Senior Associate Rail Design Engineer

About the role

Jacobs is expanding its Rail team in Perth and is looking for a Senior Associate Rail Design Engineer to help grow its rail business in Western Australia. The role combines lead engineer/designer work on rail projects with business development and market leadership, targeting mining and government transport clients across Western Australia and the broader ANZ region.

Key responsibilities

• Lead design and project delivery across a diverse portfolio of rail infrastructure projects
• Leverage Jacobs' global technical network and Global Integrated Delivery teams to deliver best-in-class solutions
• Build relationships with mining and transport clients and identify emerging opportunities and market trends
• Lead and support pursuits, proposals and work-winning activities with client account, sales and technical leadership teams
• Provide technical leadership across multidisciplinary rail projects, ensuring safe, high-quality and commercially successful delivery
• Mentor rail professionals and contribute to the growth of Jacobs' rail capability in Western Australia and Australia & New Zealand

Required profile

• Significant rail industry experience, including senior leadership across engineering, design and project delivery, ideally in Western Australia
• Well-established client networks in Western Australia across the mining sector and government transport agencies
• Demonstrated experience developing trusted client relationships and converting opportunities into project outcomes
• Proven capability in business development, client engagement and strategic growth initiatives
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and complex infrastructure projects
• Experience in mining sustaining capital programs, decarbonisation initiatives, rail studies, depots, stabling facilities or marshalling yards is highly regarded

Required skills

• Track alignment design (preferably OpenRail) for heavy haul and passenger rail systems
• Track structure analysis for ballasted and ballastless track systems
• General track engineering, including asset monitoring and maintenance

What we offer

• Flexible working arrangements under a hybrid working policy
• Well-being benefits and a global giving and volunteering program
• Employee benefits covering paid parental leave, fertility and adoption assistance, and menopause and low T treatment
• Cultural support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants, with the option to nominate a cultural representative for interviews