Job Description

It is fair to say that this is a unique organisation in many ways; they describe themselves as being a disorganised workers cooperative, they are described by others as one of the premier design consultancies in the world and by their staff as a great place to work.

With over 70 offices in 32 countries and over 7000 members of staff they have a truly international presence operating in all fields of construction design including city centre master planning, highways, bridges, geotechnical, geoenvironmental, rail and building services.

This is a brand new office set up in York, which is a result of continued success of the rail team in Leeds, currently made up of 5 technical staff with support from two rail teams in the North West.

Benefits include final salary pension scheme, profit sharing, income protection, season ticket loans, healthcare and 25 days holiday.

A Rail Engineer or Senior Rail Engineer is required to join the brand new multi-disciplinary rail office in York. You will report directly to the Associate and will be involved with all project stages from concept through to commissioning, producing innovative designs for both UK and international rail clients.

Qualifications/Skills Required

To apply for the position of Rail Engineer or Senior Rail Engineer, you should ideally be chartered or nearly chartered through the Institute of Civil Engineers or an equivalent professional institution. You must have an appreciation of the main railway skills (permanent way, signalling, OHLE and operations) but will also bring your own specialist skill from this list. You should be independent and autonomous ideally having some project management experience.

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