Alignment Engineer (Design)

Overview

Context

Missions/Main Duties

• Design Leadership
• Coordinate the alignment design process from concept through detailed design phases, ensuring optimal solutions for safety, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.
• Oversee route selection studies, evaluating technical, environmental, social, and operational constraints.
• Approve horizontal and vertical alignment proposals, ensuring compliance with international and local standards.

• Coordination & Interface Management

• Coordinate closely with civil, track, structures, systems, geotechnical, and environmental teams to integrate alignment with all project disciplines.
• Manage interfaces with land acquisition, stakeholder engagement, and authorities to ensure alignment feasibility.
• Ensure coordination between the infrastructure teams and the different entities involved in the design.
• Technical Assurance
• Review and validate alignment deliverables, reports, models, and drawings, ensuring quality and accuracy.
• Implement quality control and assurance procedures for all alignment-related outputs.
• Stakeholder Management
• Participate in meetings, workshops, and site visits, representing alignment interests and addressing technical concerns.

• Risk & Change Management

• Identify and mitigate alignment-related risks; proactively manage change and ensure proper documentation and traceability of decisions.

• Innovation & Value Engineering

• Drive innovation and value engineering

Profile/Skills

• Bachelor’s degree (required) or Master’s degree (preferred) in Civil Engineering, Railway Engineering.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in route/alignment design for major rail or linear infrastructure projects.
• Experience with large-scale, conventional long-distance rail projects.
• Middle East project delivery experience strongly preferred.
• Deep knowledge of international and Middle East rail design codes for alignment and track geometry.
• Proficient with relevant alignment design and modelling software (e.g., Bentley Rail Track, Civil 3D, OpenRail, MXROAD).
• Strong organisation, communication, and leadership skills.
• Proven ability to manage multidisciplinary design interfaces and to resolve technical alignment issues.
• High attention to detail, with robust analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Systra is an equal opportunities company; this position is open to all applicants.