Graduate Rail Mechanical/Electrical Engineers

A graduate railway engineering role at AECOM focused on rail infrastructure design, sustainability, construction planning, and railway electrical/mechanical systems within major transportation projects.

Job Description

Railway engineering is one of the most important ways that AECOM delivers a better world – we work on huge, complex and challenging railway infrastructure projects that increase urban and inter-city mobility for millions of people. AECOM is a global innovator in high-speed and urban transportation.

Recent projects include major track improvements for the Southern Renewals Enterprise in England’s busiest passenger corridors, the Hong Kong–Shenzhen Western Rail Link (Hung Shui Kiu–Qianhai), the Elephant & Castle Station capacity upgrade in London, and key design and asset protection services for Network Rail frameworks across the UK, as well as delivering components of High Speed 2 and supporting global initiatives in sustainable rail.

We are looking for graduates who are team players and open thinkers who want to contribute to some of the biggest challenges in transportation infrastructure.

Job Responsibilities

Selected candidates will be enrolled on our Graduate Development Programme and have the opportunity to develop their skills within a supporting environment which encourages challenge and collaborative behaviours. Candidates will use industry leading computer software and BIM modelling programmes while working on a variety of different Rail specific expertise including:

• Integrating engineering designs from other complex railway skill areas such as signalling, permanent way and civils.

• Planning the phasing of construction and commissioning work to minimise disruption to passengers and the public.

• Ensuring that designs maximise sustainability outcomes during construction and over whole life of assets.

• Developing designs that are safe to build, operate and maintain, and that protect the safety of passengers and the public.

• Producing concept and outline design proposals that solve client challenges in the maintenance, renewal and enhancement of railways.

• Working on site inspection, assessment, and design of various railway electrical infrastructure including signalling power, points heating and level crossing lighting.

• Design of railway stations and working on projects that improve or create new urban realm, station buildings, platforms, footbridges and concourses.

Qualifications

• BEng Mechanical or Electrical Engineering with a 2:1 classification (or equivalent) or above

• MEng Mechanical or Electrical Engineering would be an advantage

• Rail modules or experience would be an advantage

• Ability to demonstrate a good technical understanding of Rail/Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

• Demonstrable interest in Rail/Electrical/Mechanical Engineering and developing a career in this industry

• Willing and able to work towards chartership with the IET/ IMechE

• Good Microsoft Office skills essential such as Word, Excel & PowerPoint

• Ability to communicate effectively to internal and external clients, both verbally & in writing with the confidence to engage with a variety of people (clients, colleagues, stakeholders and sub-contractors alike) and the aptitude to rationally explain, explore and discuss technical issues and capture feedback

• Enthusiastic, hard-working, with ambition and drive

• Ability to structure & prioritise work effectively through close cooperation with the team as a whole

• Ability to work in a team and independently without losing initiative & focus.

Additional Information

• Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible since CVs will be reviewed, and candidates selected on a rolling recruitment basis for either immediate or advanced offer start.

• Please include a covering letter with your application and provide all predicted and/or obtained academic grades and details of the dates you are able to work to/from and well as locations you would be interested in.

• You must have the right to work in the UK.

Professional Development

Our Graduate Development Programme (GDP), along with our huge scope of projects across the globe, will challenge and inspire you to make a real difference to the world we live in. Our GDP forms a core part of our business strategy globally, designed to develop the best talent across numerous disciplines to lead our business into the future. We have over 750 graduates on our programmes across the UK & Ireland, from over 40 different disciplines, each and every one of them making a tangible difference to the environment we all live and work in.

We will provide you with all the tools and support you need to achieve your professional development ambitions, including Chartership with the relevant international professional institution – where we have graduates working towards over 30 professional institutions in the UK & Ireland. We will push you to achieve the highest standards and expect our graduates to pass their professional review first time.

You will be assigned a mentor to support and guide your development, and undertake regular training modules throughout the programme. There will be on-the-job technical development and classroom training where required, and the opportunity to work on live client projects, with significant multidisciplinary exposure.

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities.