Assistant Asset Engineer

NETWORK RAIL; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28-day annual leave

Pension schemes

Discount travel for you and family

Private Healthcare

Volunteer or carers leave

Rail and Underground travel subsidies

Gym access

Benefits platform

Job summary

Network Rail's Structures Route Asset Management team in the East Midlands is responsible for the safe management of bridges, tunnels, retaining walls and culverts. The role is based at the Derby Control Centre and collaborates with maintenance, renewals, operations and project delivery to keep assets safe and available for passengers and freight operators.

The successful candidate will apply asset management processes, schedule examinations, assess reports, and prioritise actions to deliver

Qualifications

• Incorporated Engineer status or working towards professional registration.
• Knowledge of relevant engineering policies and standards.
• Understanding of safety management systems and risk assessment techniques.
• Holds a valid UK driving licence, or eligible and willing to learn.

Responsibilities

• Support asset management processes to achieve financial and output targets.
• Schedule examinations, inspections, monitoring and assessment of assets.
• Specify and prioritise actions to address defects and integrate into work plans.
• Undertake engineering analysis and risk assessments to support schemes and business cases.
• Monitor asset condition and failure precursors to inform renewal plans.

Skills

Engineering experience

Education

HNC/HND or equivalent qualification in Civil/Structural/Mechanical/Electrical engineering

Job description

Who We Are

Join Network Rail ! Where People and Connections Matter

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. 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 the safe and effective management of a diverse portfolio of structures across the East Midlands Route, including bridges, tunnels, retaining walls and culverts. Working as part of the wider Asset Management function, the team plays a vital role in ensuring the railway remains safe, reliable and available for passengers and freight operators.

The team works closely with colleagues across maintenance, renewals, operations and project delivery to ensure assets are managed effectively throughout their lifecycle. With ongoing investment in the railway infrastructure, the team contributes directly to delivering a safe, sustainable and efficient railway for customers and communities across the region.

This role is central to the day to day safety of the bridges, tunnels, retaining walls and culverts in the East Midlands Route. By helping the Asset Engineers manage these assets there is the opportunity to gain diverse asset management skills and structures knowledge through the varied construction types and materials that are in day to day use. The post is based at the Derby Control Centre.

Key Accountabilities

1. Support the application of the asset management processes in accordance with functional policy to achieve financial and output targets.
2. Schedule examinations, inspections, monitoring and assessment of assets and the evaluation of the reports in accordance with functional policy, systems and standards. Implement mitigation measures where proposed management actions are deferred.
3. Specify and prioritise 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 prioritised work items to enable required outputs to be realised. Produce route specific and asset type management regimes, and progress mitigations if items are deferred.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Provide support to the specification and development of enhancement schemes and manage the interface with network capability programmes.
7. Determine mitigation actions necessary to reduce the impact of adverse weather on the performance of the assets.
8. Maintain asset data and information within the company systems and processes.
9. Provide engineering support and participate in investigations of incidents.
10. Assist with the review proposals from other disciplines or external organisations that could impact on the region / route assets and/or programmes of work to identify potential synergies or conflicts.
11. Monitor the technical development of projects, ascertaining that renewal requirements are sufficient, correctly interpreted and any changes are agreed. Assist with the approval in principle of designs and support acceptance of detailed design certification.

Essential Criteria

• HNC/HND or equivalent qualification in relevant engineering discipline
• Significant experience in relevant engineering discipline

Desirable Criteria

• Incorporated Engineer
• Knowledge of relevant engineering policies and standards
• An understanding of safety management systems and risk assessment techniques
• Holds a valid UK driving licence, or eligible and willing to learn

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

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.

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. Please ensure you have the appropriate Right to Work status when applying for this role.

Closing date 17th 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.

Your experience and skills

The ideal candidate would have a relevant engineering degree (or equivalent qualification) in Civil, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, or a related discipline, and hold Incorporated Engineer (IEng) status or be working towards professional registration. They will have experience within the railway industry and/or asset management, with a sound understanding of engineering and asset management principles. The successful candidate will be competent in the use of IT systems, including Microsoft Office and asset management software, and be confident in using digital tools to support decision-making and business processes. They will demonstrate a positive and proactive approach to learning, with a willingness to develop new skills, embrace new technologies, and adapt to changing business and engineering requirements .

Salary: circa £29,000 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.****