Senior Engineer

About the role

Amazing infrastructure isn’t the only thing that gets built here. Incredible careers do too. Join our Rail UK team as a Senior Engineer and you can build something to be proud of.

Role Purpose:

Assist with the provision of technical support to the Renewals Manager for the

planning and delivery of track renewals ensuring all technical aspects of the works

comply with relevant Network Rail Group and Line Standards and safety legislation.

Our Central Rail Systems Alliance offers the unique opportunity to work with partner organisations across the rail industry. CRSA has been created to make a positive impact on the UK track renewals industry by drawing on the strengths of all alliance partners and collaborative working.

Bringing together knowledge and experience in critical rail infrastructure and track renewals, the alliance deploys innovative working methods to realise efficiencies and create a more reliable railway infrastructure.

What you'll be doing

The successful candidate will:

Provide assistant technical support in the detailed planning and execution of all of Track Renewal and Enhancement Works as allocated by the Assistant Renewals Manager;
Monitor and ensure technical compliance on all works, site and office;
Attend relevant meetings including Whiteboard/Stage Gate meetings as required;
Manage the work to meet agreed financial targets, performance KRAs and other KPI’s;
Manage works in compliance with the CRSA technical specifications, processes and procedures and Network Rail Group and Line Standards;
Undertake surveys, planning and programming of work, technical supervision on site, preparation of documents;
Ensure the preparation and submission of Bar Charts/Time Chainage charts;
Undertake safety inspection as stipulated in Alliance procedures and requirements;
Submit Daily Work Returns (Planned v Actuals) in a timely manner;
Participate in the Alliance Safety Briefing Programme.

Who we're looking for

The following qualities/experience are essential:

Good knowledge of Track Renewals Disciplines;
Good knowledge of Rules and Regulations, HASAW and other appropriate regulations, including Group Standards;
Knowledge of financial controls;
Excellent interpersonal, communication and man management skills;
Ability to drive;
ONC in an Engineering discipline or equivalent or working towards;
PTS and COSS;
Proficient is the use of lasers/ Total Station for digging & reballasting;
Suitably skilled and familiar with WIN ALC & Geco for tamping purposes;
Stressor L1/L2 & L3;
LSHB L2 min.

Why work for us

Our people are our biggest asset, and we focus on recruiting, training and developing the people who can apply innovation to deliver the infrastructure of the future. We nurture these talents, offer a great benefits package in addition to a competitive base salary and continually invest in developing the skills of our people at every level. Some of our key benefits are:

An attractive / negotiated salary;
25 days annual leave + bank holidays;
Pension savings scheme;
Enhanced maternity/paternity and family friendly policies;
Payment of 1 professional membership per year;
A whole host of other BB staff employee benefits (discounts, exclusive offers etc);
Refer a friend bonus scheme;
Discretionary annual salary reviews.

About us

Balfour Beatty Rail Limited is an international leader in rail infrastructure engineering projects and the UK's largest rail engineering and services provider. We offer a full range of rail infrastructure activities from high-speed rail to mass rapid transit, covering urban, rural and commuter routes, for both public and private railways.

For an example of the exciting work our rail teams undertake click here:

At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business. To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Further information on Disability Confident can be found at