Tunnel Design and Lining Specialist- BID Position

SYSTRA is one of the world's leading engineering and consulting groups specializing in public transport and mobility solutions. For over 65 years, the Group has been committed to helping cities and regions develop by creating, improving and modernizing their transport infrastructure and systems.

Context

In Bangladesh, SYSTRA is an international consulting and engineering company operating in the fields of Metros, High Speed Rail, Railways, Roads, Buildings, Urban planning, and Water & Environment for public and private organizations.

Our engineers work with passion to deliver the most reliable, cost-effective and made-to measures solutions allowing end users to move seamlessly.

SYSTRA’s unique expertise is backed with a reputation built through technical excellence delivered on projects. Thanks to our know-how of our employees spread across Bangladesh, we are present at all stages from upstream studies to operation and maintenance. We provide a comprehensive solution to manage all kinds of missions: Detailed Design Consultant, Project Management, Independent checking services.

SYSTRA India’s comprehensive know-how and expertise in Railways provides a wide spectrum of solutions for any challenge (Building a new rail link, doubling the capacity, gauge conversion, upgrading a network, improving the performance of existing lines, etc.).

Our extensive experience encompasses, Bridges, station buildings, Depots, Earthwork & Track Works, Power Supply and Transmission, Signaling & Telecommunications, Rolling Stock, Utilities diversion and yard re-modelling etc.

Our services cover the entire life cycle of the project implementation.

Currently, we are bidding for Bangladesh Railways projects across India. The position of Tunnel Design and Lining Specialist is the key position in these BIDs.

Missions/Main Duties

• Assist the Chief Resident Engineer (Civil) in coordinating to review and approve the Contractor(s)’ working drawings, shop drawings and drawings for temporary works. Also, review and approve in consultation with the Client, if any, design prepared by the Contractor(s) for any part of the permanent works;
• Check and review the Contractor(s)' working /shop design and construction planning for tunnel excavation work for both bored tunnels and cut-and-cover tunnels, including soil improvement, tunnel excavation, linings, base concrete layers for ballast-less tracks, drainage arrangements, and dewatering arrangements during construction and permanent waterproofing of tunnels;
• Be responsible for preparing new design or modifying existing design of tunnel and alignment as per Client’s requirement;
• Assist TBM Specialist for tunnel construction works as per requirements;
• Assist the Chief Resident Engineer (Civil) in supervising the construction of tunnel works;
• Collect and compile data related to lining works for the monthly reports covering the progress of the works;
• Assist in resolving, countering or mitigating actual and potential claims from the Contractor(s);
• Assist the Client in testing and Commissioning on completion of the works related to Tunnel works;
• Inspect, monitor and ensure construction safety during tunnelling works and
• Any other related works the Chief Resident Engineer (Civil) gives.

Profile/Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in the field of Civil Engineering or equivalent
• 15 years of professional experience
• Must have proficiency in English
• 10 years of professional experience as a Tunnel design engineer & lining Specialist, including one large-scale (>USD 0.5 billion) underground metro/railway project
• 2 years of work experience in outside Expert’s country

We commit to put people who join us at the heart of improving transportation and urban infrastructure efficiency. As we are growing, this is time to be a part of this challenging adventure. It’s not a job - it’s a career!