Relocation Support: Comprehensive relocation package available
Ganymede is exclusively partnering with a highly regarded engineering consultancy to appoint a Principal Rail Engineering Lead for its growing transportation infrastructure team in New Zealand.
This is a rare opportunity for an experienced rail professional to take on a senior leadership position within an established consultancy that is delivering a wide range of rail infrastructure and asset management projects across the country.
The successful candidate will provide technical leadership, guide project delivery teams, support client engagement activities, and play a key role in developing the organisation's long-term rail capability.
The Position
* Reporting into the senior leadership team, you will provide strategic and technical direction across a portfolio of rail projects, ensuring high standards of engineering quality, safety, and operational performance.
* You will work closely with clients, project stakeholders, and multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver practical and commercially successful solutions across a range of rail infrastructure programmes.
* Alongside technical leadership responsibilities, you will contribute to business growth initiatives, mentor engineering professionals, and help strengthen the organisation's position within the rail sector.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead technical delivery across rail infrastructure and track engineering projects.
* Provide expert engineering guidance to project teams and clients.
* Support the development and implementation of engineering standards and best practice methodologies.
* Oversee project performance relating to quality, programme, risk, and compliance.
* Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering inputs across complex projects.
* Develop and maintain strong client and stakeholder relationships.
* Identify opportunities for business growth and market development.
* Mentor and develop engineers at various stages of their careers.
* Promote a culture focused on safety, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Candidate Profile
* Extensive experience within the rail industry, including significant involvement in track and infrastructure engineering.
* Demonstrable experience leading complex engineering projects and multidisciplinary teams.
* Professional engineering accreditation (Chartered status or equivalent).
* Degree-qualified in a relevant engineering discipline.
* Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
* Proven ability to deliver technical solutions within complex project environments.
* Experience within rail asset management environments.
* Background gained within engineering consultancy or advisory services.
* Exposure to major transportation or infrastructure programmes.
* Project management qualifications such as PMP, PRINCE2 or similar.
What's Available
* Competitive remuneration package.
* Full relocation assistance for international applicants.
* Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
* Investment in professional development and leadership growth.
* Opportunity to influence the future direction of a growing rail engineering business.
* Collaborative and technically focused working environment.
* Long-term career progression opportunities within a respected consultancy.
Interested?
Ganymede is managing this search exclusively on behalf of our client. Applications and enquiries will be handled in strict confidence
Salary description
£80000.00 - £100000.00 per year