Senior Engineer

Rail Engineer

Dedicated to sustainable development, Arup is a collective of designers, advisors and experts working globally. Founded to be humane and excellent, we collaborate with our clients and partners using imagination, technology, and rigour to shape a better world. We are an employee-owned organisation which allows our members a unique opportunity to have a real say in our company's future and development.

At Arup, you'll find a community of talented people, who know their best work is always ahead of them. You will join a company with a reputation for the delivery of adding value to the engineering consultancy and strategic services, and a wide portfolio of work and clients within the Rail industry both in the UK and international markets.

We are currently seeking a Rail Engineer to work within a multidisciplinary team (in North; based in any of, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Newcastle and Belfast/York, Manchester, Leeds) delivering a portfolio of exciting, varied rail projects as part of an established and successful Rail Business across the UK, Europe and North America.

You will be part of a team responsible for successfully delivering our design commissions for our significant clients, including Network Rail, contractors and other agencies such as Train Operators, Councils, Passenger Transport Executives and government agencies.

Current multidisciplinary projects include; Station design and masterplanning, Transpennine Route Upgrade, Depot remodelling, Electrification and associated decarbonisation projects. Signalling renewals and numerous GRIP Stage 1-8 commissions for Network Rail and National Transport Bodies.

We are looking for a Multi-disciplined rail engineer with relevant experience to be an integral part of our UK Rail team. With a motivation to tackle interesting problems, finding innovative and sustainable solutions and deliver meaningful work with successful client outcomes.

Ensuring the successful management and delivery of technically excellent multidisciplinary rail projects and bids across our UK Rail portfolio, you will be responsible for, and typical activities will include:

• Engineering and design activities and technical interfaces for the successful delivery of multidisciplinary projects.
• Creating and maintaining a broad spectrum of collaborative relationships, inspiring confidence and trust with our teams and Clients.
• Sharing and seeking knowledge, best practice and innovation across our business, providing guidance, training and feedback with other related disciplines and skills, locally and across the UK.
• Develop ES2 and ES3 Feasibility Reports, supporting timely approvals and alignment with PACE stage deliverables

• The successful delivery of the project to agreed targets, e.g., programme, budget, and quality.
• Facilitating communication, co-ordination and information flow with the Client and within the project team

You will have the freedom to work independently, managing your personal development utilising our in house and external training opportunities. The position offers scope for personal skill development, especially concerning increasing multidisciplinary engineering design management experience. The focus will be on developing engineering design management skills and the collaborative integration of multidisciplinary designs in a stimulating and challenging project environment.

To achieve in this role, you will have...

• Competency and a proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and deliver enhancements, feasibility studies, and assurance across major projects. Strong background in asset protection, depot upgrades, and regulatory compliance.
• Prior experience acting as a multi-disciplined rail engineer, competent in requirements management, change management and delivery to programme.
• Chartered Engineer (or working towards) or equivalent with demonstrable experience managing design, build and/or operate commissions on large infrastructure projects.
• Self-motivated and able to work both independently and within a larger multi-discipline team.
• Familiar with BIM and has an understanding of 3D modelling tools for design and coordination purposes and the associated Information attributes that can be assigned and managed within the Model.
• A supportive and encouraging approach to mentoring less experienced members of the team.
• Be available to travel across the UK and work away from home on client sites if required.

Qualifications

• An appropriate university degree or equivalent qualification.
• Ideally chartership membership of the ICE, or similar

What we offer you

At Arup, we care about each member's success, so we can grow together.

Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup's legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

We also provide Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you'll have access to flexible benefits to help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.

Different people, shared values

Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age (within legal limits), gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you're pregnant or on family leave. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas – this drives our excellence.

Guided by our values and alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we create and contribute to equitable spaces and systems, while cultivating a sense of belonging for all. Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture: from race, ethnicity and cross-cultural working to gender equity and LGBTQ+ and disability inclusion – we aim to create a space for you to express yourself and make a positive difference. Discover more about life at Arup at www.arup.com/careers/your-life-at-arup.

We are committed to making our recruitment process and workplaces accessible to all candidates. Please contact Drina.Zupanovicgerard@arup.com to let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application or interview process, and/or to perform the essential functions of the role. We will do everything we can to support you.

Our Application Process

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Recruitment Agencies

We have a Preferred Supplier List of trusted partners to assist us when required and do not acknowledge any speculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions from agencies not on the list.

Closing Date: 30.08.2025