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<p><strong>1. Position Summary</strong></p><p>The Track Engineer is responsible for supervising and coordinating railway track construction, installation, inspection and testing activities.&nbsp;</p><p>The role ensures that trackwork is executed safely and in accordance with approved drawings, project specifications, method statements, quality requirements and the construction programme.</p><p>The position covers ballasted track, rails, sleepers, fastening systems, turnouts, crossings, welding, destressing, tamping, alignment and final track acceptance, including interfaces with earthworks, bridges, culverts, drainage and railway systems.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>2. Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Review IFC drawings, track-alignment data, specifications, method statements and inspection and test plans.</li><li>Supervise track-laying activities, including material distribution, sleeper placement, rail installation and fastening.</li><li>Coordinate the construction and acceptance of formation, subgrade, sub-ballast and ballast layers before track installation.</li><li>Supervise the installation of turnouts, crossings, insulated joints, guard rails, check rails and other special trackwork.</li><li>Monitor rail handling, storage, transportation and installation to prevent damage or deformation.</li><li>Supervise rail cutting, drilling, welding, grinding and finishing activities.</li><li>Control aluminothermic or flash-butt welding operations and verify welder qualifications and welding records.</li><li>Supervise continuous welded rail installation, rail-temperature monitoring and track destressing.</li><li>Ensure correct installation and torqueing of fastening systems.</li><li>Coordinate ballast placement, track lifting, lining, leveling, tamping, regulating and stabilization.</li><li>Monitor track geometry, including gauge, alignment, longitudinal level, cant, twist, curvature and gradients.</li><li>Coordinate track surveys and verify centerline, chainage, elevation and horizontal and vertical alignment.</li><li>Ensure trackwork on bridges, culverts, transition zones and other structures meets the applicable design requirements.</li><li>Coordinate track interfaces with civil works, stations, depots, roads, utilities, signalling, telecommunications and electrification systems.</li><li>Inspect transition zones between embankments and bridges or culverts and ensure proper settlement control.</li><li>Prepare work-front readiness checks before commencing track-laying activities.</li><li>Plan daily and weekly activities based on the approved construction programme.</li><li>Determine manpower, plant, materials and equipment requirements for track activities.</li><li>Coordinate track-laying trains, tamping machines, ballast regulators, stabilizers and other railway construction equipment.</li><li>Supervise subcontractors and monitor productivity, quality and compliance with approved procedures.</li><li>Prepare inspection requests and coordinate inspections with QA/QC personnel and the Engineer/Consultant.</li><li>Monitor testing of rails, welds, sleepers, fastenings, ballast and other track materials.</li><li>Review ultrasonic and other non-destructive testing results for rail welds.</li><li>Identify non-conforming work and coordinate corrective measures and reinspection.</li><li>Maintain accurate records of installed track quantities, welds, track geometry and material usage.</li><li>Prepare daily reports, progress records, red-line drawings and as-built documentation.</li><li>Support track testing, trial runs, final adjustment, acceptance and handover.</li><li>Ensure compliance with HSE requirements, particularly for lifting, rail handling, welding, machinery movement and work near operational tracks.</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Qualifications &amp; Experience</strong></p><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Railway Engineering or a related discipline.</li><li>Registration or eligibility for registration with the Saudi Council of Engineers is preferred.</li><li>Minimum 7 years of relevant experience, including at least 4 years in railway track construction.</li><li>Proven experience on railway, metro, freight railway or high-speed railway projects.</li><li>Hands-on experience in ballasted track construction and continuous welded rail installation.</li><li>Experience in turnouts, crossings, rail welding, destressing, tamping and track-geometry control.</li><li>Experience coordinating trackwork with bridges, culverts, earthworks and railway systems.</li><li>Previous project experience in Saudi Arabia or the GCC is preferred.</li><li>Experience working for a main contractor or specialist trackwork contractor is desirable.</li><li>Excellent written and spoken English; Arabic is an advantage</li></ul>