Senior Rail Structures Lead Engineer – Hybrid

Amey; York and North Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car or allowance

Career growth opportunities

Training and apprenticeship support

Leadership development programs

Job summary

Amey is seeking a Principal Civil Engineer to lead the assessment of railway structures across multiple sites. The role involves on-site leadership, technical direction, and delivery of design and assessment work to high safety standards.

You will mentor junior staff, manage client relations, and contribute to training programs while advancing professional qualifications within a hybrid working model.

Qualifications

• Bachelors or master's degree in civil engineering or equivalent.
• Chartered Engineer or Incorporated Engineer status or working towards.
• Experience with railway structure inspection, assessment and design schemes.
• Knowledge of health, safety and environmental legislation.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and check technical assessment/design remits, calculations, reports and drawings per standards and client requirements.
• Inspect and examine assets on-site, providing technical leadership where required.
• Maintain high technical standards in line with Technical Specifications and HSEQ docs.
• Lead and mentor junior staff in producing drawings, reports and calculations.
• Support training and development of staff to achieve professional qualifications.

Skills

Technical leadership

Railway structures experience

Mentoring staff

Contractual knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Civil Engineering

CEng / IEng status or working towards

Tools

Superstress

Lusas

Tedds

Masterseries

STAAD

Archie-M

Ring

Job description

Amey is seeking a Principal Civil Engineer to lead the assessment of railway structures across multiple sites. The role involves on-site leadership, technical direction, and delivery of design and assessment work to high safety standards.

You will mentor junior staff, manage client relations, and contribute to training programs while advancing professional qualifications within a hybrid working model.