Senior Engineer

Vacancy Details Duration: Permanent Location: National Band & Salary: Band 3B, Salary £55,596 - £63,797 Who are we looking for? The Buildings and Architecture team is responsible for setting the standards, policy and long-term planning for Network Rail’s built environment, ensuring the highest design standards are attained whilst preserving and enhancing the legacy of Britain’s railway. We run a large and diverse operation; responsible for a wide variety of buildings from iconic stations like London Paddington and Glasgow Central to the signal boxes and maintenance depots that are vital in providing a safe and reliable railway for our passengers. With an outward-looking and collaborative culture, we work closely with the wider design community to develop our approach to quality, sustainable design. It is our mission to deliver a better travelling experience for the millions of passengers who use our railway each day through good design, and to provide world-class infrastructure which will consider the individual whilst connecting the nation. Our Buildings and Architecture team is responsible for maintaining and enhancing the built environment across more than 2,500 stations and depots. This includes over 100 historically significant train shed roofs, 1,500 footbridges, and 3,000 platform canopies. We are seeking a motivated and skilled Civil/Structural Engineer to join our team. You will play a pivotal role in improving our asset management systems, setting high standards for inspections and assessments, assuring compliance, and developing innovative tools and processes to better understand asset condition and degradation. You’ll also help shape the future of our portfolio by specifying asset intervention policies that drive Network Rail’s strategic technical approach to buildings and architecture. Your influence will help drive continual improvement and maintain the structural integrity of our assets. You will lead smaller engineering projects, or manage key workstreams within larger projects, supporting the Network Technical Head of Buildings and Architecture, and collaborating closely with regional colleagues. The successful candidate will have experience and/or the potential (with training) to: · Work independently and collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams. · Propose creative and innovative technical solutions. · Communicate design intent and technical information clearly. · Brief teams effectively, share expertise, and develop junior engineers. · Contribute to Network Rail-wide initiatives and cross-discipline projects. · Manage relationships with external consultants and sub-consultants at a peer level. · Ensure project delivery meets programme deadlines. · Understand civil/structural design principles across a variety of materials and apply relevant codes of practice. We are especially looking for someone innovative and passionate about asset management, cutting-edge design technologies, and the use of new materials. Skills in computational design and an interest in emerging technologies like AI would be highly valued. Join us and be part of a team that shapes the future of railway buildings and architecture!