and alignment design.
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Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate the railway alignment design process from concept through detailed design, ensuring safe, efficient, and cost effective solutions.
- Oversee route selection studies and evaluate technical, environmental, social, operational, and constructability constraints.
- Review and approve horizontal and vertical alignment proposals in accordance with applicable international and local standards.
- Coordinate closely with civil, track, structures, systems, geotechnical, environmental, and multidisciplinary design teams to ensure integrated project delivery.
- Manage interfaces with land acquisition teams, stakeholders, regulatory authorities, and third parties to support alignment feasibility and project objectives.
- Ensure effective coordination between infrastructure teams and all entities involved in the design and delivery process.
- Review and validate alignment reports, drawings, models, and technical deliverables to ensure quality, compliance, and accuracy.
- Implement and maintain quality assurance and quality control processes for all alignment related design outputs.
- Participate in technical meetings, workshops, design reviews, and site visits, representing alignment engineering matters and resolving technical concerns.
- Identify and manage alignment related risks and support proactive mitigation strategies throughout the project lifecycle.
- Manage design changes and ensure proper documentation, traceability, and governance of technical decisions.
- Promote innovation and value engineering initiatives to optimize design solutions and project outcomes.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Railway Engineering, or a related discipline
- Minimum 10 years of experience in railway route and alignment design for major rail or linear infrastructure projects
- Experience delivering large scale conventional railway or long distance rail projects
- Strong knowledge of international railway design standards, alignment principles, and track geometry requirements
- Experience managing multidisciplinary design interfaces and coordinating with a wide range of project stakeholders
- Proficiency in alignment design and modeling software such as Bentley Rail Track, OpenRail, Civil 3D, MXROAD, or similar platforms
- Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills
- Excellent analytical and problem solving abilities with strong attention to detail
- Master's Degree in Civil Engineering, Railway Engineering, or a related discipline (preferred)
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Job Description
- Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Alignment Engineer (Design) to join our team!
What You’ll Be Doing
- Lead and coordinate the railway alignment design process from concept through detailed design, ensuring safe, efficient, and cost effective solutions.
- Oversee route selection studies and evaluate technical, environmental, social, operational, and constructability constraints.
- Review and approve horizontal and vertical alignment proposals in accordance with applicable international and local standards.
- Coordinate closely with civil, track, structures, systems, geotechnical, environmental, and multidisciplinary design teams to ensure integrated project delivery.
- Manage interfaces with land acquisition teams, stakeholders, regulatory authorities, and third parties to support alignment feasibility and project objectives.
- Ensure effective coordination between infrastructure teams and all entities involved in the design and delivery process.
- Review and validate alignment reports, drawings, models, and technical deliverables to ensure quality, compliance, and accuracy.
- Implement and maintain quality assurance and quality control processes for all alignment related design outputs.
- Participate in technical meetings, workshops, design reviews, and site visits, representing alignment engineering matters and resolving technical concerns.
- Identify and manage alignment related risks and support proactive mitigation strategies throughout the project lifecycle.
- Manage design changes and ensure proper documentation, traceability, and governance of technical decisions.
- Promote innovation and value engineering initiatives to optimize design solutions and project outcomes.
What Required Skills You’ll Bring
- Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Railway Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 10 years of experience in railway route and alignment design for major rail or linear infrastructure projects.
- Experience delivering large scale conventional railway or long distance rail projects.
- Strong knowledge of international railway design standards, alignment principles, and track geometry requirements.
- Experience managing multidisciplinary design interfaces and coordinating with a wide range of project stakeholders.
- Proficiency in alignment design and modeling software such as Bentley Rail Track, OpenRail, Civil 3D, MXROAD, or similar platforms.
- Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.
- Excellent analytical and problem solving abilities with strong attention to detail.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and support project delivery within schedule and quality requirements.
What Desired Skills You’ll Bring
- Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Railway Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Experience working on major rail, metro, transit, or transportation infrastructure programs.
- Strong understanding of railway corridor development, route optimization, and infrastructure integration.
About Parsons
- Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.
- We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!
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