Technical Director - Rail Infrastructure

• Civil Engineering degree.
• 20+ years of senior experience in rail infrastructure, high-speed or conventional.
• Demonstrated experience across the full project lifecycle in infrastructure: planning, design, construction, testing and commissioning, operations and maintenance.
• Direct experience defining maintenance strategy and OPEX models for rail infrastructure and systems.
• International project experience, across multiple rail markets and multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience acting as technical authority or shadow operator representing infrastructure O&M during design and construction.
• Master's degree in engineering management, business administration, or a related field.
• Experience in value engineering and design review from an infrastructure operational perspective.
• Experience supporting international bids and technical proposal development.
• Proficiency in a language beyond English and Spanish.

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Infrastructure decisions made at concept and design stages lock in decades of maintenance costs and operational risks. Programs that treat infrastructure operations and maintenance as a downstream concern inherit systems that are more costly to operate and fail more often.

The ideal candidate as a Technical Director in Rail Infrastructure discipline brings senior, hands-on experience across the full lifecycle of high-speed and conventional rail infrastructure: planning, design, construction, testing and commissioning, and long-term operation and maintenance. Also we expect prior experience acting as technical authority or shadow operator, representing Infrastructure O&M interests inside design and construction decisions.

Responsibilities:

• Leads infrastructure strategy and technical review for high-speed and conventional rail programs, from concept through commissioning.
• Acts as technical authority and shadow operator.
• Represents infrastructure operations and maintenance interests in design and construction decisions.
• Directs the development of infrastructure maintenance concepts, rules, and OPEX models for track, systems, stations, and infrastructure maintenance facilities.
• Reviews designs and technical proposals for infrastructure constructability, maintainability, and lifecycle cost, identifying risks.
• Leads infrastructure value engineering across subsystems: civil works, track, energy, signalling, and control systems.
• Supports infrastructure testing and commissioning planning, and the technical handover of infrastructure from construction to operations.
• Coordinates multidisciplinary and multicultural teams across international programs.
• Interfaces directly with client leadership, planners, and designers to align infrastructure decisions with long-term operational constraints.
• Contributes to bid development and technical proposals for new infrastructure and O&M opportunities.
• Mentors engineering and infrastructure O&M staff. Trains internal resources, as well as partners and third parties on infrastructure maintenance strategy and lifecycle standards.
• Serves as the senior technical representative for the discipline with regional and global clients, building trust and demonstrating EC’s technical leadership.
• Collaborates with global EC centers to align standards, approaches, and technical solutions
• Represents discipline externally as a recognized subject matter expert and thought leader.
• Leads structured mentoring and capability-building programs for engineers and senior technical staff.
• Promotes professional accreditation, global knowledge exchange, and technical growth across disciplines.