Alignment Engineer - Railway Design
Posted date [2026-07-08]
(ID: 47752)
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Job Description and Requirements
Alignment Engineer - Railway DesignJob Snapshot
Role: Alignment Engineer - Railway Design
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Industry: Transportation-Trucking-Railroad
Function: Civil & Structural Engineering
Experience: Minimum 10 years
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Alignment Engineer - Railway Design in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is a Transportation-Trucking-Railroad opportunity with Parsons Corporation for an experienced civil or railway engineering professional specializing in route selection, horizontal and vertical alignment design, track geometry, railway corridor planning, and multidisciplinary design coordination. This role supports major rail and linear infrastructure programs by ensuring alignment solutions are safe, compliant, constructible, cost-effective, and fully coordinated with civil, track, structures, systems, geotechnical, environmental, stakeholder, and land acquisition requirements.
Job Details
Country: Saudi Arabia
City: Riyadh
Industry: Transportation-Trucking-Railroad
Function: Civil & Structural Engineering
Salary: 35000-52000
Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job
Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Alignment Engineer - Railway Design will lead and coordinate railway alignment development from concept through detailed design on major rail infrastructure projects in Riyadh. The position requires strong understanding of railway route planning, corridor constraints, track geometry, design standards, constructability, and interface management. By reviewing alignment options, validating technical deliverables, managing design changes, and coordinating multiple disciplines, the role helps create practical railway corridors that support long-term operations, construction efficiency, regulatory approval, and project delivery objectives.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead and coordinate railway alignment design activities from concept design through detailed design and approved technical deliverables.
* Oversee route selection studies and evaluate technical, environmental, social, operational, land, utility, and constructability constraints.
* Review horizontal and vertical alignment proposals to confirm compliance with international railway standards, local requirements, and project design criteria.
* Coordinate with civil, track, structures, systems, geotechnical, environmental, utilities, land acquisition, and multidisciplinary design teams.
* Ensure railway corridor design is integrated with surrounding infrastructure, stations, structures, earthworks, drainage, access routes, utilities, and operational requirements.
* Manage interfaces with stakeholders, regulatory authorities, third parties, land acquisition teams, consultants, contractors, and internal project teams.
* Review and validate alignment drawings, technical reports, design models, corridor studies, route optimization records, and design submissions.
* Implement quality assurance and quality control processes for alignment-related design outputs.
* Participate in technical meetings, design reviews, workshops, coordination sessions, site visits, and stakeholder discussions.
* Represent alignment engineering matters and help resolve technical concerns related to route feasibility, design standards, corridor constraints, and constructability.
* Identify alignment-related risks and support proactive mitigation strategies throughout the design and delivery lifecycle.
* Manage design changes and maintain proper documentation, traceability, approval records, and governance for technical decisions.
* Promote value engineering and innovation to improve alignment efficiency, reduce constraints, optimize corridor development, and support cost-effective delivery.
* Support project teams in resolving complex railway alignment, corridor planning, track geometry, and infrastructure integration challenges.
* Coordinate design information between infrastructure teams and all entities involved in rail design and delivery.
* Maintain clear records of review comments, technical decisions, design assumptions, risk items, stakeholder inputs, and interface requirements.
Ideal Profile
* Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Railway Engineering, or a related discipline.
* Minimum 10 years of experience in railway route design, alignment design, corridor planning, or major linear infrastructure design.
* Experience delivering large-scale conventional railway, long-distance rail, metro, transit, or transportation infrastructure projects.
* Strong knowledge of railway alignment principles, track geometry requirements, route optimization methods, and international railway design standards.
* Ability to review horizontal alignments, vertical alignments, corridor models, design reports, drawings, calculations, and technical submissions.
* Experience managing multidisciplinary design interfaces involving civil works, track, structures, systems, geotechnical, environmental, utilities, and land requirements.
* Proficiency in alignment design and modeling software such as Bentley Rail Track, OpenRail, Civil 3D, MXROAD, or similar platforms.
