Lead Designer - Depot Design

About the Role

The Lead Designer for depot design is responsible for steering the planning, detailed design, and execution support for metro and rail depot facilities. This includes maintenance depots, stabling yards, and other operational support buildings. The position blends rail infrastructure expertise, coordination across disciplines, and leadership of design teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct cross-functional design teams in creating depot layouts, maintenance facilities, and operational buildings.
• Make sure the proposed design supports train servicing, cleaning, stabling, and storage activities efficiently.
• Coordinate the integration of track arrangements, overhead line equipment, signaling, and associated site infrastructure.
• Prepare design criteria, standards, and technical specifications for depot development.
• Own design programmes, schedules, budgets, and key deliverables through each project stage.
• Liaise with client representatives, operations teams, and rolling stock manufacturers to align design decisions.
• Lead formal design reviews and manage the approval cycle with clients and regulatory authorities.
• Identify design risks early and drive resolution of technical issues.
• Check that all work complies with rail-sector standards, safety requirements, and applicable building codes.
• Review and sign off structural, mechanical, electrical, and architectural design outputs.
• Coordinate specialized depot systems such as wheel lathes, lifting equipment, and washing plants.
• Improve depot capacity, process flow, and provision for future expansion.
• Work closely with civil, systems, and operations engineering teams.
• Coordinate with signaling, power, and telecommunications disciplines.
• Support construction teams during design-build delivery.
• Present design proposals to clients and other stakeholders.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in civil engineering or a closely related discipline.
• 10 to 12 years of experience in rail or metro infrastructure design.
• Strong understanding of depot operations, maintenance needs, and rolling stock.
• Hands-on proficiency with CAD tools such as AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and Revit/BIM.
• Working knowledge of national and international rail standards.
• Experience with BIM Level 2/3 implementation is preferred.
• Awareness of sustainability considerations is an advantage.
• Familiarity with depot planning tools and simulation software is preferred.

Additional Information

This role focuses on the end-to-end design leadership for rail and metro depot facilities, with responsibilities spanning concept development, technical coordination, approvals, and support during delivery. The position requires both technical depth and the ability to lead multidisciplinary stakeholders effectively.

About Larsen & Toubro (L&T)

L&T is a leading Indian multinational with a large global footprint across EPC projects, high-tech manufacturing, and services. The company has a long-standing reputation built on customer focus, quality, and sustained leadership across its businesses. Its portfolio spans infrastructure, energy, hi-tech manufacturing, IT and technology services, financial services, realty, industrial valves, construction equipment and mining machinery, rubber processing machinery, and emerging areas such as green energy, semiconductor design, data centres, ecommerce, and digital technology.

Eligibility

Applicants should have a B.Tech/B.E. in Civil Engineering and the relevant background for senior-level rail or metro depot design.

Salary

The offered compensation is INR 12,00,000 to INR 22,00,000 per year.