Senior Engineer - Track & Alignment
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About the Role
AECOM seeks a Senior Engineer for Track & Alignment to design and coordinate railway trackwork systems for metro, freight, and mainline rail projects. The role requires 10+ years of rail experience, including GCC region, and a Bachelor's degree in engineering.
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Responsibilities
- Perform specific and moderate portions of a broader assignment of an experienced engineer
- Gather and correlate basic engineering data using established procedures
- Work on detailed or routine engineering assignments involving calculations and tests
- Propose approach to solve new problems using modifications of standard procedures
- Identify discrepancies in results
- Provide guidance to entry level engineers
- Perform work in accordance with agreed upon budget and schedule with little supervision
- Independently perform all tasks necessary to complete primary design elements for engineering works
- Responsible for design, development, and coordination of railway trackwork systems including plain line track, switches and crossings, crossovers, depots, and special trackwork
- Produce and review track layouts, track geometry, turnout arrangements, rail and sleeper specifications, and trackform solutions
- Coordinate closely with civil, systems, signalling, and rolling stock disciplines to resolve interfaces and optimize track design
- Support design assurance, technical reviews, constructability assessments, and development of technical reports and specifications
Requirements
- 10+ years rail experience including GCC region
- Bachelor of Science or Engineering from an accredited University in relevant subject
- CEng, PE, or equivalent licensing/registration as a professional engineer is advantageous
- Relevant registration required in Qatar, Bahrain and UAE
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General
- Performs specific and moderate portions of a broader assignment of an experienced engineer.
- Gathers and correlates basic engineering data using established and well defined procedures.
- Works on detailed or routine engineering assignments involving calculations and relatively simple tests.
- Proposes approach to solve new problems encountered using modifications of standard procedures or methods developed in previous assignments.
- Identifies discrepancies in results.
- Provides guidance to entry level engineers.
- Performs work in accordance with agreed upon budget and schedule with little supervision.
- Independently performs all the tasks necessary to complete primary design elements for engineering works.
Role Specific
- Responsible for the design, development, and coordination of railway trackwork systems, including plain line track, switches and crossings (S&C), crossovers, depots, and special trackwork.
- Produces and reviews track layouts, track geometry, turnout arrangements, rail and sleeper specifications, and trackform solutions to ensure compliance with project requirements, operational needs, and applicable standards.
- Coordinates closely with civil, systems, signalling, and rolling stock disciplines to resolve interfaces and optimize track design.
- Supports design assurance, technical reviews, constructability assessments, and the development of technical reports and specifications.
- Provides technical guidance to junior engineers and contributes to the successful delivery of metro, freight, and mainline rail projects through all project phases from concept to detailed design, including construction phases.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science or Engineering from an accredited University in one or more of the following subjects and a Master of Science / Engineering or PhD would be preferred.
- CEng, PE, or equivalent licensing/registration as a professional engineer is advantageous.
- Relevant registration required in Qatar, Bahrain and UAE.
About AECOM
- AECOM is the global infrastructure leader, committed to delivering a better world.
- AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm that had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025.
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