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Engineer

Location

Milton Keynes, GB

Department Name

ST Chief Systems Engineer (570172) G3

About Network Rail

About Network Rail

Join Network Rail - Where People and Connections Matter

If you're ready to make a real difference, we'd love to hear from you!

Vacancy Details

Duration: Permanent

Location: This role is based in Milton Keynes. This role is a full-time opportunity, flexible working patterns will be considered. For Quadrant:MK, you must live within 90 minutes.

Band & Salary: £43,588 - £50,018 (Band 4C)

Brief Description

Are you an experienced engineer ready for your next challenge? We're seeking a motivated professional with a relevant HNC/HND (or equivalent experience) and strong engineering background. You should understand industry standards, safety systems, and risk assessments. A degree, IEng/CEng status, project management skills, or railway experience are a bonus. Join us and make a real impact in a dynamic environment.

About the role (External)

About the team...

The Plant Team at Network Rail’s Technical Authority ensures the reliability, safety, and compliance of essential railway equipment and machinery. This expert group covers areas from engineering and maintenance to regulatory compliance, overseeing design standards, competency, assurance, product acceptance, and leading plant working groups. They drive innovation to enhance performance while maintaining strict safety protocols, supporting a robust, future-ready railway infrastructure.

We’re hiring! If you're an experienced plant engineer seeking a permanent role, join us as a Senior Engineer in Milton Keynes. You’ll lead work on Mobile and Fixed Plant assets, ensuring their design, performance, and compliance meet industry and regulatory standards.

What does the average day look like?

We are seeking an experienced Plant Engineer who is not only technically proficient within the Mobile and Fixed Plant asset categories, but also passionate about driving positive change within the plant discipline. If you have experience in competency, assurance, accident and incident investigations, policy development, Plant operations, design and strategic planning, you're exactly who we need!

On an average day, you'll act as the go-to expert in your specialist area, offering technical advice and best practice guidance. Your work will involve supporting incident investigations, analysing technical issues, and assessing the capability and performance of designs and options. You'll help deliver activities in line with Network Rail policies, legislation, and international standards, while contributing to the development and implementation of operational processes. From supporting strategy and product development to identifying defects and managing corrective actions, your role will be varied and impactful. You'll also conduct risk assessments, develop mitigation plans, and evaluate technical data to ensure asset reliability. Information management, engineering verification, and record-keeping are part of your routine, and you may also lead as a Delivery Manager for specific projects, ensuring they meet time, cost, and quality targets.

Essential Criteria

• Relevant Qualification: HNC/HND (or equivalent) in engineering, or equivalent experience (Level 4/5)

• Proven Experience: Significant experience in a related engineering field

• Industry Knowledge: Strong understanding of relevant policies, standards, and regulations

• Safety Expertise: Solid grasp of safety management systems and risk assessment techniques

• Understanding of Plant competencies such as On Track Plant.

• Experienced in Mobile or Fixed Plant equipment ideally in the rail environment.

• Broad technical engineering experience.

Desirable

•

IEng Status

•

Knowledge of software systems such as Power BI.

•

Experience in undertaking assurance activities involving audits and engineering verifications.

•

Project delivery.

•

Management and leadership experience.

Additional Information

Contact: If you have any questions or reasonable adjustments, please contact Eleonora Citarrella (Eleonora.Citarrella@networkrail.co.uk)

Closing date: Wednesday 6th August. On occasions, we may need to close the advert early based upon application volumes. Late applications may not be accepted.

Next Steps: Interviews will be held 11th August, depending on business requirements.

Safe behaviour is a requirement of working for Network Rail. Applicants should be able to demonstrate their awareness of our Safety Vision

Some of our great benefits:

Flexible/hybrid working arrangements considered.

Generous annual leave (28 days plus statutory days), with the option to buy/sell days.

Discounts at stations with your Network Rail pass.

Defined benefit pension scheme

75% subsidy on train tickets.

️ Interest-free travel loan for train and car park season tickets.

️ Volunteer leave to make a positive impact.

Plus more .

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Engineer

Location

Milton Keynes, GB

Department Name

ST Chief Systems Engineer (570172) G3

About Network Rail

About Network Rail

Join Network Rail - Where People and Connections Matter
At Network Rail, we're dedicated to keeping passengers and freight moving safely and efficiently across the country. When you join us, you're not just part of a team - you're part of something that matters to millions. We believe that our people are at the heart of what we do, and every role plays a vital part in building a better, more connected railway. Click here to learn more.