* Strong understanding of railway corridor development, route feasibility, infrastructure integration, constructability, and design change governance.
* Experience coordinating with regulatory authorities, third parties, stakeholders, land acquisition teams, consultants, and project delivery teams.
* Master’s degree in Civil Engineering, Railway Engineering, Transportation, or a related discipline is preferred.
* Experience working on major rail, metro, transit, or transportation infrastructure programs is advantageous.
* Strong leadership, communication, organizational, stakeholder management, and coordination skills.
* Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities with strong attention to detail.
* Ability to manage competing design priorities while maintaining schedule, quality, compliance, and technical accuracy.
Skills Set
* Railway alignment design
* Route selection
* Corridor planning
* Track geometry
* Horizontal alignment
* Vertical alignment
* Railway design standards
* Rail infrastructure
* Linear infrastructure
* Conventional railway
* Long-distance rail
* Metro projects
* Transit infrastructure
* Transportation infrastructure
* Civil engineering
* Railway engineering
* Design coordination
* Multidisciplinary design management
* Civil works coordination
* Track coordination
* Structures coordination
* Systems coordination
* Geotechnical coordination
* Environmental coordination
* Land acquisition coordination
* Stakeholder management
* Regulatory coordination
* Interface management
* Alignment reports
* Design models
* Technical deliverables
* QA and QC
* Design reviews
* Site visits
* Risk management
* Design change management
* Value engineering
* Route optimization
* Bentley Rail Track
* OpenRail
* Civil 3D
* MXROAD
* Riyadh railway design jobs
* Saudi Arabia rail engineering jobs
Why Join Us
This opportunity gives an experienced Alignment Engineer the chance to support major railway and transportation infrastructure delivery in Riyadh with Parsons Corporation. The role offers exposure to strategic rail corridor development, advanced alignment design tools, multidisciplinary design interfaces, stakeholder coordination, and large-scale infrastructure planning. It is well suited for a railway design professional who wants to shape efficient transport corridors, solve complex route challenges, and contribute to future-ready rail infrastructure in Saudi Arabia.
About the Company
Parsons Corporation is a global engineering, infrastructure, transportation, and program management company supporting major rail, metro, mobility, urban development, and civil engineering projects. In Saudi Arabia, Parsons contributes to complex transportation programs through design management, technical assurance, corridor planning, systems coordination, construction oversight, and stakeholder integration. The company supports Riyadh’s infrastructure growth with international engineering expertise, disciplined project delivery, and strong regional experience.
Role Context
The Alignment Engineer - Railway Design will lead and coordinate railway alignment development from concept through detailed design on major rail infrastructure projects in Riyadh. The position requires strong understanding of railway route planning, corridor constraints, track geometry, design standards, constructability, and interface management. By reviewing alignment options, validating technical deliverables, managing design changes, and coordinating multiple disciplines, the role helps create practical railway corridors that support long-term operations, construction efficiency, regulatory approval, and project delivery objectives.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead and coordinate railway alignment design activities from concept design through detailed design and approved technical deliverables.
* Oversee route selection studies and evaluate technical, environmental, social, operational, land, utility, and constructability constraints.
* Review horizontal and vertical alignment proposals to confirm compliance with international railway standards, local requirements, and project design criteria.
* Coordinate with civil, track, structures, systems, geotechnical, environmental, utilities, land acquisition, and multidisciplinary design teams.
* Ensure railway corridor design is integrated with surrounding infrastructure, stations, structures, earthworks, drainage, access routes, utilities, and operational requirements.
* Manage interfaces with stakeholders, regulatory authorities, third parties, land acquisition teams, consultants, contractors, and internal project teams.
* Review and validate alignment drawings, technical reports, design models, corridor studies, route optimization records, and design submissions.
* Implement quality assurance and quality control processes for alignment-related design outputs.
* Participate in technical meetings, design reviews, workshops, coordination sessions, site visits, and stakeholder discussions.
