Rail Plant Engineer

PATH Recruitment; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van and fuel card

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Breakfast sandwiches provided

Regular company events

20 days holiday plus bank holidays

Job summary

PATH Recruitment is seeking a Rail Plant Engineer for a West Midlands role covering site work across the region. The position offers a strong basic salary of £45,000–£50,000 with significant overtime opportunities pushing earnings to £60,000–£70,000, plus a van, fuel card and benefits.

You'll maintain, service and fault-find on road-rail vehicles and specialist rail plant, ensuring equipment stays safe, reliable and operational.

Qualifications

• Proven experience working on rail plant or road-rail vehicles.
• PTS Card essential or preferred for site access.
• Strong mechanical and fault-finding skills.
• Experience maintaining and repairing plant or heavy equipment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, service and fault-find on road-rail vehicles and specialist rail plant.
• Attend sites across the West Midlands to keep machinery safe, reliable and operational.
• Diagnose mechanical/hydraulic faults and perform planned and reactive maintenance.

Skills

Rail plant experience

PTS Card

Mechanical skills

Fault finding

Travel flexibility

Driving licence

Job description

Rail Plant Engineer – West Midlands – £45,000–£50,000 + Overtime (£60,000–£70,000 achievable)

Rail Plant Engineer required in the West Midlands for an established civil engineering company, offering a van, fuel card, overtime and benefits.

Join a well-established civil engineering company with a growing team and a strong reputation for delivering specialist engineering solutions. This is an excellent opportunity to join a business investing in its people, with plenty of opportunity for overtime and long-term career development.

Key Benefits of the Rail Plant Engineer:

• £45,000–£50,000 basic salary
• £60,000–£70,000 achievable annual earnings through overtime
• Company van and fuel card
• Monday–Friday working
• 20 days' holiday plus bank holidays
• Private healthcare
• Pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Regular company events
• Breakfast sandwiches provided
• Strong opportunity to increase earnings through overtime

About the Role:

• As a Rail Plant Engineer, you will be responsible for maintaining, servicing, repairing and fault-finding on a range of road-rail vehicles and specialist rail plant.
• Working across the West Midlands, you will attend sites to ensure machinery is maintained to a high standard and kept safe, reliable and operational. You will diagnose mechanical and hydraulic faults, carry out planned and reactive maintenance, and support the wider engineering team when required.
• This is a Monday–Friday position with significant overtime available, providing genuine potential to increase your annual earnings to £60,000–£70,000.

About You:

To succeed as a Rail Plant Engineer, you will have:

• Proven experience working on rail plant or road-rail vehicles
• A valid Personal Track Safety card (PTS Card)
• Strong mechanical and fault-finding skills
• Experience carrying out maintenance and repairs on plant or heavy equipment
• A safety-focused approach and good attention to detail
• The flexibility to travel across the West Midlands
• A full driving licence

To be successful in this role, you may have worked as a:

• Rail Engineer
• Rail Plant Fitter
• Road Rail Engineer
• Road Rail Vehicle Engineer
• Rail Maintenance Engineer
• Plant Engineer
• Heavy Plant Engineer
• Rail Mechanical Engineer
• Mobile Plant Engineer
• Rail Equipment Engineer