Senior OLE Design Engineer
Listed on 2026-10-16
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Engineering Design & Technologists, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering
- Legal Entity: AECOM Infrastructure and Environment UK Limited
- Business Line:
Transportation - Work Location Model:
Hybrid - Operating Group:
International - Primary
Location:
UK - Manchester, Level 4 - 100 Emban
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Job DescriptionWe have expanding workload in Aecom’s existing Network Rail Framework contracts and a major new Electrification Scheme the Transportation team currently has a vacancy as a Senior Overhead Line Engineer with experience working on Network Rail’s infrastructure and other railway /metro environments in one of the following offices:
Manchester, Swindon, Glasgow & Birmingham
Working as part of a well-established OLE team, you will be responsible for managing and delivering safe, economical and quality projects for a variety of clients to meet their objectives and requirements.
The Senior Overhead Design Engineer will report to the Team Leader and work together across all disciplines to achieve the best system design approach for each project. This role may include responsibility for leading a team of engineers and designers.
Here’s what you’ll do:
- Provide Expertise
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Act as the Contractors Responsible Engineer and Lead designer duties for OLE design Schemes. - Lead: the delivery and management of the production of technical designs for OLE including Layout Plans, Cross Sections, Allocations, Isolation Diagrams updates, bonding designs, and supporting reports and calculations.
- Ensure Quality: Ensuring designs are delivered in line with relevant, current design standards, are constructible, and apply Safe by Design principles.
Work within financial and programme constraints, monitoring expenditure against the project fee. - Collaborate: Communicate effectively with other design/construction disciplines and sub-contractors
- Prepare fee proposal and agree with Director for submission to client, including resources and programmeand respond to design queries during the construction phase and attend site meetings if required.
- Undertake the Project Engineer Duties for Network Rail subject to successful assessment by the Designated Project Engineer via Form F0054.Commercial
Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?
Here’s what we’re looking for:
- Proven lead designer experience in significant Overhead Line technical design
- Comprehensive knowledge and Experienced in OLEMI and other OLE ranges i.e. UKMS, Series-1, Series-2, Mk3B, GEFF, Mk1, SICAT, SNCF, UK1 etc.
- Familiar with Isolation diagrams and their update process.
- Understanding of Earthing & Bonding required for electrification
- Proficient in Bentley Micro Station CAD software
- Excellent communications and organization skills.
- Understanding of CSM-RA & Health and Safety including CDM
- Experience in managing teams.
- Candidates will be able to provide the experience of working in a 3D common data environment working to BIM…
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