Design Engineer

Design Engineer (Track) | London | 6-Month Contract | Inside IR35

I'm currently recruiting for an experienced Design Engineer (Track) to support a major rail infrastructure programme in London on an initial 6-month contract (Inside IR35).

This is an excellent opportunity for a rail professional with strong experience in track design development, engineering assurance, and option selection within the Network Rail environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing the production and development of engineering remits and project proposals.
• Defining engineering requirements, scope, operational performance targets, and technical deliverables.
• Leading the development and evaluation of engineering options, considering safety, reliability, maintainability, constructability, and whole-life cost factors.
• Managing engineering activities through feasibility and development stages to ensure schemes are affordable and deliverable.
• Supporting option selection and development of the preferred solution through to detailed design handover.
• Coordinating cross-discipline engineering reviews and safety-critical design assurance activities.
• Managing change control throughout project development.
• Supporting CDM requirements and Network Rail GRIP development stages.
• Preparing engineering reports, technical papers, and design documentation packages.

Requirements

• Strong background in Track Design within the UK rail sector.
• Experience working on Network Rail projects and development processes.
• Knowledge of GRIP stages 2-4 (or equivalent project lifecycle processes).
• Previous experience managing multidisciplinary engineering interfaces.
• Excellent stakeholder management and technical coordination skills