Rail Asset Protection Engineer - Safety & Compliance

Network Rail; Swindon; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Privileged staff travel

Rail season ticket subsidies

GWR passes

Healthcare and pension benefits

Hybrid / flexible working

Family-friendly support

Job summary

Network Rail in Swindon (Wales and Western region) seeks an experienced engineer to lead safety compliance and manage external schemes. You will advise on design, CDM, and risk practices while coordinating with internal and third-party stakeholders.

The role emphasizes multi-discipline engineering oversight, adherence to standards, and delivery of safe, cost-effective outcomes in a dynamic railway environment.

Qualifications

• Technical qualifications to HNC/HND or equivalent GNVQ level.
• Experience managing outside and third party activities and risk mitigation.
• Engineering disciplines experience across construction and design projects.
• Knowledge of CDM and health & safety legislation requirements.
• Understanding of safety management and asset protection.
• Ability to communicate with external parties and manage project interfaces.
• Project engineering leadership and technical reviews across multi-discipline schemes.

Responsibilities

• Lead compliance with engineering driven safety requirements and provide technical advice on allocated schemes.
• Manage mitigation of engineering and safety risk for outside/third party activities.
• Apply Requirements Engineering with internal stakeholders and advise Project Interface lead.
• Assess schemes for compliance with CDM Regulations and review proposals.
• Monitor schemes for NR standards and route specifications to deliver cost-effective, high-quality outcomes.
• Facilitate outside/third party scheme changes with risk analysis within project lifecycle.
• Manage engineering activities to support time, cost, and quality for safe railway operations.
• Apply quantitative and qualitative risk assessment techniques to allocated schemes.
• Carry out duties of designated project engineer for specific projects.
• Undertake technical reviews of clearance proposals and external planning applications.
• Review external party applications for discharge of planning conditions and manage engineering consents on ex-railway land.
• Oversee consultants/contractors for outside schemes ensuring competence.

Skills

Safety management

Risk assessment

CDM knowledge

Stakeholder management

Quality assurance

Safe by design

Project coordination

Education

HNC/HND or equivalent

Job description

Network Rail in Swindon (Wales and Western region) seeks an experienced engineer to lead safety compliance and manage external schemes. You will advise on design, CDM, and risk practices while coordinating with internal and third-party stakeholders.

The role emphasizes multi-discipline engineering oversight, adherence to standards, and delivery of safe, cost-effective outcomes in a dynamic railway environment.