Network Rail
Asset Engineer [Maintenance] [Anglia]
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Who We Are
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At Network Rail, we're dedicated to keeping passengers and freight moving safely and efficiently across the country. When you join us, you're not just part of a team—you're part of something that matters to millions. We believe that our people are at the heart of what we do, and every role plays a vital part in building a better, more connected railway.
We're committed to creating a diverse, inclusive workplace that reflects the communities we serve. To discover more about our ED&I commitments click here. We value flexibility and understand the importance of a healthy work-life balance. As a Disability Confident Leader, we'll do everything we can to accommodate any needs throughout the recruitment process.
Safe behaviour is a requirement of working for Network Rail. Applicants should be able to demonstrate their awareness of our safety vision.
About The Role
The Structures Route Asset Management team is responsible for a diverse and challenging portfolio of assets across the Anglia Route, including bridges, tunnels, retaining walls, and culverts. Working at the heart of one of the UK's busiest railway networks, the team collaborates closely with colleagues across maintenance, renewals, operations, and project delivery to ensure these critical assets remain safe, reliable, and sustainable for the millions of customers who depend on them every year.
As a Structures Maintenance Engineer, you will take ownership of a section of the Anglia Route, managing a varied portfolio of structural assets throughout their lifecycle. This role offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience across different structure types, materials, and engineering challenges while building relationships with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders.
Based at One Stratford Place, adjacent to Stratford Station in London, you will be part of a supportive and knowledgeable team that encourages professional development, continuous learning, and career progression.
Please note, that there are 2 opportunities available, x1 permanent & x1 secondment/FTC.
Key Accountabilities
- Schedule examinations, inspections, monitoring, and assessment of structures assets and the evaluation of the reports in accordance with functional policy, systems, and standards. Implement mitigation measures where proposed management actions are deferred.
- Specify and prioritize actions to address defects, comments, and other issues raised in the reports, in accordance with standards and functional policy, for inclusion in work plans. Oversee the development, implementation, and handover of prioritized work items to realize the required outputs. Produce route-specific and asset type management regimes, and progress mitigations if items are deferred.
- Undertake engineering analysis and risk assessments of assets or asset components to support the asset management process and scheme development, including business cases and whole life cost analysis.
- Monitor and evaluate asset condition and capability trend data, and failure precursors to inform examination, maintenance, strengthening, risk mitigation, and renewal plans to efficiently achieve corporate objectives.
- Provide support to the specification and development of enhancement schemes and manage the interface with network capability programmes.
- Liaise with the central structures team to develop and disseminate consistent best practice and in the review and development of functional policy and standards.
- Determine mitigation actions necessary to reduce the impact of adverse weather on the performance of structures assets.
- Maintain structures asset data and information within the company systems and processes.
- Support the review and development of national standards relating to structures Asset Management.
- Support initiatives to develop the buildings & civils strategic direction and input to the CP5 bid process in the route and supporting negotiations with regulatory bodies.
- Provide engineering support and participate in investigations of incidents relating to structures.
- Review proposals from other disciplines or external organisations that could impact on the route structures assets and/or programmes of work to identify potential synergies or conflicts.
- Support the process for the review and approval of abnormal vehicular and rail loads.
- Control the technical development of projects, ascertaining that renewal requirements are sufficient, correctly interpreted, and any changes are agreed with Route Asset Manager. Assist with the approval in principle of designs and manage acceptance of detailed design certification.
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Essential Criteria
- HNC/HND or equivalent qualification in Civil or Structural Engineering
- Substantial relevant experience in structures or civil engineering
- A sound knowledge of structures engineering policies and standards
- Knowledge of Structures Design and/or Assessment
- An understanding of safety management systems and risk assessment techniques
- Working towards membership of a relevant professional institution
Desirable Criteria
- Degree in a relevant subject
- Incorporated Engineer or Chartered Engineer
- Member of a relevant professional institution.
Please note: Applicants must provide proof of essential qualifications and/or competencies where required, or demonstrate active progress toward obtaining them, or evidence their applicable experience as a condition of employment.
External How To Apply
Network Rail welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, marital status (including civil partnerships), pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender status, sex (or gender), employment status, trade union affiliation, or other irrelevant factor.
We are a Disability Confident Leader employer! We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.
We are here to support you through every step of the recruitment process and to enable you to perform to the best of your ability. If you require any adjustments or modifications, please contact Mark Holt (Resourcing Business Partner) at mark.holt@networkrail.co.uk. You can also visit Evenbreak's Career Hive for advice on accessibility support if you're unsure of the options available.
We positively embrace flexible working, recognizing that employees may wish to balance work with their family and home life.
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Network Rail is required to comply with UK Government standards when carrying out pre-employment checks for all new starters; this includes a basic criminal record check. In addition to the basic criminal record check, in accordance with the UK Government, we are also required to verify your identity, right to work in the UK, and previous three years' employment history.
All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks. Click here for more information. Please ensure you have the appropriate Right to Work status when applying for this role.
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Keeping people safe on the railway is at the heart of everything we do, safe behaviour is therefore a requirement of working for Network Rail. You should be able to demonstrate your personal commitment to safety and awareness of our safety vision.
Network Rail can offer you a rewarding career with competitive pay and excellent benefits including a choice of contributory pension schemes, a generous annual leave package, a bonus scheme, and an annual 75% subsidy on season tickets costing up to £3,333 (to a maximum amount of £2,500). You will also be entitled to 28 days' annual leave.
Salary: £43,588 to £53,167 per annum (plus an inner London allowance of £3,270 per annum).
Employees will be entitled to a 75% discount off leisure travel, this includes off-peak and super off-peak tickets*.
Some of our roles require face-to-face Drugs & Alcohol testing. Further details will be shared with you as part of your formal offer.
Closing date: 24th August 2026. Late applications will not be accepted. We retain the right to close the advert before the listed closing date based on application volumes.
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% subsidized Rail and Underground travel
- Gym Pass - access to gyms across the UK
- My Benefits platform - giving national and local retail discount
Our aim is to ensure your candidate experience is as positive as possible. If you require reasonable adjustments at any point, simply let us know, and we'll do our best to assist you.
Some of our roles require face-to-face Drugs & Alcohol testing. We will share further details with you as part of your formal offer.
All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks. Click here for more information.
Your Experience And Skills
The ideal candidate would have a degree (or equivalent qualification) in Civil or Structural engineering and hold Incorporated Engineer (IEng) status or be working towards professional registration. They would be a motivated and proactive engineer with an understanding of structural engineering principles and be keen to develop their expertise across a diverse range of assets. An appreciation of the challenges associated with maintaining both modern infrastructure and historic railway structures will be advantageous, with an interest in preserving and enhancing assets that form an important part of the railway's heritage while meeting the demands of today's operational railway.
Comfortable working both independently and as part of a team, you will be confident in analysing technical information, making risk-based decisions, and engaging with a wide range of stakeholders. You'll be someone who enjoys taking ownership, solving complex engineering challenges, and contributing to the safe, reliable, and sustainable operation of the railway. The role also includes participation in an on-call rota, so you will be prepared to respond to structural asset incidents and provide engineering support when required, playing a key role in maintaining the safe operation of the network. Whether you are looking to build on existing asset management experience or take the next step in your career, you will be eager to learn, embrace new challenges, and develop within a supportive and forward-thinking engineering environment.
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