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About the Track Alignment Engineer Role

SYSTRA, a global engineering and consultancy firm specializing in public transport and sustainable mobility, is seeking a Track Alignment Engineer (Design) for its Dammam, Saudi Arabia office. This position is integral to extending Project Management Consultancy (PMC) services for a major client, focusing on the design and assurance of track alignment for significant rail projects. The role requires ensuring that track alignment designs meet stringent client standards and integrate effectively with other project disciplines.

Key Responsibilities

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

Qualifications and Experience

• A Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline is required; a Master's degree is preferred.
• A minimum of 10 years of professional experience in railway track alignment and geometric design, with significant involvement in major rail programs.
• Proven experience in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) or the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on rail design projects is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with KSA standards and authority processes is considered an advantage.
• Demonstrated experience managing multidisciplinary interfaces and performing PMC/consultancy functions directly with clients.
• Experience with quality systems, risk management, and configuration control for design packages.

Required Skills

• Proficiency in rail alignment and civil design software, including Bentley OpenRail/OpenRoads, Civil 3D, MX, and PowerRail Track.
• Experience with model and drawing production workflows, with a preference for Building Information Modeling (BIM).
• Solid understanding of track geometry principles (*, UIC/EN/AREMA as applicable), turnouts and special trackwork, transition curves, cant and cant deficiency, and alignment constraints in urban, high-speed, and metro environments.
• Strong communication, report writing, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to lead technical meetings and drive decision-making processes.
• Familiarity with RAMS (Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, and Safety) principles.

Work Location and Details

This is a full-time position based in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. The role requires over 10 years of relevant experience. SYSTRA is an equal opportunities employer.