With 2,800 employees and an annual turnover of £480 million, Balfour Beatty Rail Limited is an international leader in rail infrastructure engineering projects and the UK's largest rail engineering and services provider. We offer the full range of rail infrastructure activities from high-speed rail to mass rapid transit, covering urban, rural and commuter routes, for both public and private railways.

Seeking to operate in the safest environment to the highest quality standards and with a strong emphasis on customer service, our commitment to delivering first class projects is driven by our personnel who have the skills and experience to undertake any rail project. In parallel with this, the continual training and development of our staff enables us to remain at the forefront of railway engineering industry

As an integral part of our multi-disciplinary business, our Designers have the satisfaction of not only producing designs, but actually seeing them built!

Our Permanent Way Design team in York offers a service covering all aspects of track design. This includes: track survey, detailed junction design, complex depot layouts, gauging and clearance assessment and trackform, component, formation and drainage design.

The successful candidate will have experience in Track alignment design, Switch & Crossing alignment design and/or Plain line works.

Experience in using MX Rail (computerised Design package) would be desirable.

Once you’re with us, we can offer you structured development, a great benefits package and stable future – we pride ourselves in our ability to offer continuity of work in an industry where change is constant. You’ll also be a part of the Balfour Beatty group – giving you access to many more opportunities and the backing of Britain’s most admired company (See Management Today Dec ‘06) in its sector and the UK’s number 1 construction company.