Senior Civil Track Engineer

$150,000 - $230,000/Yr

AECOM - Chicago, IL

Full-time - Senior

Hybrid - Chicago, IL

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Senior Track Engineer position at AECOM involves working on infrastructure transit and rail projects for key clients in the Chicago area, including CTA, Metra, and Amtrak. The role requires technical expertise in track design and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to deliver light rail, heavy rail, commuter, freight, and streetcar/trolley designs. The successful candidate will be responsible for various engineering tasks, including quantity take-offs, technical specifications writing, and project management support.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a track design engineer in projects of various scale
• Supports track & civil discipline leads in major infrastructure projects
• Performs quantity take-offs for all track corridor components (track and civil)
• Participates in technical specifications writing
• Collaborates with other design disciplines
• Provides support to PM and DPM
• Serve as Task lead or DPM

Requirements

• BA/BS + 10 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
• PE license or equivalent licensure required or ability to obtain within 6 months
• Strong skills in track alignment design and CADD skills in both the MicroStation and AutoCAD platforms
• Experience in AutoCAD Civil 3D and/or Bentley InRoads / OpenRoads / OpenRail
• Advanced proficiency in AutoCAD Civil 3D and/or Bentley InRoads / OpenRoads / OpenRail
• Experience in working on CTA, Metra, Amtrak, BNSF and UPRR projects
• Working knowledge of design requirements for rail systems (e.g. traction power, catenary, signals)
• Working knowledge of track structure design principles and special trackwork details
• Experience with design and testing of ballast-less track forms
• Experience in construction, maintenance or inspection of track
• Ability to scope/estimate complex projects
• Track and manage task budgets and schedule
• Demonstrate leadership skills and communication skills requiring client interaction
• Ability to work with various multi-disciplined teams is essential to this role
• Provide in-depth Quality Control and Quality Assurance for design/project management/program management

Nice-to-haves

• Master's Degree in Engineering or related field
• 5 years in design

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits
• Paid time off
• Leaves of absences
• Voluntary benefits
• Perks
• Well-being resources
• Employee assistance program
• Business travel insurance
• Service recognition awards
• Retirement savings plan
• Employee stock purchase plan