Senior Engineer - Track

Provide railway track design activities, assist the New Zealand Transport Infrastructure Team with project progress, resource utilization, and forecasting. Mentor junior team members, review their work for quality, and complete tasks assigned by the team lead. Provide expert advice on rail alignment and track design for rail facilities and guided transport systems, ensuring compliance with business development and project delivery requirements.

• A proactive hands-on role in railroad track design projects.

• Management of the track design process through the conceptual, preliminary, and detailed design phases.
• Development of ballasted and non-ballasted track structures, track alignment, profile, and associated grading plus drainage.
• Assessment of rail vehicle/infrastructure clearances.
• Peer review of the track design and associated reports prior to submission.
• Liaison with other disciplines to ensure all work is completed to a high standard and with a consistent approach.
• Preparation of the design briefs, technical reports, design analysis and calculations.
• Calculation of quantities, preparation of cost estimates, project specifications and construction bid/tender documents.
• Provide technical direction to junior designers and oversee work undertaken by them.

• Working with Project Managers on developing design schedules and budgets.

  Key Competencies / Skills:

  Mandatory Skills

• Horizontal and vertical alignment design and reporting. Different modes (Light rail to freight) and different design stages (concept through to detail).
• Turnout design – both simple and complex design solutions.
• Clearance assessments, both for greenfield and brownfield and to understand the build-up of the kinematic profile.
• An understanding of track componentry and track fixing types.
• Awareness of maintenance principles.
• Establish and maintain working relationships.
• Able to plan own work to meet project timescales and budgets.

• Able to communicate effectively with managers and other engineers in all disciplines.

• Software Competencies

• Very good working knowledge of Bentley Open Rail Designer (from alignment design through to preparation of drawings).

• Should have working knowledge of MicroStation / AutoCAD.
• Conversant with the MS office.
• Working knowledge of ClearRoute software or similar for gauging clearance assessment.

• Working Knowledge of ProjectWise or Similar software for handling of designs.

• Desired Skills

• Preferable to have working experience of OpenRoads, Ground Modelling and Highways Design.

• Other:

• To provide high quality consultancy services to WSP’s clients and meet the applicable utilisation targets as determined by WSP to support and drive the ongoing success and growth of the organisation.

• Comply with all role specific Safety, Health, Environment and Quality (SHEQ) obligations as detailed in the employment agreement and WSP policies, procedures and matrices (which may be introduced or updated from time to time).
• Take responsibility for your self-development including developing goals through regular and relevant Thrive conversations, completing specified eLearning tasks, keeping up to date with relevant developments in your practice area and updating the Capabilities Database for sharing capabilities and qualifications within the business.
• Achieve and/or maintain professional registrations/licences relevant to your role.

• Perform other duties which are reasonably incidental to this position, as directed by the Company from time to time .

• Master of Science or Bachelor's Degree in Civil / Transportation Engineering.

• Working towards, or willing to work towards, Chartership.
• 8+ years’ experience of rail infrastructure/engineering environment.

• At least 4 years’ experience of working with Rail Alignment & Track Design for LRT, Metro, Monorail, HighSpeed and/or Freight railways and other Guided Transport Systems

Behavioural Standards (expected from all team members):

• Able to work effectively and competently with people at all levels; within and external to the organisation; strong organisational ability to optimise and prioritise conflicting demands in a busy environment, to achieve deadlines and see responsibilities through to completion.

• Ability to adopt a client-centric approach – placing our clients (internal and external) at the centre of everything we do.
• Ability to work collaboratively and demonstrated capability to perform effectively as part of a team across a matrix type structure; a team player and considers the views of others.
• Ensures that confidentiality is respected and always maintained.

• Consistently demonstrates trustworthiness, integrity, professionalism and honesty.

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• Employment with WSP India is subject to the successful completion of a background verification (“BGV”) check conducted by a third-party agency appointed by WSP India.

• Candidates are advised to ensure that all information provided during the recruitment process — including documents uploaded — is accurate and complete, both to WSP India and its BGV partner”.

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