Engineer (B3) Power HV

Transport for London; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Final salary pension

Free travel for you on the TfL network

Rail travel reimbursement 75%

30 days annual leave

Job summary

Transport for London is seeking an experienced Project Engineer (Overhead Line Equipment) to support a growing Elizabeth Line electrification program. You will lead technical engineering assurance, work with Project Managers, designers, contractors and operations to deliver safe, compliant solutions across renewals and enhancements.

The role focuses on OLE asset renewals, traction power improvements and long-term asset strategy, ensuring outcomes meet industry standards and operational needs.

Qualifications

• Specialist OLE engineering expertise across lifecycle.
• Ability to lead technical decisions with project teams.
• Experience in OLE renewal, refurbishment or reliability projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist OLE engineering assurance across the project lifecycle.
• Support OLE renewal, refurbishment and traction power projects as engineering lead.
• Manage interfaces between design, construction, operations and assurance teams.
• Oversee contractor/consultant engineering deliverables for robustness.
• Contribute to long-term OLE asset strategy and investment planning.
• Ensure projects comply with TfL Pathway governance and engineering standards.

Skills

OLE engineering

Technical leadership

Lifecycle engineering

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Safety-critical environment

Interface management

Tools

RfLI standards

TfL Pathway

Design review

Job description

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Salary: circa £60,000.00 (depending on skills, knowledge and experience)
Grade: Pay Band 3

Contract type: TfL Reference: 5886

Application closing date: Sunday 8th of November at 23:59

All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory right‑to‑work checks. Candidates must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK. At the present time TfL is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

*Hybrid working within this role enables a balance of 50 per cent of time split between the office and home over a 4-week period.Hybrid working arrangements can evolve subject to business requirements.

Overview of role

We are looking for an experienced Project Engineer (Overhead Line Equipment) to support the delivery of a growing portfolio of renewal, refurbishment, and enhancement projects across the Elizabeth Line's 25kV AC electrification and traction power network.

In this role, you will provide technical leadership and engineering assurance throughout the project lifecycle, working closely with Project Managers, designers, contractors, operations, and maintenance teams to deliver safe, compliant, and robust engineering solutions.

You will play a key role in OLE asset renewals, traction power improvements, and reliability enhancement programmes, ensuring projects meet operational requirements and industry standards while contributing to the long‑term performance and resilience of the Elizabeth Line infrastructure.

Key Accountabilities

• Provide specialist OLE engineering expertise and technical assurance across the project lifecycle, ensuring solutions are safe, compliant, and aligned with RfLI engineering standards and operational requirements.
• Support the delivery of OLE renewal, refurbishment, enhancement, and traction power projects by acting as the engineering lead within the Delivery Team and supporting Project Managers in technical decision‑making.
• Manage engineering interfaces between design, construction, operations, maintenance, and assurance stakeholders to ensure the successful integration of project outputs into the operational railway.
• Ensure that project risks, hazards, requirements, and technical assumptions are identified, managed, and controlled throughout the project lifecycle in accordance with industry standards and best practice.
• Provide oversight and review of contractor and consultant engineering deliverables, ensuring engineering solutions are technically robust, practical to implement, and support the long‑term performance and maintainability of Elizabeth Line OLE assets.
• Contribute to the development of the long‑term OLE asset strategy by providing technical insight into asset performance, condition, risk, reliability, maintainability, and future investment needs, helping to inform renewal, enhancement, and whole‑life asset management decisions.
• Ensure projects are developed and delivered in accordance with the TfL Pathway process and RfLI engineering governance requirements, maintaining appropriate levels of engineering assurance, technical compliance, and evidence throughout the project lifecycle.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Skills

