Rail Engineering Opportunities – Middle East Halcrow has been involved in major rail projects around the world for over a century. Our current portfolio of rail projects includes Crossrail in London, Poland’s first high-speed railway and the Delhi Airport Metro Express Link in India. We’re looking for experienced rail specialists to join our Middle East team working on a variety of urban, light and freight rail projects in the region. You’ll have international experience in the design, specification and procurement of new-build rail projects. You’ll also be passionate and driven, and believe in sustaining and improving the quality of people’s lives through engineering innovation and exceptional project delivery. We have short-term contracts and permanent positions available, most of which are based in the UAE and Qatar, although other Middle East locations are also available. We offer competitive employment conditions, including housing, transport and flight allowances and health insurance. To apply for one of the roles below, send your CV and covering letter to mecareers@halcrow.com quoting ME Rail IRC 9013. Opportunities Available • Civil engineering manager/design manager: 20 years’ experience in design

and delivery of new-build metro, LRT and underground metro projects including bored tunnelling, civil infrastructure D&B and railway systems EPC contracts. Additional experience in design and delivery of freight rail projects highly regarded.

• Rail systems manager/designer: 20 years’ experience in general rail systems

with expertise in at least one discipline and experience in design, specification and delivery of new-build metro or LRT projects utilising rail systems EPC contracts. Additional experience in freight rail projects highly regarded.

• Rail operations and maintenance (O&M) specialist: 15 years’ experience in

operational planning of rail projects. Previous employment with an internationally recognised metro operator highly regarded.

• Permanent way engineer: 10 years’ experience working on metro and LRT

projects required. Additional experience in freight rail, high speed rail and/or depot planning highly regarded.

• Rail civil engineer/project manager: 15 years’ experience in rail civil

engineering. Experienced in leading and managing rail design teams. • Rail safety and assurance engineer: 15 years’ experience in leading, managing

and performing rail safety, systems assurance and compliance activities for rail

projects. Sound knowledge of systems engineering and systems integration for rail projects.

• Stations civil and structural engineer/design team leader: 15 years’

experience in civil engineering design and design management for new-build underground metro stations. Experience in preparing station civil and structural designs, and leading and managing a multi-disciplinary team in delivering design documentation for stations. Experience as both client’s designer and designer for D&B projects highly regarded.

• Rail transit station planner/station architect: 15 years’ experience in planning

and design of new-build underground metro stations. Sound knowledge of life safety, M&E systems and tunnel ventilation requirements for underground stations. Experience in preparing station preliminary designs and leading architectural specialists to deliver design documentation and specifications for stations.

• Tunnel design engineer: 15 years’ experience in design and specification of

bored tunnels and shafts in soft ground and mixed ground conditions. Additional experience in NATM and sprayed rock tunnelling, as well as fulltime on-site experience in construction of bored tunnel by TBM construction highly regarded.

• Stations M&E engineer/design team leader: 10 to 15 years’ experience in

design and specification of underground station M&E systems including sound knowledge of tunnel ventilation systems. Experience in preparing station preliminary M&E designs and leading a team of M&E engineers to deliver design documentation and specifications for station M&E systems.

• Rolling stock engineer: 10 to 15 years’ experience in specification and

procurement of passenger-carrying rolling stock, and testing and commissioning rolling stock. Additional experience in specification and procurement of freight rolling stock and locomotives highly regarded.

• Signalling/SCADA engineer: 15 years’ experience in design and specification of

signalling and SCADA systems including testing and commissioning. Additional experience in design, specification and commissioning of ATS and ATP train control systems highly regarded.

• Power/electrical systems engineer: 10 years’ experience in design and

specification of power and electrical systems for rail projects. • Communications engineer: 10 years’ experience in design and specification of

communications systems for rail projects. • Depot and maintenance facilities engineer: 10 years’ experience in planning

and specification of depot and maintenance facilities and equipment for passenger-carrying rolling stock and freight rail systems.

• Tunnel ventilation engineer: 10 to 15 years’ experience in modelling, design,

specification and testing of tunnel ventilation systems for rail projects. • System engineer/system integration engineer: 10 years’ experience in new-

build metro and/or LRT projects, with involvement on at least one project from design to operation.

• Rail planner/project controls manager: 10 to 15 years’ experience in rail

planning and project controls functions. • Rail QS/cost engineer: 10 years’ experience in preparation of capital and O&M

costs for new-build metro and/or LRT and freight rail projects. • Bid manager: Experience in co-ordinating and preparing consultancy bids for rail

projects. We also have positions available for less experienced staff in the roles of station civil engineer and station M&E engineer. To find out more about working for Halcrow and our current vacancies, visit www.halcrow.com/careers/