Senior Track Asset Engineer – Strategy & Leadership

ENGINEERINGUK; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Defined benefit pension

Rail season ticket subsidy 75%

Leisure travel discount

Carer's leave

Healthcare scheme

GymPass discounts

Cycle to work

Job summary

Network Rail in Basingstoke is recruiting a Senior Asset Engineer (Support) for the Track discipline. You will provide senior technical leadership, assurance and strategic asset management expertise to deliver a safe, reliable and sustainable railway.

You will lead development and implementation of route asset management strategies, coach engineers, and support evidence‑based decisions while aligning short‑term actions with longer‑term Route plans.

Qualifications

• Incorporated Engineer with relevant professional registration.
• Degree in a relevant subject or equivalent.
• Membership of a relevant professional institution.
• Substantial Track engineering experience.
• Detailed understanding of track asset maintenance.
• Strong knowledge of technical, safety and performance standards.
• Holds relevant professional licences and qualifications, or able to achieve within reasonable timescales.
• Holds a valid UK driving licence, or eligible and willing to obtain.

Responsibilities

• Provide Track systems engineering input to determine maintenance regimes and activity volumes.
• Provide comprehensive systems engineering support across the Track asset base.
• Deliver technical briefings to engineers to ensure understanding of standards and specs.
• Review derogation and non‑compliance applications to Track standards.
• Identify improvements to Track systems and feed back findings.
• Carry out asset condition inspections and inform renewals work bank.
• Advise on prioritised Track renewals proposals and business cases.
• Participate in investigations and assurance processes including audits.
• Monitor reliability and performance of Track assets and drive corrective actions.
• Contribute to route asset management plans and cross‑functional collaboration.

Skills

Incorporated Engineer

Professional registration

Track engineering experience

Maintenance knowledge

Technical standards knowledge

Licences/qualifications

UK driving licence

Education

Degree in relevant subject

Job description

Network Rail in Basingstoke is recruiting a Senior Asset Engineer (Support) for the Track discipline. You will provide senior technical leadership, assurance and strategic asset management expertise to deliver a safe, reliable and sustainable railway.

You will lead development and implementation of route asset management strategies, coach engineers, and support evidence‑based decisions while aligning short‑term actions with longer‑term Route plans.