Senior/ Principal Track Engineer - London/Manchester/Birmingham

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs? At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you. We are seeking a Track Engineer to join our established Rail Engineering Services team in the Midlands to lead on the technical delivery of our diverse portfolio of rail engineering projects across the UK & Ireland, and overseas. This role will require time working in our London, Manchester or Birmingham Office. A little more about your role… Supporting the management of the Track team in Birmingham, London or Manchester. Taking a leading role on project delivery as a Lead Designer; Supporting the wider track community through contributing to development design process and tools. Mentoring and supporting the development of the next generation of engineers ; Supporting major projects in the UK, Ireland and globally including schemes like East West Rail, Northern Powerhouse Rail and Dublin Metrolink; Setting an example for health, safety and welfare on your projects and instilling a strong safety culture within the delivery team; Leading design coordination activities such as integrated design reviews and promoting digitalisation to aid delivery. A little more about your team… You will work on exciting and inspiring projects for a variety of infrastructure owners, national and local governments, public and private sector clients including Translink, Transport Infrastructure Ireland, MetroLink, Iarnród Éireann-Irish Rail, Network Rail and HS2. You will be part of the Track Engineering Service Line – a team of professionally qualified, talented and diverse individuals that work together to: Deliver track engineering support across all stages of the lifecycle from concept stage to detailed design & construction; Has a global footprint supporting project delivery across the world with recent work spanning Toronto to Sydney; Provide clients with technical excellence through our delivery of projects. What we will be looking for you to demonstrate: Knowledge of track engineering for both heavy and light rail schemes; Experience of delivering projects to a variety of different standards, including Network Rail; Strong experience across multiple parts of the full project lifecycle from initial feasibility studies to detailed design and implementation; Experience delivering designs using Bently Open Rail Designer; Experience undertaking the role of Track Lead Designer as CRE or Deputy CRE as appropriate to size of project Chartered or incorporated registration with a relevant professional engineering institution. It is desirable for applicants to have: Corridor modelling experience; Experience using Autodesk Civil3D for delivering linear infrastructure; International project deliver experience. Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all. Work on landmark projects around the world and embrace opportunities to make an even bigger impact in the communities you care about. What if you could do the best work of your life and create a legacy for yourself? With us, you can. Apply today. #LI-MA1