High-Speed Track Engineer: Data-Driven Asset Specialist

Network Rail; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Pension scheme

Rail season ticket subsidy

Healthcare scheme

Hybrid working arrangements

Job summary

Network Rail High Speed Ltd. is responsible for operating and maintaining the UK's only international high-speed railway, HS1, including three international stations.

The role sits within the Track Engineering team, providing governance, technical assurance and support for safe management of high-speed track infrastructure. You will combine practical site experience with technical analysis to support risk-based maintenance, renewal decisions and improvements in data capture and analysis across

Qualifications

• Experience in track inspection, maintenance or asset management, preferably on high-speed infrastructure.
• Comfortable working on site and with technical information, and able to communicate findings clearly.
• Knowledge of high-speed switches and crossings, data analysis or programming techniques is advantageous.
• Understanding of permanent way assets, track geometry and asset degradation mechanisms.

Responsibilities

• Conduct planned and reactive inspections of high-speed track assets and collect condition data.
• Review inspection findings, monitor outputs and maintenance records to identify deterioration and risks.
• Contribute to engineering investigations, standards development and data-led improvements to asset information.
• Support risk-based maintenance and renewal decisions across the high-speed network.
• Prepare inspection reports, technical summaries and data-led recommendations.

Skills

Track engineering

Permanent way

Track geometry

Switches & crossings

Asset management

Data analysis

Programming techniques

Asset condition inspection

Education

Rail Safety Leader (RSL)

Tools

Data analysis software

Job description

Network Rail High Speed Ltd. is responsible for operating and maintaining the UK's only international high-speed railway, HS1, including three international stations.

The role sits within the Track Engineering team, providing governance, technical assurance and support for safe management of high-speed track infrastructure. You will combine practical site experience with technical analysis to support risk-based maintenance, renewal decisions and improvements in data capture and analysis across