We're committed to creating a diverse, inclusive workplace that reflects the communities we serve. To discover more about our ED&I commitments click here. We value flexibility and understand the importance of a healthy work-life balance. As a Disability Confident Leader, we'll do everything we can to accommodate any needs throughout the recruitment process. You can visit Evenbreaks Career Hive for advice on accessibility support.

If you're ready to make a real difference, we'd love to hear from you!

Vacancy Details

Duration: Permanent

Location: This role is based in Milton Keynes. This role is a full-time opportunity, flexible working patterns will be considered. For Quadrant:MK, you must live within 90 minutes.

Band & Salary: £43,588 - £50,018 (Band 4C)

Brief Description

Are you an experienced engineer ready for your next challenge? We're seeking a motivated professional with a relevant HNC/HND (or equivalent experience) and strong engineering background. You should understand industry standards, safety systems, and risk assessments. A degree, IEng/CEng status, project management skills, or railway experience are a bonus. Join us and make a real impact in a dynamic environment.

About the role (External)

About the team...

The Plant Team at Network Rail’s Technical Authority ensures the reliability, safety, and compliance of essential railway equipment and machinery. This expert group covers areas from engineering and maintenance to regulatory compliance, overseeing design standards, competency, assurance, product acceptance, and leading plant working groups. They drive innovation to enhance performance while maintaining strict safety protocols, supporting a robust, future-ready railway infrastructure.

We’re hiring! If you're an experienced plant engineer seeking a permanent role, join us as a Senior Engineer in Milton Keynes. You’ll lead work on Mobile and Fixed Plant assets, ensuring their design, performance, and compliance meet industry and regulatory standards.

What does the average day look like?

We are seeking an experienced Plant Engineer who is not only technically proficient within the Mobile and Fixed Plant asset categories, but also passionate about driving positive change within the plant discipline. If you have experience in competency, assurance, accident and incident investigations, policy development, Plant operations, design and strategic planning, you're exactly who we need!

On an average day, you'll act as the go-to expert in your specialist area, offering technical advice and best practice guidance. Your work will involve supporting incident investigations, analysing technical issues, and assessing the capability and performance of designs and options. You'll help deliver activities in line with Network Rail policies, legislation, and international standards, while contributing to the development and implementation of operational processes. From supporting strategy and product development to identifying defects and managing corrective actions, your role will be varied and impactful. You'll also conduct risk assessments, develop mitigation plans, and evaluate technical data to ensure asset reliability. Information management, engineering verification, and record-keeping are part of your routine, and you may also lead as a Delivery Manager for specific projects, ensuring they meet time, cost, and quality targets.

Essential Criteria

• Relevant Qualification: HNC/HND (or equivalent) in engineering, or equivalent experience (Level 4/5)

• Proven Experience: Significant experience in a related engineering field

• Industry Knowledge: Strong understanding of relevant policies, standards, and regulations

• Safety Expertise: Solid grasp of safety management systems and risk assessment techniques

• Understanding of Plant competencies such as On Track Plant.

• Experienced in Mobile or Fixed Plant equipment ideally in the rail environment.

• Broad technical engineering experience.

Desirable

•

IEng Status

•

Knowledge of software systems such as Power BI.

•

Experience in undertaking assurance activities involving audits and engineering verifications.

•

Project delivery.

•

Management and leadership experience.

How to apply (External)

Additional Information

Contact: If you have any questions or reasonable adjustments, please contact Eleonora Citarrella (Eleonora.Citarrella@networkrail.co.uk)

Closing date: Wednesday 6th August. On occasions, we may need to close the advert early based upon application volumes. Late applications may not be accepted.

Next Steps: Interviews will be held 11th August, depending on business requirements.

Safe behaviour is a requirement of working for Network Rail. Applicants should be able to demonstrate their awareness of our Safety Vision

All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks. Click here for more information

Some of our great benefits:

Flexible/hybrid working arrangements considered.

Generous annual leave (28 days plus statutory days), with the option to buy/sell days.

Discounts at stations with your Network Rail pass.

Defined benefit pension scheme

75% subsidy on train tickets.

️ Interest-free travel loan for train and car park season tickets.

️ Volunteer leave to make a positive impact.

Plus more .

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