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WSP

Plans and designs infrastructure projects

Senior Engineer - Rail Civils

Transportation EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 8 years of experience in the railway industry, including UK design projects involving level crossing design, lineside ancillary civil designs, and cable trough management.
  • 8–12 years of experience in rail infrastructure.
  • Current competencies with relevant rail authorities, such as Network Rail, London Underground, or TfL.
  • A bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a master's degree in Structural Engineering, or equivalent industry experience.
  • Working toward or holding professional engineering accreditation, such as ICE, IEng, or CEng, depending on region and experience.
  • Proven experience working on UK rail projects from feasibility through detailed design.
  • Ability to build strong working relationships.
  • Ability to act as a technical lead for civil work packages, support Principals and Associates, and guide junior engineers.
  • Familiarity with BIM and digital delivery workflows, model coordination, and structured data environments for UK rail infrastructure projects.
  • Experience in station platform designs, level crossings, ancillary civils, UTX, URX, walkways, and retaining wall designs.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and delivery of lineside civil works across GRIP, PACE, and staged design lifecycles, from feasibility to AFC.
  • Prepare and review designs for lineside infrastructure, including station platforms and foundations; cable routes, troughing, and service routes; UTX and URX crossings; level crossings; and ancillary civils such as walkways, fencing, signage, drainage, and hardstanding.
  • Undertake technical checking and design assurance of civil outputs, ensuring safety-in-design and constructability.
  • Produce compliant drawings, specifications, calculations, and design reports in accordance with Network Rail, TfL, and LU standards and project requirements.
  • Attend and contribute to design reviews, IDC/IDR meetings, progress meetings, and multidisciplinary coordination meetings.
  • Ensure designs comply with railway standards, engineering assurance processes, and CDM requirements.
  • Identify and manage interfaces with track, signalling, E&P, S&T, drainage, utilities, and MEP, resolving clashes and constructability issues.
  • Lead technicians and BIM modellers in developing ancillary design works, level crossing ground plans, cable trough management systems, lineside structures, and associated deliverables.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with TEDDS, SAM, and STAAD.Pro.
  • Hands-on experience preparing DRA documents and technical reports, and applying design risk management.

About the Company

WSP

Plans and designs infrastructure projects

WSP is an engineering and science consultancy that helps governments and businesses plan, design, and manage infrastructure. Its teams work on transport networks, buildings, water systems, power facilities, and environmental projects, combining engineers with scientists, planners, and technical advisers. Services include feasibility studies, detailed design, environmental assessments, and project management, with specialists supporting assets through construction and operation. Clients pay through contracts priced by staff time, agreed project fees, or a share of project costs. Genivar reorganized as WSP Global in 2014, and the group is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Montreal, Canada
Founded
1959

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