Rail Track Asset Engineer – Safety & Reliability

ENGINEERINGUK; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 43,588 - 51,719; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Defined benefit pension scheme

Rail season tickets subsidy

Leisure travel discounts

Carer's leave

Healthcare Scheme

GymPass discounts

Cycle to work

Maternity, paternity and adoptionleave

Job summary

Network Rail in the United Kingdom is seeking an Asset Engineer (Track) to join the Southern Region. This role focuses on keeping the railway safe, reliable and efficient by providing comprehensive Track and Rail engineering support across Wessex.

You will work with route engineers to ensure maintenance follows standards, deliver technical briefings, and contribute to audits while developing the team’s capability and delivering improvements to asset performance.

Qualifications

• HNC/HND or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject.
• Working towards membership of a relevant professional institution.
• Experience in Track engineering, particularly rail management. Knowledge of Ultrasonics, Welding and Lubrication processes and standards.
• An understanding of the maintenance of Track assets.
• Knowledge of the relevant technical, safety and performance standards.
• Holds relevant professional licences and technical qualifications, or capable of achieving within reasonable timescales.
• Holds valid UK driving licence, or eligible and willing to obtain

Responsibilities

• Provide assurance that Track engineering maintenance regimes are being followed in line with company policies, standards and specifications.
• Support delivery units by providing a Track engineering support service, flexing your support across other areas when needed.
• Deliver and support technical briefings, helping engineers understand not just the what, but the why behind standards and specifications.
• Monitor technical competence, supporting the ongoing development of engineers within your delivery units.
• Review and comment on derogations and non-compliance applications related to Track standards.
• Provide guidance to support engineers in developing business-focused renewals proposals.
• Contribute to audit programmes, providing Track engineering input to strengthen maintenance assurance

Skills

Track engineering

Rail management

Ultrasonics

Welding

Lubrication

Driving licence

Education

HNC/HND or equivalent

Degree in a relevant subject

Incorporated/Chartered Engineer

Job description

Network Rail in the United Kingdom is seeking an Asset Engineer (Track) to join the Southern Region. This role focuses on keeping the railway safe, reliable and efficient by providing comprehensive Track and Rail engineering support across Wessex.

You will work with route engineers to ensure maintenance follows standards, deliver technical briefings, and contribute to audits while developing the team’s capability and delivering improvements to asset performance.