Track Alignment Engineer (Design)

About SYSTRA

SYSTRA is a global engineering and consultancy group specializing in public transport and sustainable mobility. With over 10,300 employees, SYSTRA designs transport solutions to connect people, foster social inclusion, and facilitate access to employment, education, and leisure worldwide. For 65 years, SYSTRA has partnered with cities and regions to develop, improve, and modernize infrastructure and transport systems across project lifecycles, from design to deployment and maintenance. The company operates in over 80 countries, with 74% of its turnover generated internationally. SYSTRA supports clients in their digital, ecological, and energy transitions to innovate future mobility solutions.

The Role

SYSTRA is seeking a Track Alignment Engineer (Design) to provide PMC services for a key client in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role focuses on leading and ensuring the quality of track alignment design for rail projects, managing multidisciplinary interfaces, and driving project delivery in accordance with client standards. The position requires a strong background in design and over 10 years of experience in the field.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Engineering Lead in reviewing horizontal and vertical alignment designs for mainline, depot, and yard tracks using industry-standard tools such as Bentley OpenRail, Civil 3D, and MX.
• Define and enforce geometric design criteria, alignment control parameters, and tolerances across all project phases (concept, preliminary, detailed design).
• Conduct design checks, optioneering, and value engineering for alignments, turnouts, crossovers, and transition curves to optimize performance, maintainability, and cost.
• Ensure compliance with international and regional rail standards, client-specific requirements, and integrate RAMS, maintainability, and ride quality considerations.
• Act as the integrated PMC representative to the client, coordinating multidisciplinary interfaces including civil, structures, trackwork, OCS, signaling, drainage, and utilities.
• Manage technical queries, change requests, and design approvals, maintaining clear audit trails and configuration control.
• Lead design risk management for alignment choices, considering ground conditions, utilities, third-party constraints, and environmental factors.
• Oversee contractor and designer performance on alignment deliverables, ensuring adherence to baseline schedules and quality standards.
• Maintain design schedules, registers, and progress reporting for alignment-related works.
• Prepare and present technical reports, design review comments, and decision logs to client stakeholders.
• Ensure constructability and staging are embedded in alignment design, supporting site teams during construction and responding to RFIs.
• Implement robust quality assurance processes, including independent design reviews and verification/validation activities.
• Align deliverables with KSA authority requirements and applicable standards, supporting permitting and approvals processes.
• Engage with stakeholders, authorities, and third parties to resolve constraints, protect corridors, and secure necessary approvals.

Qualifications and Experience

• A solid design background in track alignment.
• Over 10 years of experience in a relevant field.
• Proficiency in industry-standard tools such as Bentley OpenRail, Civil 3D, and MX.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multidisciplinary interfaces in rail projects.
• Experience with international and regional rail standards, as well as client-specific requirements.

Work Type and Location

This is a full-time position based in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. The role involves working within a PMC services framework for a major client.