Join the Southern Region where your work truly matters.
Covering Wessex, Sussex, and Kent, the Southern Region is one of the busiest and most dynamic parts of the railway. Our teams keep some of the UK's most vital passenger and freight routes moving every single day.
This is a place where collaboration, innovation, and resilience are key and where your contribution will directly impact millions of journeys. We are entering an exciting new chapter as we integrate with train operating companies under one national leadership, creating even greater opportunities to shape the future of rail.
From supporting major modernisation programmes to improving performance for local communities and enhancing safety across complex operational environments, Southern offers a fast-paced, rewarding environment to grow your career and make a real difference.
The Southern Renewals Enterprise (SRE) is accountable for the Southern Regions renewals programme (CP7 & CP8) and through collective expertise will develop, mobilise and deliver a £9 billion programme between 2024 ¿ 2034. The SRE is a fully integrated commercial partnership between AtkinsRéalis, Network Rail Works Delivery, Octavius, VolkerRail & VolkerFitzpatrick and through our collective strength, capability and knowledge will own and deliver the renewals programme within a collaborative model. Together we will achieve and share in success.
As Senior Project Engineer (Track), reporting to the Programme Engineering Manager, you'll have responsibility for leading technical assurance within Track Renewals. You will be joining a dynamic team delivering large volumes of highly diverse works, working collaboratively stakeholders.
Your expertise as a railway track engineer will enable you to develop and assure solutions from concept remit to implementation and hand back and successfully manage them over their lifespan.
About the Roles:
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced railway track engineer to undertake the management of a complex portfolio of mainline railway infrastructure work, either with S&C or PL, working in conjunction with a multi-disciplinary team and a group of Framework Contractors.
There is an expectation of being able to work from an office location 3-days per week [in conjunction with the Southern Region Flexible Working Policy]. The successful candidate will also be expected to work closely with our framework contractors, which shall require regular depot visits to Tonbridge.
Key Accountabilities
- Implement Network Rail systems and procedures to maintain a cost effective, high quality, safe and environmentally responsible approach to design, construction, commissioning and management of assets, compliant with all relevant legislation. Liaise with regulators and others as appropriate.
- Undertake assurance and verification reviews of design and/or construction activities. Arrange audits of contractors monitoring safety, environment and quality of design, construction, testing and commissioning and management systems is adequate.
- Carry out the duties of Designated Project Engineer (DPE).
- Manage, lead and develop a team of Project Engineers to support in these activities
- Provide advice in respect of all construction activities, including testing and commissioning and site supervision. Manage the design and/or construction elements of relevant projects meet the requirements of current legislation, including Construction Design Management (CDM) regulations.
Essential
¿ Relevant experience in railway track engineering, including knowledge of multi disciplinary interfaces.
¿ Technical qualifications to HNC/HND or equivalent GNVQ level in an Engineering discipline
¿ Knowledge of railway procedures and standards, especially NR/L2/RSE/02009 (Engineering Management for Projects) and NR/L2/TRK/2500 (Engineering Assurance Arrangements for the Design and Construction of Track)
¿ Knowledge of the requirements of CDM and CSM Risk Evaluation and Assessment legislation.
¿ Working towards professional membership of a relevant professional institution (ICE or PWI)
¿ Knowledge of Track construction techniques
Desirable
¿ Membership of a relevant professional body with Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status and/or educated to degree level.
¿ Knowledge of structuring safety cases.
¿ An appreciation of environmental and sustainability issues in engineering works.
How to apply
Band & Salary: £55,596 - £67,813
Vacancy type: Perm
Location: London Puddle Dock
Closing date: 11 th August 2026
We're an organisation where people matter. We matter to millions.
We offer excellent benefits, including:
- Generous annual leave with the option to buy/sell days.
- Defined benefit pension scheme.
- 75% subsidy on rail and underground season tickets.
- Up to 75% off leisure travel.
- Carer's leave to support those who matter.
- Healthcare Scheme, GymPass discounts, Cycle to work plus more.
- We offer generous maternity, paternity, and adoption leave to support our employees during significant life moments
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