• Work with a multidisciplinary team, make a difference in seamless project delivery
• Be part of a significant role to ensure financial success of the ongoing construction project
• ‘Real Impact, made together’ – play a critical role in the built environment by uplifting lives, creating regenerative environments and advancing industries

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 At SJ, we’re building identity into infrastructure, character into skylines and peace of mind into everyday life.

A global urban and infrastructure consultancy firm with over 75 years of project delivery success, SJ and its member companies continue a collective legacy that delivers global expertise with local precision.

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About the role

We are currently looking for a Senior Railway Operation & Transport Planning Expert who will support feasibility studies, design, and tender preparation. The role focuses on optimizing station layouts, passenger and freight facilities, and multi-modal transport integration, while assessing current and future transport demand, including cross-border and freight traffic. The incumbent will contribute to capacity planning, network improvement, and development of transport models, ensuring efficient and sustainable railway solutions.

The position also involves coordination with multidisciplinary experts and stakeholders, providing inputs to reports, designs, and tender documents, and supporting universal accessibility and tourism integration through rail transport, in line with project objectives, standards, and organizational values.

Key Responsibilities:

• Recommend station yard layout, maintenance & operation facilities, passenger amenities, freight carrying facilities, container handling facilities etc. of the proposed components as identified during study.
• Provide input during finalization of scope of work, phasing of work, preparation of study report, detailed layouts, designs, drawings, specifications, BOQ items & quantity, and tendering services.
• Develop a strategy to achieve universal access to the railway system.
• Assessment of present and future transport demand, de-bottling existing network, future network requirement, options identification and evaluation for capacity creation; capacity building with focus on development of passenger and freight transport models.
• Assign tasks of all other experts.
• Coordinate among experts of different disciplines, sub-consultants, Employer, related agencies & other stakeholders.
• Prepare transport planning of existing and upcoming corridors, analysis report and other reports mentioned in the TOR with the assistance of the team.
• Responsible for cross-border traffic analysis and freight traffic analysis.
• Responsible for collecting traffic demand analysis of other modes of transport (such as highway, waterway, airway etc.).
• Explore tourism opportunities through railway mode of transport.
• Discuss any assumptions with the Employer before finalization.
• Other tasks assigned by the Team Leader, Deputy Team Leader and Employer.

About You:

• Graduate in relevant field
• 15 years total professional experience, preferably 10 years’ experience in railway field.
• 8 years’ experience in similar type feasibility study and design consultancy, including preferably 6 years’ experience as Railway Rolling Stock Engineer or similar post for similar type consultancy.
• Working experience in SAARC region would be preferable.

We value equity, diversity and inclusion and are committed to creating a work environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging and is empowered to do their best. We recognise the importance of a diverse and inclusive workplace to drive innovation and shared learning across our growing global network.

Join us and be part of a culture where we rise together, deliver excellence, and expand what’s possible. ‘Real impact, made together’ is at the core of everything we do, embracing diverse perspectives to drive meaningful impact and build a shared legacy.

How to apply

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To find out more about SJ Group, please visit our website at www.sjgroup.com

Note to Agencies
All recruitment activities are coordinated through our Global Talent Acquisition team.  At this time, this role does not require agency support. Please refrain from forwarding résumés directly to employees or hiring managers, as unsolicited submissions will not be accepted and no fees will be payable

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