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Senior Civil Engineer (Rail)

Arcadis
Sustainable Transport
Sustainable Transport
£45,000 - £65,000/Year
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Description

Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. We are seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to join our Rail South, West & Wales business within the Civil and Structural Engineering team. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a diverse portfolio of rail infrastructure projects, working within multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, sustainable, and high-quality engineering solutions. As a Senior Civil Engineer, you will play a key role in the development and delivery of technical designs across the full project lifecycle. You will apply your engineering expertise to solve complex challenges, support project delivery, and collaborate closely with colleagues, clients, and stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes.

Role Accountabilities
- Contribute to the design and delivery of rail engineering projects, ensuring outputs meet quality, safety, and client requirements
- Develop practical and efficient engineering solutions across feasibility, design, and implementation stages
- Support the planning, coordination, and execution of project activities within multidisciplinary project teams
- Prepare and review technical designs, reports, drawings, and specifications in line with relevant standards and project requirements
- Provide technical input to clients and stakeholders to support informed project decision-making
- Collaborate with colleagues to ensure consistent, high-quality, and timely delivery of project outputs
- Promote a positive culture of safety, inclusion, and continuous improvement across all activities
- Share knowledge and support the development of less experienced team members where appropriate

Why Arcadis?
We believe everyone's contribution matters. We are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together. You’ll do meaningful work, helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life, and the world around you. Together, we can create a lasting legacy. Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We want you to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves accountable for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together, diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity, and inclusion are at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.

Requirements

Experience
- Degree or equivalent qualification in Civil Engineering
- Experience in civil engineering design within the railway environment, with knowledge of relevant rail standards and processes
- Experience working within multidisciplinary project teams
- Ability to produce clear, accurate, and concise technical documentation and reports

About you
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships
- Proactive and adaptable approach, with a commitment to continuous professional development

Qualifications
- Working towards, or holding, Incorporated or Chartered Engineer status with ICE or IStructE (desirable)
- Awareness of digital engineering tools and environments

Expiry date: 26/10/2026
Senior Civil Engineer (Rail)
Company:
Arcadis
Salary:
£45,000 - £65,000/Year
Job Type:
Job
Location:
London