Principal Design Engineer Rail

Randstad Cpe London; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad CPE London is seeking a Chartered Civil Engineer to join the rail structures team in London. This senior position focuses on delivering structural design, assessments, and infrastructure upgrades across the UK rail network.

You will mentor graduates and technicians, supporting a growing group of engineers within a fast-paced consultancy. Hybrid working is available with the London office near Blackfriars.

Qualifications

• Chartered Engineer with ICE or IStructE.
• Experience delivering civil engineering projects.
• Excellent understanding of engineering standards and design principles.
• Experience supporting or mentoring junior engineers.
• Solid design experience on civil engineering projects.

Responsibilities

• Deliver structural design and assessment of rail bridges and complex structures.
• Support station capacity upgrades and infrastructure improvement works.
• Lead retaining structures, depot extensions, and portal frame projects.
• Oversee footbridges, staircases and lifts as part of accessibility schemes.
• Perform structural examinations and inspections of rail assets.
• Mentor graduates and apprentices within the rail structures team.

Skills

Chartered Engineer

Mentoring

Design calculations

Civil engineering design

Job description

Are You a Chartered Civil Engineer Looking to Play a Key Role in a Rail Structures Team?

Do You Enjoy Solving Complex Engineering Challenges Alongside Technically Strong, Like-Minded Engineers?

Salary: £60,000 - £68,000
Location: London office, located near Blackfriars (hybrid working available)

I’m working exclusively with a well-established multidisciplinary engineering consultancy to appoint a Principal Design Engineer into their growing rail structures team in London.

The business has built an excellent reputation for delivering complex engineering and infrastructure projects across the UK, operating across structural engineering, civil engineering and infrastructure services within sectors such as transport, rail and the built environment.

You will join a close-knit rail structures team delivering structural design, assessments and infrastructure upgrade projects across the UK rail network. With a strong pipeline of frameworks and project work, the team is looking to strengthen its senior capability to support delivery and mentor a growing group of engineers, graduates and apprentices.

This is a highlytechnicalrole, requiring strong engineering fundamentals, confidence undertaking structural calculations and the ability to review designs across a variety of structural forms and materials.

Essential Requirements

• Chartered Engineer with ICE or IStructE
• Experience delivering civil engineering projects
• Excellent understanding of engineering standards and design principles
• Experience supporting or mentoring junior engineers
• Solid design experience on civil engineering projects

Desirable Experience

• Rail experience
• Structural inspections and assessments

You will work across a wide range of rail infrastructure projects including:

• Structural design and assessment of rail bridges and complex structures
• Station capacity upgrades and infrastructure improvement works
• Retaining structures and enabling works
• Depot extensions and portal frame structures
• Footbridges, staircases and lift structures as part of accessibility schemes
• Structural examinations and inspections of rail assets
• Major structural assessments including trusses and historic cast-iron structures
• Temporary works and demolition design associated with rail infrastructure projects