Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy committed to delivering impactful work that shapes the future.
We are a team of over 20,000 experts across more than 50 countries across the world.
Our success is powered by our brilliant people, who bring a diverse range of skills, experiences, and viewpoints to achieve extraordinary results. As a proudly employee-owned business, we prioritise fairness, integrity, and the wellbeing of our team.
We offer numerous opportunities for learning, growth, and excellence, ensuring that everyone feels empowered, supported, and valued. Join us and be part of a connected global team where your ambitions are united, and you have the platform to be brilliant.
Your Opportunity
Due to an increase in workload across major rail projects in Victoria and interstate, we are recruiting for a technical leader in the rail team who can drive exceptional project outcomes for our clients, focussing on the track and civil disciplines. The team you will join is supporting a number of city-shaping projects in Victoria including both passenger and freight, and you will also have the opportunity to support programs of work in other states around Australia.
In this role you will:
- Lead Track and CSR Design Packages and manage multi-disciplinary rail design projects, including report writing, drawing submission and comment close-out.
- Grow the team's rail design capabilities through mentorship and supervision.
- Engage with clients and stakeholders throughout the design lifecycle from concept and tender stages to IFC and CPS.
- Actively contribute to pursuing, pricing and winning new projects.
About you
Essential qualifications & experience
- Chartered Civil Engineer (CPEng) with RPEV
- Fully proficient in OpenRail and MicroStation (required)
- Familiarity with track, platform & CSR design standards in Victoria and across Australia.
- RIW Competency in Track & Civil for MTM (required), ARTC (required) and V/Line (preferred).
- Strong multi-disciplinary understanding, including track, civil, CSR and interfacing disciplines including drainage, formation, structures, OHW, signalling.
- Experience of drafting waivers/derogations/departures.
- Experience of leading stakeholder engagement workshops and comment close-out
- Experience of contributing to Safety in Design workshops and making SFAIRP arguments
Desirable requirements
- Professionally Registered Engineer in Queensland (RPEQ)
- Experience in mentoring and training junior team members, including interstate personnel.
- Providing design management and project management support.
- Strong external network and experience in bidding for work, either as pursuits or tenders.
Key Skills
- Curious, experimental, and proactive mindset towards digital innovation.
- Collaborative working style with multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- Strong communication skills, able to explain technical workflows to non-technical users.
- Comfortable working in an iterative, prototype-driven environment.
Our company, values, and benefits
Mott MacDonald celebrates diversity and inclusion, offering a supportive work environment that values work-life balance, diversity, inclusion, and equity. We welcome diverse applicants, including First Nations People, people with disabilities, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and people of all genders, neurodiversity, cultural backgrounds, age groups, and those with intersectional identities.
We offer a range of diverse benefits and facilities to make this a great place to be, including:
- Agile working environment, supporting our people to work flexibly
- Join a diverse team of rail engineers within Mott MacDonald’s transport team
- Opportunity to support projects from concept to construction, ranging from small-scale to city-shaping transport projects
- Discretionary Group and Personal Performance Bonuses for eligible employees
- Employee resource groups including the Inclusive Network for Women, Corporate Social Responsibility and more
- Annual Health Checks and ongoing professional development
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