Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Eligo Recruitment Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Health cash plan

Professional membership support

Car benefit scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Season ticket loan

Job summary

Eligo Recruitment Ltd invites an experienced Senior Rail Infrastructure Engineer to join a growing rail team in Central London. You will lead projects from design through delivery, mentor graduates and manage client relations, ensuring high standards and timely outcomes.

Ideal candidates bring 6+ years in civil/structural rail, Chartered status or progression towards it, and strong skills in design, calculations and multi-disciplinary coordination.

Qualifications

• Around 6+ years' experience within Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Strong experience delivering rail infrastructure projects.
• Chartered, Incorporated or working towards Chartership (ICE or IStructE).
• Strong structural and civil design experience.
• Experience preparing and reviewing engineering calculations.
• Knowledge of Network Rail standards, Railway Group Standards, Eurocodes and British Standards.
• Experience working within Network Rail engineering assurance processes.
• Experience delivering projects on time and within budget.
• Strong communication and client-facing skills.
• Good understanding of CDM Regulations.

Responsibilities

• Leading the delivery of rail infrastructure projects from design through to completion.
• Managing project programmes, budgets and technical deliverables.
• Supporting and mentoring graduate and junior engineers.
• Acting as a line manager and providing technical guidance.
• Preparing and reviewing engineering calculations, drawings, specifications and reports.
• Carrying out inspections, site visits and technical assessments.
• Coordinating multidisciplinary design teams.
• Preparing fee proposals and supporting tender submissions.
• Meeting with clients and developing long-term working relationships.
• Supporting project management and contract administration activities.
• Ensuring projects comply with Network Rail standards, industry regulations and engineering best practice.

Skills

Rail design

Project leadership

Client liaison

Mentoring

Communication

CDM knowledge

Microsoft Office

Education

Chartered/ Incorporated Engineer (ICE or IStructE)

Tools

Tekla Tedds

Tekla Structural Designer

MIDAS

Robot

LUSAS

Job description

Senior Rail Infrastructure Engineer

Ready to take the next step in your rail engineering career?

If you're an experienced Civil or Structural Engineer with a background in rail infrastructure and you're looking for greater responsibility, more client exposure and the opportunity to lead projects while mentoring others, this could be your next career move.

50,000 to 60,000

Central London Hybrid & Flexible Working

The opportunity

You'll be joining a growing multidisciplinary engineering consultancy with an excellent reputation for delivering complex infrastructure projects across the UK. Working within an expanding Rail team, you'll play a key role in delivering technically challenging schemes while collaborating with specialists across maritime, asset management and wider infrastructure disciplines.

You'll enjoy genuine responsibility from day one, with the opportunity to lead projects, build client relationships and support the development of junior engineers, all while progressing your own career.

Projects include:

• Station developments
• Bridge design and renewal schemes
• Access for All (AfA) projects
• Rail infrastructure upgrades
• Civil and structural engineering schemes across the rail network
• Multidisciplinary infrastructure projects

What you’ll be doing

You'll combine strong technical capability with project leadership, helping to deliver high-quality engineering solutions across a diverse portfolio of rail projects.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading the delivery of rail infrastructure projects from design through to completion
• Managing project programmes, budgets and technical deliverables
• Supporting and mentoring graduate and junior engineers
• Acting as a line manager and providing technical guidance
• Preparing and reviewing engineering calculations, drawings, specifications and reports
• Carrying out inspections, site visits and technical assessments
• Coordinating multidisciplinary design teams
• Preparing fee proposals and supporting tender submissions
• Meeting with clients and developing long-term working relationships
• Supporting project management and contract administration activities
• Ensuring projects comply with Network Rail standards, industry regulations and engineering best practice

Requirements

About you

You're an experienced rail engineer who enjoys solving technical challenges, working closely with clients and helping develop others. You're looking for a role that offers both technical variety and a clear path towards more senior leadership.

You’ll ideally have:

Essential

• Around 6+ years' experience within Civil or Structural Engineering
• Strong experience delivering rail infrastructure projects
• Chartered, Incorporated or working towards Chartership (ICE or IStructE)
• Strong structural and civil design experience
• Experience preparing and reviewing engineering calculations
• Knowledge of Network Rail standards, Railway Group Standards, Eurocodes and British Standards
• Experience working within Network Rail engineering assurance processes
• Experience delivering projects on time and within budget
• Strong communication and client-facing skills
• Good understanding of CDM Regulations
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office

Desirable

• CRE(D) experience
• Previous mentoring or line management experience
• Commercial awareness including project financial management
• Experience preparing fee proposals and supporting tenders
• Knowledge of structural analysis software such as Tekla Tedds, Tekla Structural Designer, MIDAS, Robot, LUSAS, SuperStress or similar

Benefits

Salary & Benefits

50,000 to 60,000

Central London Hybrid & Flexible Working

• Hybrid and flexible working
• Buy, sell and carry over annual leave
• Health cash plan
• Professional membership and Chartership support
• Incentive scheme
• Car benefit scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Long service awards
• Employee referral scheme
• Life assurance
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Regular team initiatives and wellbeing events

Why consider this opportunity?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an ambitious consultancy where you'll work on high-profile rail infrastructure projects while continuing to develop your technical expertise and leadership skills.

You’ll be trusted with meaningful responsibility, supported in your professional development and given the opportunity to progress into Principal-level positions as your career develops.