Egis
Track Design Lead
- Permanent
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 10 - 15 yrs
Job expiry date: 11/05/2026
Job overview
Date posted
27/03/2026
Location
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Salary
Undisclosed
Compensation
Job description
The Track Design Lead will oversee and coordinate slab track design activities for railway infrastructure projects in Abu Dhabi, ensuring compliance with project specifications, engineering codes, and international railway standards including EN, AREMA, UIC, and project-specific codes. The role involves performing detailed technical reviews of design drawings, calculations, and specifications to maintain design quality, consistency, and engineering accuracy. The Track Design Lead will develop and implement innovative engineering solutions to address technical challenges and project constraints while planning and managing design schedules aligned with project milestones and delivery deadlines. The position requires identifying and mitigating technical and design risks throughout the project lifecycle to ensure smooth execution and maintaining communication with clients as the main point of contact for slab track design matters. The role includes collaboration with multidisciplinary teams including Civil, Structural, Signaling, and Electrical disciplines to achieve integrated rail infrastructure designs. The Track Design Lead will liaise with vendors and contractors to ensure design compliance during procurement and construction phases and ensure adherence to railway safety standards and performance requirements. Responsibilities include conducting static and dynamic load analyses, fatigue assessments, and Track-Structure Interaction (TSI) evaluations to validate structural integrity, operational performance, and durability of slab track systems. The role also involves proposing design optimizations for cost efficiency, maintainability, and durability, supervising simulations, prototypes, and field validation tests, and preparing comprehensive design documentation including reports, drawings, and calculation records. The Track Design Lead will report technical progress and issues to project managers and senior leadership, implement quality assurance and quality control measures throughout all design stages, mentor junior engineers, organize technical training sessions on slab track design concepts, software tools including Midas Civil, STAAD Pro, SAP2000, and applicable railway standards, address technical queries during design and construction phases, and provide on-site technical support during installation or construction when required. The role requires in-depth knowledge of slab track systems, material properties, construction techniques, installation practices, maintenance requirements, inspection practices, and integration with supporting structures within railway engineering projects.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Oversee and coordinate slab track design activities ensuring compliance with project specifications, engineering standards including EN, AREMA, UIC, and project-specific railway codes
- Perform detailed technical reviews of design drawings, engineering calculations, and specifications to maintain design quality, technical accuracy, and consistency across railway projects
- Develop and implement innovative engineering solutions to address technical challenges, project constraints, and performance requirements for slab track systems
- Plan and manage design schedules, milestones, and deliverables to ensure alignment with project timelines and delivery deadlines
- Identify, assess, and mitigate technical risks throughout the design lifecycle to ensure smooth execution and compliance with railway engineering requirements
- Serve as the primary client interface for slab track design matters and provide technical guidance and updates to stakeholders and project leadership
- Collaborate with Civil, Structural, Signaling, and Electrical disciplines to deliver integrated rail infrastructure designs
- Liaise with vendors and contractors to ensure design compliance during procurement, fabrication, installation, and construction phases
- Conduct static, dynamic, and fatigue analyses using engineering tools such as Midas Civil, STAAD Pro, SAP2000, or equivalent software to validate structural performance
- Evaluate Track-Structure Interaction (TSI) and integration with supporting structures to ensure safe railway operation
- Propose design optimizations to improve cost efficiency, durability, maintainability, and long-term operational performance
- Supervise engineering simulations, prototype development, and field validation testing for slab track systems
- Prepare and maintain comprehensive technical documentation including reports, drawings, calculations, and engineering records
- Report design progress, risks, and technical issues to project managers and senior leadership
- Implement quality assurance and quality control processes throughout all design stages
- Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance on slab track design principles and engineering standards
Experience & skills
- Oversee and coordinate slab track design activities ensuring compliance with project specifications, engineering standards including EN, AREMA, UIC, and project-specific railway codes
- Perform detailed technical reviews of design drawings, engineering calculations, and specifications to maintain design quality, technical accuracy, and consistency across railway projects
- Develop and implement innovative engineering solutions to address technical challenges, project constraints, and performance requirements for slab track systems
- Plan and manage design schedules, milestones, and deliverables to ensure alignment with project timelines and delivery deadlines
- Identify, assess, and mitigate technical risks throughout the design lifecycle to ensure smooth execution and compliance with railway engineering requirements
- Serve as the primary client interface for slab track design matters and provide technical guidance and updates to stakeholders and project leadership
- Collaborate with Civil, Structural, Signaling, and Electrical disciplines to deliver integrated rail infrastructure designs
- Liaise with vendors and contractors to ensure design compliance during procurement, fabrication, installation, and construction phases
- Conduct static, dynamic, and fatigue analyses using engineering tools such as Midas Civil, STAAD Pro, SAP2000, or equivalent software to validate structural performance
- Evaluate Track-Structure Interaction (TSI) and integration with supporting structures to ensure safe railway operation
- Propose design optimizations to improve cost efficiency, durability, maintainability, and long-term operational performance
- Supervise engineering simulations, prototype development, and field validation testing for slab track systems
- Prepare and maintain comprehensive technical documentation including reports, drawings, calculations, and engineering records
- Report design progress, risks, and technical issues to project managers and senior leadership
- Implement quality assurance and quality control processes throughout all design stages
- Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance on slab track design principles and engineering standards