At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead rail infrastructure projects, mentor junior engineers, and deliver innovative engineering solutions.
- Company: Join a top multidisciplinary engineering consultancy with a stellar reputation.
- Benefits: Enjoy hybrid working, health plans, professional development support, and flexible leave options.
- Other info: Dynamic team culture with opportunities for personal and professional growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in rail infrastructure while advancing your career in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: 6+ years in Civil/Structural Engineering with rail project experience; chartership preferred.
The predicted salary is between 47250 - 57750 £ per year.
Senior Rail Infrastructure Engineer
If you're an experienced Civil or Structural Engineer with a background in rail infrastructure and you're looking for greater responsibility, more client exposure and the opportunity to lead projects while mentoring others, this could be your next career move.
Central London | Hybrid & Flexible Working
The opportunity
You’ll be joining a growing multidisciplinary engineering consultancy with an excellent reputation for delivering complex infrastructure projects across the UK.
Working within an expanding Rail team, you’ll play a key role in delivering technically challenging schemes while collaborating with specialists across maritime, asset management and wider infrastructure disciplines.
You’ll enjoy genuine responsibility from day one, with the opportunity to lead projects, build client relationships and support the development of junior engineers, all while progressing your own career.
Projects include
- Station developments
- Bridge design and renewal schemes
- Access for All (Af A) projects
- Rail infrastructure upgrades
- Civil and structural engineering schemes across the rail network
- Multidisciplinary infrastructure projects
- What you’ll be doing
You’ll combine strong technical capability with project leadership, helping to deliver high-quality engineering solutions across a diverse portfolio of rail projects.
Your responsibilities will include
- Leading the delivery of rail infrastructure projects from design through to completion
- Managing project programmes, budgets and technical deliverables
- Supporting and mentoring graduate and junior engineers
- Acting as a line manager and providing technical guidance
- Preparing and reviewing engineering calculations, drawings, specifications and reports
- Carrying out inspections, site visits and technical assessments
- Coordinating multidisciplinary design teams
- Preparing fee proposals and supporting tender submissions
- Meeting with clients and developing long-term working relationships
- Supporting project management and contract administration activities
- Ensuring projects comply with Network Rail standards, industry regulations and engineering best practice
Requirements
About you
You're an experienced rail engineer who enjoys solving technical challenges, working closely with clients and helping develop others.
You're looking for a role that offers both technical variety and a clear path towards more senior leadership.
You’ll ideally have
Essential
- Around 6+ years’ experience within Civil or Structural Engineering
- Strong experience delivering rail infrastructure projects
- Chartered, Incorporated or working towards Chartership (ICE or IStruct E)
- Strong structural and civil design experience
- Experience preparing and reviewing engineering calculations
- Knowledge of Network Rail standards, Railway Group Standards, Eurocodes and British Standards
- Experience working within Network Rail engineering assurance processes
- Experience delivering projects on time and within budget Strong communication and client-facing skills
- Good understanding of CDM Regulations
- Proficiency using Microsoft Office
Desirable
- CRE(D) experience
- Previous mentoring or line management experience
- Commercial awareness including project financial management
- Experience preparing fee proposals and supporting tenders
- Knowledge of structural analysis software such as Tekla Tedds, Tekla Structural Designer, MIDAS, Robot, LUSAS, Super Stress or similar
Benefits
- Hybrid and flexible working
- Buy, sell and carry over annual leave
- Health cash plan
- Professional membership and Chartership support
- Incentive scheme
- Car benefit scheme
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Long service awards
- Employee referral scheme
- Life assurance
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Regular team initiatives and wellbeing events
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