I'm currently recruiting for an experienced Design Engineer (Track) to support a major rail infrastructure programme in London on an initial 6-month contract (Inside IR35).
This is an excellent opportunity for a rail professional with strong experience in track design development, engineering assurance, and option selection within the Network Rail environment.
🔹 Key Responsibilities:
* Managing the production and development of engineering remits and project proposals.
* Defining engineering requirements, scope, operational performance targets, and technical deliverables.
* Leading the development and evaluation of engineering options, considering safety, reliability, maintainability, constructability, and whole-life cost factors.
* Managing engineering activities through feasibility and development stages to ensure schemes are affordable and deliverable.
* Supporting option selection and development of the preferred solution through to detailed design handover.
* Coordinating cross-discipline engineering reviews and safety-critical design assurance activities.
* Managing change control throughout project development.
* Supporting CDM requirements and Network Rail GRIP development stages.
* Preparing engineering reports, technical papers, and design documentation packages.
✅ Requirements:
* Strong background in Track Design within the UK rail sector.
* Experience working on Network Rail projects and development processes.
* Knowledge of GRIP stages 2-4 (or equivalent project lifecycle processes).
* Previous experience managing multidisciplinary engineering interfaces.
* Excellent stakeholder management and technical coordination skills
Salary description
£400.00 - £440.00 per day