Consultant (Rail Engineer - Systems & Digital) in Milton Keynes

Location: London or Milton Keynes (Minimum of two days a week in the office. You can do more than two days if preferable)

Working hours: Full time (9 day Fortnight companywide)

Contract type/duration: Permanent

Salary: £41,555 - £54,171 (Dependent on office location and proven ability)

The Role: Rail Engineer (Systems & Digital Rail Focus)

As a Rail Engineer, you will bring a strong engineering foundation with experience in infrastructure, transport systems, or digital technologies. While rail experience is advantageous, we welcome candidates from adjacent sectors (e.g. aerospace, automotive, defence, geospatial, or digital systems) who can apply transferable systems engineering principles. You will support the delivery of innovative rail projects, contributing to the integration of technologies such as sensing, positioning, and digital rail systems. This includes interpreting requirements, supporting system integration, and contributing to validation, verification, and assurance activities in line with client frameworks such as Network Rail’s Product Acceptance (PA) process. This role is ideal for engineers looking to transition into rail and develop expertise in one of the UK’s most critical infrastructure sectors.

This role suits someone who is:

• Early to mid-career in engineering
• Keen to develop rail expertise
• Comfortable working in multidisciplinary, innovation‑led environments

Key Responsibilities:

• Support revenue targets.
• Spot opportunities.
• Contribute to bids and proposals.
• Support client confidence in and building credibility of CPC.
• Ensure CRM system is updated with stakeholder contact and any other account information.
• Support scoping and delivery of streams of work.
• Deliver plans as designed.
• Implement effective project management process.
• Organise your own contribution to the work stream.
• Collaborate effectively across the work streams/project team.
• Provide excellence in delivery.
• Meet (or exceed) utilisation targets.
• Promote innovative and professional delivery focus across project team.
• Support buy in across a range of stakeholders through professional and technical expertise.
• Accountable for timely and high-quality actions/tasks and updates.
• Update CRM system with contact of client information.
• Maintain own professional development.
• Ensure an ethos of equity, inclusivity and diversity underpin your work activity, contribute to inclusive innovation across all Catapult activities.
• You may be required to undertake any other reasonable duties to support the Catapult in achieving its strategic outcomes and ensure effective business operations.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise:

• Identify new methodologies or approaches.
• Identify solutions beyond the tried and tested methods.
• Collaborate effectively across teams and disciplines.
• Influence effectively in projects and tasks.
• Customer perspective is understood and applied.
• Uses multi‑channel communication to ensure clarity and connection on activities.
• Able to plan and deliver on multiple activities.
• Respond to and learns from change with ease.
• Embed inclusive and sustainability practices in planning and delivery.

Benefits:

• 9 day fortnight for everyone, every other Friday.
• 23.5 holiday entitlement for everyone, with pro‑rata calculations for part‑time employees, along with a Christmas shutdown period for additional days off.
• Competitive pension, up to 10% company contribution to help you save for your future.
• Two paid days of volunteering leave per year (pro‑rata for part‑time employees) to support charitable activities.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) providing 24/7 confidential work/life support services to you and your immediate family members.
• Cycle to Work Scheme encouraging a healthy and sustainable commute.
• Cash Health Plan, offering reimbursement for a wide range of essential and everyday healthcare expenses, promoting your well‑being.
• Payroll Giving scheme, allowing regular charitable contributions from pre‑tax income, maximizing the impact of your donations.
• Discounts and offers from a wide variety of retailers, enhancing your purchasing power and providing savings opportunities.
• Mortgage Advice benefit, delivered in partnership with Charles Cameron & Associates – provides employees with free, expert mortgage advice and end‑to‑end mortgage support from the application process through to completion.

Employment here is based solely upon individual merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. We strictly prohibit unlawful discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, colour, religion, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy status, sex, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, mental or physical disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected by law. We also make all reasonable accommodations to meet our obligations under laws protecting the rights of the disabled.