* Represent alignment engineering matters and help resolve technical concerns related to route feasibility, design standards, corridor constraints, and constructability.
* Identify alignment-related risks and support proactive mitigation strategies throughout the design and delivery lifecycle.
* Manage design changes and maintain proper documentation, traceability, approval records, and governance for technical decisions.
* Promote value engineering and innovation to improve alignment efficiency, reduce constraints, optimize corridor development, and support cost-effective delivery.
* Support project teams in resolving complex railway alignment, corridor planning, track geometry, and infrastructure integration challenges.
* Coordinate design information between infrastructure teams and all entities involved in rail design and delivery.
* Maintain clear records of review comments, technical decisions, design assumptions, risk items, stakeholder inputs, and interface requirements.
Ideal Profile
* Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Railway Engineering, or a related discipline.
* Minimum 10 years of experience in railway route design, alignment design, corridor planning, or major linear infrastructure design.
* Experience delivering large-scale conventional railway, long-distance rail, metro, transit, or transportation infrastructure projects.
* Strong knowledge of railway alignment principles, track geometry requirements, route optimization methods, and international railway design standards.
* Ability to review horizontal alignments, vertical alignments, corridor models, design reports, drawings, calculations, and technical submissions.
* Experience managing multidisciplinary design interfaces involving civil works, track, structures, systems, geotechnical, environmental, utilities, and land requirements.
* Proficiency in alignment design and modeling software such as Bentley Rail Track, OpenRail, Civil 3D, MXROAD, or similar platforms.
* Strong understanding of railway corridor development, route feasibility, infrastructure integration, constructability, and design change governance.
* Experience coordinating with regulatory authorities, third parties, stakeholders, land acquisition teams, consultants, and project delivery teams.
* Master’s degree in Civil Engineering, Railway Engineering, Transportation, or a related discipline is preferred.
* Experience working on major rail, metro, transit, or transportation infrastructure programs is advantageous.
* Strong leadership, communication, organizational, stakeholder management, and coordination skills.
* Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities with strong attention to detail.
* Ability to manage competing design priorities while maintaining schedule, quality, compliance, and technical accuracy.
Skills Set
* Railway alignment design
* Route selection
* Corridor planning
* Track geometry
* Horizontal alignment
* Vertical alignment
* Railway design standards
* Rail infrastructure
* Linear infrastructure
* Conventional railway
* Long-distance rail
* Metro projects
* Transit infrastructure
* Transportation infrastructure
* Civil engineering
* Railway engineering
* Design coordination
* Multidisciplinary design management
* Civil works coordination
* Track coordination
* Structures coordination
* Systems coordination
* Geotechnical coordination
* Environmental coordination
* Land acquisition coordination
* Stakeholder management
* Regulatory coordination
* Interface management
* Alignment reports
* Design models
* Technical deliverables
* QA and QC
* Design reviews
* Site visits
* Risk management
* Design change management
* Value engineering
* Route optimization
* Bentley Rail Track
* OpenRail
* Civil 3D
* MXROAD
* Riyadh railway design jobs
* Saudi Arabia rail engineering jobs
Why Join Us
This opportunity gives an experienced Alignment Engineer the chance to support major railway and transportation infrastructure delivery in Riyadh with Parsons Corporation. The role offers exposure to strategic rail corridor development, advanced alignment design tools, multidisciplinary design interfaces, stakeholder coordination, and large-scale infrastructure planning. It is well suited for a railway design professional who wants to shape efficient transport corridors, solve complex route challenges, and contribute to future-ready rail infrastructure in Saudi Arabia.
About the Company
Parsons Corporation is a global engineering, infrastructure, transportation, and program management company supporting major rail, metro, mobility, urban development, and civil engineering projects. In Saudi Arabia, Parsons contributes to complex transportation programs through design management, technical assurance, corridor planning, systems coordination, construction oversight, and stakeholder integration. The company supports Riyadh’s infrastructure growth with international engineering expertise, disciplined project delivery, and strong regional experience.
