Network Rail
Asset Engineer [Lineside] [North East]
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About The Role
Salary: £43,588-£53,167. Salary dependant on competencies.
Closing Date: 4th August 2026
What's In It For You
Here are a few of the benefits we offer:
- 28-day annual leave with the option to buy and sell days
- Choice of pension schemes
- 75% discount of leisure travel for you and your family
- Private Healthcare
- 5 days paid volunteer or carers leave
- Up to 75% subsidised Rail and Underground travel
- Gym Pass - access to gyms across UK
- My Benefits platform—giving national and local retail discount
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Key Accountabilities
Your experience and skills
- Assist in providing assurance as to whether lineside engineering maintenance regimes for specific routes are being followed in accordance with company policies, standards and specifications.
- Support the provision of a lineside engineering support service focused on specified delivery units, but also supporting other delivery units when required.
- Support the provision of technical briefings associated with lineside to engineers in specified delivery units in order that the purpose, as well as the content of standards, specification, etc. is understood.
- Monitor the technical competence of engineers associated with lineside in specified delivery units.
- Review and comment on derogation and non-compliance applications to related standards.
- Support the provision of advice and guidance to the delivery unit engineers in the production of business focused renewals proposals.
- Support the provision of lineside engineering input to the implementation of the maintenance audit programme.
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Essential
Job Skills, Experience and Qualifications
- HNC/HND or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject
- Working towards membership of a relevant professional institution
- Experience in lineside engineering
- An understanding of the maintenance of lineside assets
- Knowledge of the relevant technical, safety and performance standards
- Holds relevant professional licences and technical qualifications, or capable of achieving within reasonable timescales
- Holds valid UK driving licence, or eligible and willing to obtain
Desirable
- Degree in a relevant subject
- Incorporated or Chartered Engineer
- Understanding and experience of railway infrastructure maintenance
- Experience of undertaking engineering assurance activities, including competence assessment
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