• Ability to manage technical interfaces between OLE, traction power, signalling, civil engineering, communications and operational stakeholders. (Essential)
• Ability to provide technical leadership and engineering assurance for OLE projects throughout the project lifecycle. (Essential)
• Ability to interpret operational, maintenance and asset management requirements and translate them into practical engineering solutions. (Essential)
• Technical leadership and engineering governance. (Essential)
• Project engineering and stakeholder management. (Desirable)
• Strong engineering problem‑solving and decision‑making skills within a safety‑critical environment. (Desirable)
• Risk and hazard management. (Desirable)
• Engineering assurance and compliance management. (Desirable)
• Requirements management and technical integration. (Desirable)
• Ability to review, challenge and assure consultant, contractor and supplier engineering deliverables. (Desirable)
• Ability to identify and manage engineering risks, technical issues, assumptions and dependencies. (Desirable)
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills. (Desirable)

Knowledge

• Detailed knowledge of 25kV AC railway electrification systems, including OLE equipment, autotransformer systems, switching arrangements and traction power interfaces. (Essential)
• Knowledge of railway OLE design, maintenance, construction and assurance principles. (Essential)
• Understanding of OLE asset management, reliability, maintainability and whole‑life asset considerations. (Essential)
• Knowledge of railway operational constraints, possessions, isolations and safe systems of work. (Essential)
• Engineering safety management and hazard identification processes. (Desirable)
• Knowledge of relevant railway standards, electrical safety requirements and engineering assurance processes. (Desirable)
• Railway operational and maintenance environments. (Desirable)
• Understanding of systems engineering principles and requirements management.
• Relevant legislation, standards and industry best practice. (Desirable)
• Understanding of TfL Pathway governance and project lifecycle processes. (Desirable)

Experience

• Demonstrable experience in the design, development, assurance, renewal or enhancement of OLE systems on a railway network. (Essential)
• Experience supporting OLE asset renewal, refurbishment or reliability improvement programmes. (Essential)
• Supporting projects through the full project lifecycle. (Essential)
• Experience delivering engineering projects through feasibility, option selection, design, construction, testing and commissioning stages. (Essential)
• Working within a regulated, safety‑critical environment. (Desirable)
• Participation in HAZID, risk management and assurance activities. (Desirable)
• Working collaboratively with Operations, Maintenance, Asset Management and Project Delivery teams. (Desirable)
• Supporting the development of long‑term asset strategies and investment plans. (Desirable)
• Experience working within multi‑disciplinary project teams in a live operational railway environment. (Desirable)
• Experience managing technical interfaces between infrastructure, operational and maintenance stakeholders. (Desirable)
• Experience contributing to asset management plans, route strategies or long‑term investment planning for electrification assets. (Desirable)
• Experience managing and assuring the outputs of designers, consultants and contractors. (Desirable)

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion and aim to reflect the diverse communities we serve. We believe that a diverse workforce enables us to deliver better services and outcomes. Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible. As a Disability Confident Leader, we actively encourage applications from disabled people. As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we aim to offer an assessment or interview to candidates who apply via the scheme where the minimum essential criteria for skills, knowledge and experience has been met. In some circumstances, it may not be practical to offer an interview or assessment to every candidate who applies through the scheme and meet the minimum essential criteria; in these situations, we select candidates who best meet the minimum criteria for the job rather than interviewing all who meet them.

Across all recruitment activity, we recognise that selection methods may vary depending on the nature and scale of the campaign and will be applied fairly, consistently and proportionately in line with our Disability Confident commitments.

We also use anonymising software that removes identifying information from CVs and cover letters to make the process fair.

In return for your commitment and expertise, you will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow. Rewards vary according to the level of role but mostly include the below:

Final salary pension scheme
Free travel for you on the TfL network
Reimbursement of 75% of the cost of a standard class Ticket for National Rail travel from home
30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays
TfL is committed to work‑life balance, operating a hybrid working approach where business and role requirements allow
Private healthcare discounted scheme (optional)

Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
Retail, health, leisure and travel offers
Discounted Eurostar travel

Vetting Process

At Transport for London, safety, trust and fairness sit at the heart of how we recruit. Our Vetting Charter ( https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/careers/our-vetting-process ) explains the checks we carry out before you join us, helping ensure we create a safe, inclusive and reliable network for everyone who depends on our services. We simply ask that the information you provide is honest and accurate so we can progress your application smoothly. If something doesn’t match or can’t be verified, we may not be able to move forward with your application, but we’ll always treat you with transparency, respect, and clear communication throughout.