Senior Assurance Engineer - 2320656

Network Rail Limited; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading rail infrastructure organization is seeking a dedicated Senior Assurance Engineer [Civils] to ensure engineering compliance, quality, and safety across their asset portfolio. The ideal candidate will have a relevant degree, broad engineering experience, and a strong focus on risk management. Responsibilities include delivering assurance strategies, maintaining risk registers, and supporting engineering activities. This role offers flexibility and commitment to diversity, making it an excellent opportunity for qualified professionals.

Qualifications

• Broad technical engineering experience.
• Management or supervisory experience.
• Project or financial planning experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver risk & assurance strategy and framework requirements.
• Develop and maintain risk registers and assurance plans.
• Lead and support engineering assurance activities.
• Identify trends, lessons learned, and opportunities for improvement.
• Promote best practices across asset management processes.

Skills

Risk management

Engineering compliance

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Degree in a relevant discipline

Membership of a relevant technical body

Job description

At Network Rail, our passengers and freight users are at the heart of everything we do. We help connect people to their friends and families and get goods to their destination safely and efficiently. We’re an organisation where people matter. Watch our video to find out more!

Scotland's Railway is part of this large family, covering a vast geographical area from the Borders to Thurso in the North East of Scotland, representing almost 20% of the UK rail network. We provide rapid access along busy commuter routes to seven cities, serving both business and leisure commuters, including cross-border and rural services. We operate up to 50 freight services daily and are expanding capacity. Our ambition to be responsive to passengers and freight users drives us daily, and we are empowered to do the right thing for those who use the rail network. We actively challenge unsafe practices, address risks, resolve issues, and prioritize safety and wellbeing.

Our colleagues are encouraged to work flexibly, understanding that busy lives don’t always fit traditional working patterns. If you need flexibility, just let us know, and we will do our best to support your career growth while balancing other aspects of your life.

We are a Disability Confident Leader employer and will strive to adapt processes and offer reasonable alternatives to support people with disabilities in accessing, applying, and interviewing for roles.

The Engineering & Asset Management function of Scotland’s Railway is committed to delivering high-calibre engineering services that underpin a safe and high-performing network. Effective infrastructure and asset management require careful planning, aligned objectives, and efficient, sustainable delivery within budget.

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Senior Assurance Engineer [Civils] to join our assurance team. This role is crucial in ensuring engineering compliance, quality, and safety across our civils asset portfolio.

As a Senior Assurance Engineer [Civils], you will play a key role in advancing assurance and risk management processes within civil engineering. You will provide technical input, support, and expert advice on assurance and risk-related matters.

You will collaborate closely with asset managers in the Civils Engineering & Asset Management team and work with stakeholders across engineering disciplines to foster a strong culture of risk awareness and assurance.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver risk & assurance strategy and framework requirements.
• Develop and maintain risk registers and assurance plans.
• Lead and support engineering assurance activities.
• Identify trends, lessons learned, and opportunities for improvement.
• Promote best practices and integrate assurance into project and asset management processes.

About the role (External)

Role duties include:

1. Support development and delivery of risk & assurance strategies across the region and with stakeholders.

2. Provide leadership for risk and assurance management within engineering & asset management.

3. Offer expert advice on assurance activities to enable effective development and delivery.

4. Contribute to standards, KPIs, and compliance measures to ensure system and asset risk controls are assured.

5. Identify opportunities for technical and process improvements, developing business cases as needed.

6. Support verification activities by applying assurance processes throughout asset and project lifecycles.

7. Coordinate activities across engineering disciplines and support the development of assurance engineers.

8. Assist in setting policies, standards, and training programs related to assurance activities.

9. Support risk analysis and assessment, including derogation and non-compliance evaluations.

Candidate requirements:

- Degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline or comparable experience.

- Membership of a relevant technical body.

- Broad technical engineering experience.

- Management or supervisory experience.

- Project or financial planning experience.

Closing date: Midnight on 23rd June 2025.

Proof of qualifications will be required. Apply early as the vacancy may close before the deadline if filled. Late applications will not be accepted.

The recruitment process includes an online work behavior assessment and a competency interview, scheduled for 9th–17th July 2025 at our St Vincent Street offices. If unable to attend in person, a Microsoft Teams interview may be arranged — contact [e-mail] with your details.

Network Rail is a Disability Confident Leader and will support applicants with disabilities through adjustments. Visit Evenbreak’s Career Hive for accessibility advice. Please specify any required adjustments in your application.