SYSTRA Brasil
Senior Engineer (Civil Engineering)
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Senior Engineer – Discipline Lead (UK & Ireland)
About the Role
Around the world, SYSTRA’s specialists plan, design, integrate, test, commission, project manage, and deliver mass transit and mobility solutions relied on by over 50 million people daily.
For more than 60 years, the Group has fostered sustainable, accessible, and innovative transport infrastructure. With 10,300+ colleagues globally, including 1,000+ in the UK & Ireland, SYSTRA is actively growing and seeking exceptional talent to drive the future of infrastructure design.
This role is focused on leading engineering tasks across engineers, designers, graduates, and apprentices within a specific discipline, ensuring timely, cost-effective project delivery that meets client and business needs.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and contribute to design and integration projects, delivering against quality, budget, and timeline commitments while meeting client expectations
- Track project team performance against contractual and quality standards, implementing corrective action where needed
- Manage checking and approval processes to ensure compliance with client, project, and SYSTRA standards, including engineering designs and technical calculations
- Ensure project requirements are communicated clearly and effectively across the team
- Assume the role of Work Package Manager for small-to-medium projects
- Apply relevant technical standards and codes (e.g., Eurocodes) in discipline-specific work
- Support work-winning and marketing efforts to maximise opportunities for the team and business
- Implement safety and environmental policies throughout the design lifecycle, ensuring compliance with health, safety, and environmental legislation
- Contribute to business goals and improvement initiatives
- Perform other duties as required
- Align behaviours with SYSTRA’s behavioural framework, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, respect, and empowerment
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Profile & Essential Skills
Professional Experience & Management
- Strong communication skills across multiple levels and stakeholders, explaining proposals, justifications, and conclusions effectively
- Desired: Experience in line management
- Desired: Familiarity with offshore production centre workflows
- Proficiency in multi-discipline project environments
- Demonstrable project planning, delivery, budget, and timescale management experience
- Act as Contractor’s Responsible Engineer (e.g., Network Rail projects) or equivalent for non-rail assignments
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Technical Expertise
- Safety and compliance expertise: Application of safety standards and CDM (Construction Design and Management) regulations
- Civil engineering design: Application and knowledge-sharing of design principles, standards, and Eurocodes
- Construction & project delivery: Hands-on experience in construction-related markets, including design and build environments
- Work with contractors: Experience signalling, delivering, or coordinating with supply chain partners
- Desired: Rail sector experience and familiarity with Network Rail’s procedures and standards
Software Proficiency
- Technical drawing & analysis: AutoCAD, Autodesk Robot, Micro DRAIN, Tedds, IdeaStatica, Bentley Products
- BS EN Eurocodes application
Qualifications
- Degree in Civil Engineering, Civil Structures, or Civil Environmental Engineering (or equivalent)
- Actively working towards CEng status with the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)
[See accompanying addendum for discipline-specific details where applicable.]
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