THE OPPORTUNITY

We are looking for an a Manager Rail Permanent Way Engineer with excellent technical knowledge and experience as a valued and integral part of our Dublin Rail team. With a desire to deliver meaningful work with successful outcomes for our clients through innovative solutions, we are on the road to expanding our growing team and capabilities. This is a very senior role within Arup therefore several years experience is required.

The primary focus of this role will be to drive and successfully deliver complex multi-disciplinary rail projects using sound technical knowledge and coherent advisory skills. All the while ensuring the successful delivery of safe, technically excellent multidisciplinary rail projects and bids across our portfolio will be critical to your role, and you will be responsible for:

• Determining the track design requirements from our client brief making sound decisions to produce the optimum design solution.
• The technical design input on rail projects and will lead and mentor the design management team, and support track discipline on projects, coordination and managing all the necessary interfaces and input that are required to deliver a railway design
• Collaborating with relevant external parties to ensure an understanding of the client’s needs and project requirements
• Liaising regularly with staff managers and other technical leads, and team leaders

SHAPE A FUTURE WITH PURPOSE AT ARUP IN DUBLIN.

“Design the future of sustainable travel”
Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world.
From brand new railways in green field sites to improving current, existing infrastructure, the sustainability of railways is key to the future of transport.
The transport sector is a well-established part of everyone’s daily life yet it is also undergoing a dramatic transformation driven by the need to decarbonise, changing approaches to funding, the AI and digital revolutions, and the rise of new, disruptive technologies and business models and rail is at the heart of this.
We have extensive experience across rail with deep client connections and long-term projects in many places where we have been part of shaping the country, city or region.
In all markets strengthening resilience is a growing priority, as is the need to develop 50% reductions in transport infrastructure’s carbon footprint.

DOES THIS ROLE INSPIRE YOU?

We’re looking for someone who is passionate about rail and delivering sustainable projects of the highest quality. We also value:

• Experience in the production and checking of Permanent Way Feasibility Scheme and Detailed Design reports, layouts and calculations within multidisciplinary rail projects to include, but not limited to, Station throat design; S&C renewal; Plain line renewal; Infrastructure gauging and production of Gauging Reports
• Experience with industry standard software: Bentley Rail Track; Clear Route 2; Track-Ex; SD calculator
• Experience in the production and checking of drawings using Bentley Microstation whilst working within Common Data Environments, as well as working within relevant legislation, regulations, standards, codes of practice, and guidelines (CDM and CSM)
• Knowledge of Rail Standards and Technical Specifications
• An appropriate Engineering degree or equivalent qualification
• Chartership or soon to achieve professional certification/membership

The primary focus of this role will be to drive and successfully deliver complex multi-disciplinary rail projects using sound technical knowledge and coherent advisory skills. All the while ensuring the successful delivery of safe, technically excellent multidisciplinary rail projects and bids across our portfolio will be critical to your role, and you will be responsible for:

• Determining the track design requirements from our client brief making sound decisions to produce the optimum design solution.
• The technical design input on rail projects and will lead and mentor the design management team, and support track discipline on projects, coordination and managing all the necessary interfaces and input that are required to deliver a railway design
• Collaborating with relevant external parties to ensure an understanding of the client’s needs and project requirements
• Liaising regularly with staff managers and other technical leads, and team leader