SeniorPrincipal Civil Design Engineer
Listed on 2026-09-01
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Engineering
Civil Engineering, Structural Engineer, Railroad / Railway
Overview
AtkinsRéalis Transportation business brings together the capabilities of our Rail Highway and Local Transport teams into a single business of talented engineering professionals transport planners and consultants. The unique breadth of services in Transportation combined with our scale makes AtkinsRéalis the leading UK transportation infrastructure consultancy. We create a culture and environment to inspire our people ensure collaboration with our clients and continue to shape the future of mobility.
The Central Rail Systems Alliance is formed by partners Network Rail Balfour Beatty AtkinsRéalis and TSO. The CRSA is responsible for the delivery of multi-disciplinary railway upgrade projects on the Northwest & Central and Eastern regions of Network Rails recently devolved routes. The programme of works delivered by the teams manages the development design and delivery of Switches and Crossings and Plain Line renewals as its core business but is also responsible for the delivery of major enhancement projects.
We are looking to recruit a Senior/Principal Engineer to join our Central Rail Systems Alliance team delivering multi-Million rail Core and Enhancement projects and programmes based either in the Eastern or Northwest & Central Regions.
- Using your technical and delivery skills you will be responsible for delivering a variety of civil design packages for both core renewals and enhancement schemes.
- You will work closely with other disciplines to ensure a fully integrated design is achieved.
- Your duties will includesupportingthe management of both individual design packages and entire projectssupportingprojectresourcingand financial controlto ensure our schemes are delivered profitably toprogramme and in accordance with quality assurance systems.
- You will have a background in civil engineering design and an interest in the delivery of multi-disciplinary projects within the rail environment.
- Youll be familiar with working in large geographically dispersed multidisciplinary design teams on projects at varying stages of development from feasibilitythroughto detailed design.
Qualification
- BEng / MEng or MSc degree in civil engineering or equivalent or the desire to work towards this.
- Incorporated/Chartered status and corporate membership of the ICE or IstructE or the desire to work towards.
- The role will be varied requiring a balance of relevant industry experience technical ability communication and stakeholder management skills.
Required Skills
- Ability to oversee the production of and review high quality design documentation including sketches drawings calculations reports and specifications.
- Undertake technical reviews of designs.
- Able to build strong working relationships with Assurance and Construction teams.
- Good understanding of relevant design standards (e.g. Eurocodes & Network Rail standards).Ability to develop and agree scopes and manage budgets programme and quality of deliverables.
- Sound interpersonal skills and ability to converse with a wide range of clients stakeholders and colleagues across a number of engineering disciplines.
- Excellent spoken and written English.
- Ability to challenge ideas and ensure robustness of solutions proposed.
- Can innovate and lead others to innovative solutions to deliver improvements.
- Enabling the development of the CRSA engineering design digital engineering and quality people in line with their personal project and business objectives including identifying and implementing training to ensure quality is achieved.
- Experience of multidisciplinary design.
- Professionally qualified with ICE / IStruct
E. - Relevant industry experience in major construction and/or infrastructure projects.
- Strong communicator (verbal and written).Excellent team and personal organizational skills.
- Collaborative and one team focused.
Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health wellbeing financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise.
And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.
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About AtkinsRéalisWere AtkinsRéalis a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people data and technology to transform the worlds infrastructure and energy systems. Together with our industry partners and clients and our global team of consultants designers engineers and project managers we can change the world. Were committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.
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