A Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering, or a related field is required.
At least 4 years of experience in railway operations is required, including expertise in railway operations simulation tools such as RailSys and OpenTrack and timetable development.
Knowledge of railway network assessment, including capacity planning and performance optimization, is required.
Familiarity with high-speed, metro, passenger, and freight railway operations is required.
The ability to produce detailed, actionable reports under tight deadlines is required.
The role requires effective communication and teamwork skills to coordinate with interdisciplinary teams.
Responsibilities
Develop and simulate railway operations using RailSys and OpenTrack to model train movements, capacity, and performance.
Create and optimize timetables for passenger and freight services, ensuring a minimum 95% adherence to scheduled operations.
Conduct network assessments to evaluate infrastructure capacity, identify bottlenecks, and propose solutions with a detailed report.
Collaborate with stakeholders to integrate simulation results into operational planning while ensuring compliance with safety and efficiency standards.
Analyze traction power and gradient impacts on freight operations and provide simulation-based recommendations.
Job Description
Job Summary:
• We are seeking a skilled Railway Operations Engineer with 4+ years of experience to join the our railway team. The successful candidate will specialize in railway operations simulation, timetable development, and network assessment, utilizing advanced tools such as RailSys and OpenTrack. This role involves optimizing rail operations, ensuring efficient timetables, and conducting network performance analyses to support high-speed, metro, passenger and freight railway projects.
Key Responsibilities:
• Develop and simulate railway operations using RailSys and OpenTrack to model train movements, capacity, and performance.
• Create and optimize timetables for passenger and freight services, ensuring a minimum 95% adherence to scheduled operations.
• Conduct network assessments to evaluate infrastructure capacity, identifying bottlenecks and proposing solutions with a detailed report.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to integrate simulation results into operational planning, ensuring compliance with safety and efficiency standards.
• Analyze traction power and gradient impacts on freight operations, providing simulation-based recommendations.
Qualifications
Qualifications and Skills:
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering, or a related field.
• 4+ years of experience in railway operations, with proven expertise in simulation tools (RailSys, OpenTrack) and timetable development.
• Strong knowledge of railway network assessment, including capacity planning and performance optimization.
• Familiarity with high-speed, metro and freight railway operations.
• Excellent analytical skills and ability to produce detailed, actionable reports under tight deadlines.
• Effective communication and teamwork skills to coordinate with interdisciplinary teams.
H.W. Lochner has completed its rebrand as Egis following their merger in July 2025, creating a unified US infrastructure business with over 1,500 professionals across 70 offices.
The combined organisation offers services across transportation, water, energy and environmental infrastructure. It integrates Lochner's 80-plus years of US infrastructure experience with Egis' global expertise in architecture, consulting, construction engineering, operations and mobility.
Globally, Egis operates in 70 countries with approximately 23,500 employees. The company ranks 17th on Engineering News-Record's Top 225 International Design Firms list and seventh in transportation.
Laurent Germain, Egis Group CEO, said the rebrand strengthens their US market position and enables them to leverage their global network to address complex client challenges.
Lochner, an Egis Group company, has appointed Karen Wiemelt to its Board of Directors. Wiemelt brings over 35 years of leadership experience in the nuclear and energy sectors, with expertise in programme management, environmental remediation and strategic planning.
Wiemelt previously served as Senior Vice President and General Manager at Jacobs, where she led the company's global Energy, Security and Technology business unit. In that role, she managed a portfolio exceeding $1.5 billion in annual revenue and over 8,000 employees worldwide. She has also served on numerous industry and corporate boards.
Founded in 1944, Lochner merged with Egis Group in July 2025, positioning it as the cornerstone of Egis' US growth strategy. Wiemelt holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.
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