Rail Track Designer based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, supporting multidisciplinary railway and transit infrastructure projects. The role contributes to the development of railway track alignments, trackwork layouts, engineering drawings, BIM models, and related transportation infrastructure within a collaborative engineering environment.
Working across design and delivery phases, this position supports the preparation of plan and profile alignments, cross-sections, drainage elements, quantity take-offs, technical documentation, and interdisciplinary design coordination. Project work involves integration with civil, structural, signalling, traction power, and systems disciplines while utilizing survey information, LiDAR datasets, terrain models, and digital engineering workflows.
The ideal candidate has at least two years of experience in rail, transit, transportation, or civil infrastructure design and possesses strong technical drafting capabilities, attention to detail, and familiarity with railway design standards and constructability considerations.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop railway track alignment design solutions in plan, profile, and corridor layouts.
- Prepare and maintain detailed CAD/BIM engineering drawings and three-dimensional design models.
- Utilize survey data analysis, LiDAR point clouds, and digital terrain information to support design development.
- Produce trackwork design layouts, cross-sections, and associated rail infrastructure drawings.
- Support drainage design and track structure development activities.
- Prepare, revise, and manage technical drawing packages and engineering deliverables.
- Assist engineering teams in developing practical and constructible design solutions.
- Perform interdisciplinary coordination with signalling, traction power, civil, structural, and systems teams.
- Complete quantity take-offs and support project cost estimation activities.
- Contribute to technical reporting, specifications, and project documentation.
- Conduct drawing verification to ensure compliance with design standards, project requirements, and quality procedures.
- Participate in design reviews and multidisciplinary coordination meetings.
- Provide additional rail infrastructure design support across project teams as required.