Senior Rail Rolling Stock Project Engineer

Tatton Recruitment; Shirebrook; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Company Benefits

Support towards Chartership

Job summary

Tatton Recruitment is working with a well-established rail engineering and manufacturing business based in Mansfield to recruit a Senior Project Engineer. You will lead freight wagon and rolling stock projects from concept to handover, coordinating across design, manufacture and customer outcomes.

This permanent role offers £55,000–£70,000 plus a bonus and company benefits, with support towards Chartered status and a clear path to influence engineering decisions in a long‑standing manufacturing

Qualifications

• Strong mechanical engineering background.
• Experience in rail or heavy manufacturing.
• Proven project management capability.
• Excellent communication and commercial awareness.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the engineering lifecycle of freight wagon and rolling stock projects from initial concept through to manufacture, verification, validation, and customer handover.
• Own technical deliverables and engineering priorities, driving project plans to hit programme milestones.
• Manage engineering change, configuration control, and technical risk, assessing impact on compliance and manufacturability.
• Collaborate closely across departments and support technical approvals with evidence packs.
• Provide hands-on support to manufacturing teams on the shop floor and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Rail freight experience

Project management

Communication

Job description

Tatton Recruitment is working with a well-established rail engineering and manufacturing business based in Mansfield to recruit a Senior Project Engineer. You will lead freight wagon and rolling stock projects from concept to handover, coordinating across design, manufacture and customer outcomes.

This permanent role offers £55,000–£70,000 plus a bonus and company benefits, with support towards Chartered status and a clear path to influence engineering decisions in a long‑standing manufacturing