Asset Protection Engineer

Carrington West; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking an Asset Protection Engineer for a 6-month contract in Swindon. This role involves ensuring compliance with safety requirements while managing risks associated with external activities. The ideal candidate should have relevant technical qualifications and experience in multi-disciplinary projects. Offering a competitive rate of £350-£400 per day, this position can be on-site or hybrid, requiring office presence 3 days a week.

Qualifications

• Technical qualifications to HNC/HND or equivalent GNVQ level.
• Experience managing outside/third-party activities and mitigating associated risks.
• Strong knowledge of technical, safety, and performance standards.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with engineering safety requirements and provide technical advice.
• Manage mitigation of risks associated with third-party activities.
• Monitor schemes against Network Rail standards and procedures.

Skills

Risk assessment

Technical compliance

Safety management

Multi-disciplinary engineering

Health & Safety legislation knowledge

Education

HNC/HND or equivalent GNVQ level

Job description

Are you an Asset Protection Engineer with experience in civil, mechanical and electrical projects? Have you worked in both construction and design on multi discipline projects?

Contract Length: 6 months

Location: Swindon (On site or in office 3 days per week)

Rate: £350-£400 umbrella (Inside IR35)

The Asset Protection Engineer will lead compliance with Network Rail's engineering-driven safety requirements, ensuring robust technical advice, approvals, and risk mitigation across outside and third-party schemes. This role safeguards railway operations and infrastructure integrity while supporting safe, cost-effective, and environmentally responsible project delivery.

Essential Requirements

• Technical qualifications to HNC/HND or equivalent GNVQ level.
• Experience managing outside/third-party activities and mitigating associated risks.
• Relevant engineering experience, ideally across multi-disciplinary construction and design projects.
• Strong knowledge of technical, safety, and performance standards applied to asset protection.
• Clear understanding of CDM duties and Health & Safety legislation.
• Knowledge of safety management and safe by design principles.
• Experience in risk assessment, including auditing engineering competency.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with Network Rail engineering safety requirements, providing technical advice, conditions, and approvals.
• Manage mitigation of engineering and safety risks associated with outside and third-party activities.
• Provide technical input on design, specifications, construction, testing, commissioning, and site supervision.
• Review schemes for compliance with legislation, including CDM Regulations.
• Monitor and assess schemes against Network Rail standards, procedures, and route specifications.
• Manage engineering approvals and consents for project design and implementation.
• Carry out duties of Designated Project Engineer (DPE) for specific projects.
• Undertake technical reviews of clearance proposals, planning applications, and land use changes.
• Review external party applications for discharge of planning conditions and consents.
• Monitor competence of contractors, consultants, and specialist workforce.