Asset Engineer [Structures]

Network Rail; Greater London; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Pension scheme

Rail subsidy

Leisure travel discount

Carer's leave

Healthcare

Gym discounts

Cycle to work

Parental leave

Job summary

Network Rail's Southern Region is seeking an Asset Engineer Structures to join the Asset Management Team in London Blackfriars. You will own the condition and capacity of Structures, producing remits for maintenance and leading site visits to keep assets safe and reliable for passengers.

You will assess bridges, viaducts and walls, review drawings, and collaborate with design engineers to prioritise remits.

Qualifications

• BSc/BEng 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.
• Portfolio of experience in completing Structural Assessments for various structures such as bridges and walls.
• Understanding of safety management systems and risk assessment techniques.
• Working towards membership of a relevant professional institution.

Responsibilities

• Identify and prioritise maintenance works for various structure types and prioritise actions.
• Utilise risk scoring to identify paramount work in constrained environments.
• Take ownership to monitor structures when maintenance is not immediate.
• Collaborate with other disciplines to optimise engineering activities.
• Carry out structural assessments of railway structures.
• Review as-built drawings to prioritise remits and write detailed instructions.
• Review new designs and challenge solutions with designers and project engineers.

Skills

Portfolio of structural assessments

Safety management systems knowledge

Risk assessment techniques

Membership progression

Education

BSc/BEng or equivalent qualification in Civil or Structural Engineering

Job description

What We're Looking For

Who We Are
Join the Southern Region where your work truly matters.
Covering Wessex, Sussex, and Kent, the Southern Region is one of the busiest and most dynamic parts of the railway. Our teams keep some of the UK's most vital passenger and freight routes moving every single day.
This is a place where collaboration, innovation, and resilience are key and where your contribution will directly impact millions of journeys. We are entering an exciting new chapter as we integrate with train operating companies under one national leadership, creating even greater opportunities to shape the future of rail.
From supporting major modernisation programmes to improving performance for local communities and enhancing safety across complex operational environments, Southern offers a fast-paced, rewarding environment to grow your career and make a real difference.

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

We have an opportunity for an Asset Engineer Structures to join us within Southern's Asset Management Team. Based at London Blackfriars, this role involves taking ownership to manage the condition and capacity of our various Structures within the Southern Region. Producing remits for the maintenance work identified to keep our Structures safe and reliable for passengers. This involves leading and attending site visits during planned and emergency works to be able to know the assets you are responsible for.

Key Accountabilities

• Identify and prioritise the maintenance works required for various Structure types, such as Underbridges, Overbridges, Intersection Bridges, Viaducts, Culverts and Walls. Prioritise actions to address defects in accordance with standards and functional policy.
• Prioritise maintenance works required via a risk scoring system to be able to identify which work is paramount in a financially constrained environment.
• Take ownership to monitor our Structures where maintenance works are not immediately possible such as installation of RCM or similar.
• Work with members of the other disciplines where our Assets could affect each other. This will optimise engineering activities across the railway infrastructure system and identify critical technical problems.
• Can carry out a structural assessment of railway specific structures.
• Be able to review as-built drawings to understand the layout of a structure to aid in the ability to prioritise remits and write detailed remits.
• Has the ability to review new designs being proposed to be able to confidently question and agree with solutions presented by designers in collaboration with our design project engineers.

Your Experience And Skills

What We're Looking For

Essential

• BSc/BEng 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
• Portfolio of experience in completing Structural Assessments for various types of structures (such as rail bridges, footbridges and highway bridges)
• An understanding of safety management systems and risk assessment techniques
• Working towards membership of a relevant professional institution

Desirable

• Degree in a relevant subject
• Incorporated Engineer or Chartered Engineer
• Member of a relevant professional institution

We're Committed to Inclusion

We want our workforce to reflect the diverse communities we serve. Research shows that some people may only apply for a role if they meet every requirement, while others apply when they meet most of the criteria. If you're excited about this opportunity and believe you can make a positive contribution, we'd encourage you to apply. Network Rail is committed to creating a welcoming environment where everyone can thrive, be themselves and build a rewarding career.

Band & Salary: £43,588 per annum - £53,167 per annum (Band 4C)

Vacancy type: Permanent

Location: London Puddle Dock/Blackfriars

Closing date: 6th November 2026

Discover all our benefits and what life is like at Network Rail.

We offer excellent benefits, including:

• Generous annual leave with the option to buy/sell days.
• Defined benefit pension scheme.
• 75% subsidy on rail and underground season tickets.
• Up to 75% off leisure travel.
• Carer's leave to support those who matter.
• Healthcare Scheme, GymPass discounts, Cycle to work plus more.
• We offer generous maternity, paternity, and adoption leave to support our employees during significant life moments

We're an organisation where people matter.

We matter to millions.

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We're proud to champion a diverse and inclusive workplace that reflects the communities we serve. To explore our ED&I commitments, https://www.networkrail.co.uk/who-we-are/diversity-and-inclusion/.

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All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks.

For further information please contact Charlotte Prommel - 07395389582.