Our client now has an exciting opening in their team for a Senior Track Design Engineer. This role offers flexible working but you will need to live within a commutable distance of their York office in order to attend once a week. You will produce designs that comply with all best practices, Network Rail and Company standards, processes, procedures and meet the company and client's quality expectations and ensure that surveys and designs are produced in due time.

This role is open to both permanent staff and contractors (inside IR35).

Principal responsibilities:

• Undertake the Role of Track Design CRE for Basic Designs.
• Produce allocated designs within agreed timescales and required quality.
• Undertake detailed checking of designs to ensure minimal CAT 2/3 comments
• Ensure the quality of co-ordinate surveys produced by sub-contractors is to the required standard and to report any deficiencies to the Design Manager.
• Ensure that design, construction and maintenance risks are identified and mitigated during the design stages.
• Ensure that required Temporary Non Compliance and Derogation to standards are sought.
• Ensure Value Engineering through Particular Specification reviews.

Key skills/experience required:

• Education to HNC/HND in Civil Engineering or equivalent suitable experience.
• Robust experience in Plain Line and S&C permanent way design.
• Proven experience in the use of MX / BRT / CAD / ClearRoute for Permanent Way Design.
• Experience of leading and training of design staff.