REC26 - Tunneling Design and Site Engineer  (Rail Crossing)

Istanbul North Rail Crossing Project (INRAIL)

Construction Supervision Consultant for Civil Works under Istanbul North Rail Crossing Project 

The Istanbul North Rail Crossing Project (“INRAIL” or “the Project”) is a flagship rail infrastructure investment located at the core of Türkiye’s railway network, where east–west and north–south freight and passenger flows converge.  the Project will construct a new 127-km, high-capacity, double-track, electrified, and fully signaled railway line that bypasses the Istanbul Metropolitan Area and provides an overland rail crossing of the Istanbul Strait (Bosphorus). 

The Project’s overall development objective, which this contract supports, is to: “increase the competitiveness and resilience of Türkiye’s cross-Bosphorus railway connectivity along its main national and intercontinental corridors”. By achieving this objective, the Project will enhance the sustainability and safety of the national transport system, and achieve a shift towards a safer, environmentally friendly transport system reflecting a more balanced modal split. 

Tunneling Design and Site Engineer will be a university graduate in Departments of Civil Engineering, Mining Engineering or Geology/Geological Engineering and MS degree in tunneling design and site engineering is an asset.

• At least 10 years of general professional experience and 5 years of specific experience in railway construction projects is required.
• The Tunneling Design and Site Engineer will provide supervision and monitoring services in Tunnelling design (including the Tunnel Safety provisions according to the TSI prescriptions) and tunnelling works of the project.