Chief Specialist, Rail Design

• Identify opportunities for improved management of track design, components and installation methods and lead changes to improve Rail Agency"s business.
• Manage and monitor during design and construction the limits for radius of horizontal circular curves to ensure operations speed & maintenance requirements are maintained.
• Ensure that vertical curves and profiles are selected based on the most suitable radius.
• Provide Assistance and advice with regard to the protection of railway viaducts.
• Develop sufficient pocket tracks and crossovers strategy are provided for each project.
• Review the submittals to ensure that turnouts are suitable to the operation speed, and to minimise the environmental impact, specially noise and vibration.
• Performs other responsibilities associated with the position as appropriate
• Ensure suitable structure gauge, structure envelop and clearances are designed properly for each project to ensure safety requirements are met.
• Lead Rail Agency's involvement with other railway administrations, European bodies, and professional bodies, TOCs, ROSCOs and similar organisations on track design matters.
• Establish strategies, polices, procedures & guidelines/standards related to different types of railway systems under different speed, profiles & curve turns
• Monitor and review the management of track interfaces related matters including Vibration, Noise, wheel/Rail profile, civil structures, etc to ensure project directives are met.
• Determine and promulgate strategy for optimizing cost efficiency in the management of track design, components and installation methods.
• To ensure that the datum of chainages for new lines are chosen properly and approved by the P&D department.
• Ensure the alignment is coordinated with Roads projects; manage conflict with roads and right of way departments to achieve the optimum alignment.
• Monitor and review the pre- contract stage alignment design (e.g. turnouts, Crossings, curves, gradients, layout, and other rail materials) to ensure project needs and requirements are fully met including noise mitigation designs and requirements.
• Ensure that the maximum limit for gradients and desirable maximum are according to RA design criteria and standards.
• To ensure that Cant and Speed values are reviewed, checked and selected to suite the type of track and both plain line or turnouts.
• Determine policy on information, testing and design requirements for new track components and systems.
• Monitor and review the alignment design (e.g. turnouts, Crossings, curves, gradients, layout, and other rail materials) to ensure project needs and requirements are fully met.
• To ensure, by close and active liaison, all the requirements and concerns of the Operation and Maintenance Departments are met and addressed with regards to the alignment and track work design at pre-contract stage.
• Provide expert review to the alignment documents and to provide input to optimise the alignment and profile as much as possible to avoid unnecessary defects and undesirable visual impacts.
• Lead the development, updating and improvement of related standards, technical instructions and drawings.

• Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering from a recognized university is required. Equivalent Master or PhD degree is advantageous or equivalent years of relevant experience based on the requirements of the post.

• Analytical thinking, problem solving, business innovation, and customer service orientation.
• Possess good leadership skills including the ability to lead & motivate his team, decision-making skills, ability to perform Multitasking, follow up and planning abilities, time management, and good computer skills.
• Good communication skills, fluent in report writing and group facilitation; presentation skills, and fluency in spoken and written English. Knowledge of Arabic language preferred.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience, of which at least 5 years should have been in the specialist alignment & track work design & or supervision, is required.
• Experience of working in a cross-cultural environment is desirable.
• Experience gained through working with a contractor is desirable.
• Excellent knowledge and intensive experience with international Railway Track system and standards, functions, procedures, and knowledge of quality & safety standards and project management.
• Experience of both the basic technical and practical aspects of track work design and construction is essential.

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