Track Alignment Engineer (Design)

SYSTRA

Support the Engineering Lead to review horizontal and vertical alignment design for mainline, depot, and yard tracks using industry-standard tools (e.g., Bentley OpenRail, Civil 3D, MX).

• Define and enforce geometric design criteria, alignment control parameters, and tolerances across project phases (concept, preliminary, detailed design).
• Conduct design checks, optioneering, and value engineering for alignments, turnouts, crossovers, and transition curves to optimize performance, maintainability, and cost.
• Ensure compliance with international and regional rail standards and client-specific requirements, integrating RAMS, maintainability, and ride quality considerations.
• Act as the integrated PMC representative to the client, coordinating multi-disciplinary interfaces (civil, structures, trackwork, OCS, signaling, drainage, utilities).
• Manage technical queries, change requests, and design approvals, maintaining clear audit trails and configuration control.
• Lead design risk management for alignment choices, including ground conditions, utilities, third-party constraints, and environmental factors.
• Oversee contractor and designer performance on alignment deliverables, ensuring baseline schedule and quality adherence.
• Maintain design schedules, registers, and progress reporting for alignment-related works.
• Prepare and present technical reports, design review comments, and decision logs to client stakeholders.
• Ensure constructability and staging are embedded in alignment design, supporting site teams during construction and responding to RFIs.
• Implement robust quality assurance processes, including independent design reviews and verification/validation activities.
• Align deliverables with KSA authority requirements and applicable standards; support permitting and approvals.
• Engage with stakeholders, authorities, and third parties to resolve constraints, protect corridors, and secure approvals.