Track Technical Lead Ireland (Associate/Associate Director/Technical Director)

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

A little about your role…

• Leading, directing, and coordinating track engineering delivery, and supporting the resolution of complex multi-disciplinary technical problems; 


• Managing client and stakeholder relationships to achieve desired project outcomes; 


• Supporting major projects in Ireland and globally, including schemes like Dublin Metrolink;


• Setting an example for health, safety and welfare on your projects and instilling a strong safety culture within the delivery team; 


• Leading design coordination activities such as integrated design reviews and promoting digitalisation to aid delivery.

A little more about your team…

You will work on exciting and inspiring projects for a variety of infrastructure owners, national and local governments, public and private sector clients including Translink, Transport Infrastructure Ireland, MetroLink, Iarnród Éireann-Irish Rail, Network Rail and HS2.  You will be part of the Track Engineering Service Line – a team of professionally qualified, talented and diverse individuals that work together to: 

• Deliver track engineering support across all stages of the lifecycle from concept stage to detailed design & construction; 


• Has a global footprint supporting project delivery across the world with recent work spanning Toronto to Sydney; 


• Provide clients with technical excellence through our delivery of projects. 

The role will be based in our city centre office in Belfast and Naas or Dublin. Our offices provide a quality, flexible and dynamic working space focused on the health and wellbeing of our staff, benefitting from innovative design, substantial amounts of natural light, open collaborative spaces and easy access to public transport. It is essential that the successful candidate is resident in Belfast or Dublin.

We are actively seeking a Technical Lead in Track for projects based in Ireland supporting the development of the Irish business track team.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate:

• A track record of successfully delivering multi-disciplinary projects as a Track Engineering Lead; 


• Advanced knowledge of track engineering on both heavy and light rail schemes; 


• Experience of delivering projects with Iarnród Éireann/Irish Rail;


• Strong experience across multiple parts of the full project lifecycle from initial feasibility studies to detailed design and implementation;  


• A strong understanding of CSM, CDM and other health and safety regulations e.g. Irish Construction Regs, and the application of “safe by design” techniques; 


• Experience undertaking roles with specific engineering responsibilities, e.g. CEM, CRE, DPE or PE, or equivalent functions 


• Chartered or incorporated registration with a relevant professional engineering institution, or can demonstrate you can register for it.  

It is desirable for applicants to have: 

• Prior experience of leading and developing teams;


• Experience of metro project;  


• International project deliver experience. 

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

With us, you can. Apply today.

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