Assistant Signalling Engineer in Swindon

We have a fantastic opportunity for a permanent Assistant Signalling Engineer to join our Consulting Rail team in Cardiff or Bristol and become part of our high performing team that produces innovative and complex signalling design solutions for a range of clients.

The standard working week is 37.5 hours, and we offer a range of flexible working practices, including hybrid, part time, and adaptable working patterns that allow you to adjust how you work as your life evolves.

As an Assistant Signalling Design Engineer, you will work on some of the UK’s most significant and complex rail infrastructure projects across Wales & Borders. You will support major programmes such as Northern Powerhouse Rail, Eastern Routes Partnership, Northwest & Central Framework, Core Valley Lines, Trans-Pennine Route Upgrade, and Cardiff Crossrail. Our in‑house engineering team delivers design solutions across all project lifecycle stages and disciplines, driving improved connectivity, enhancing passenger journeys, and shaping the future of rail safety and efficiency. These projects offer a diverse range of opportunities for personal and professional development, whether you are working on long‑term, high‑value programmes or smaller, community‑focused initiatives. They provide the chance to influence infrastructure projects that shape the region’s future.

Our Signalling Engineers play an important part within the Consulting Rail Signalling team, delivering innovative and complex signalling designs to our clients including Network Rail, Transport for Wales and others. As an Assistant Signalling Engineer you will provide effective support and assistance to your design team on a variety of rail design schemes while playing a key role on projects.

• Contributing to the signalling design elements of complete projects including renewal and/or enhancement of control systems, interlockings, track circuits, communication systems and level crossings.
• Being a key player in a team, producing technically sound engineering solutions.
• Preparing designs, calculations, drawings, risk assessments and documentation as part of the production of scheme deliverables that satisfy the criteria of quality, cost and programme.
• Liaising with design engineers from interfacing disciplines.
• Configuring and programming programmable logic controllers (PLCs).
• Overseeing the actions of more junior members of staff undertaking similar tasks and taking responsibility for their actions.
• Supporting the Design Lead in liaising with clients (both internal and external to Amey) and supplier representatives at a peer level, attending progress meetings, and responding to queries.
• Driving effective health and safety practices within the team.

• Demonstrable competence in producing rail signalling designs to assistant engineer level independently.
• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in an engineering, mathematics or science based subject or demonstrable equivalent further learning.
• An Institution of Railway Signalling Engineers Assistant Design Licence (or higher) and an up‑to‑date logbook of work experience and training history.
• Completed or partly completed the Institution of Railway Signalling Engineers Professional Examination.
• An action plan leading to completion of either the professional review or end‑point assessment, resulting in the award of Incorporated or Chartered status.
• Familiarity with Network Rail, RSSB and relevant BSEN standards.
• Experience of programming PLCs to IEC 61131.
• Experience in undertaking project related tasks associated with health, safety and welfare, e.g. Construction (Design and Management) Regulations.

Our benefits are designed to help you thrive at work and in your home life.

• Exceptional personal development, training and progression plans, designed to allow you to shine in your career.
• Competitive salary and compensation.
• Generous pension scheme, with extra contributions from Amey.
• 24 days annual leave, plus bank holidays.
• Flexible benefits scheme, including the option to buy additional annual leave and insurance benefits, Cycle2Work scheme and access to discounted gym membership.
• Access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers through the Save with Amey programme.
• Family‑friendly policies for new parents or if you provide care for a dependant.
• Membership of our Affinity Networks which connect, support and inspire diverse communities within Amey.
• Two Social Impact Days each year for volunteering and fundraising opportunities.

We constantly evolve how we work to reflect the different needs and backgrounds of our employees. We seek out the skills, joy and energy that often‑marginalised groups can bring to our teams and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. We are committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.