Asset Engineer

We want to help deliver a railway which is safe, reliable, affordable and that provides great customer service to everyone.
Brief Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Scotland's Railway in the Structures Asset Management team. As a key member of the Structures leadership team, you'll hold responsibility for making sure our 3,000 underbridges can safely transport the thousands of passengers and tonnes of freight across the length and breadth of the country every day; you will manage the assessment process for iconic, world renowned bridges such as the Forth Bridge, the Tay Bridge and Glenfinnan Viaduct. Your role will provide leadership to the small team of asset engineers in the Assessment team managing the structural capability of over 4,500 bridges in total we own and manage.
The age and condition of our structures make this a safety critical role, and we are looking for an individual who will relish this challenge, embracing the use of new technology and the varied skills of our diverse Structures team. It's a responsible but rewarding role that will test your engineering knowledge, capacity to work under pressure, and ability to communicate complex problems effectively across other teams and stakeholders. You will get the opportunity and support to develop yourself professionally in the rail industry and, just as importantly, will support the development of other members of the Structures team. If you want to play an important role in the success of Scotland's Railway, then this could be for you!
Interviews will be week commencing 13th April.
About the role (External)
What to expect?
Here are some of the duties your role will include: -
· Lead on the development of an efficient prioritised route structures assessment programme.
· Provide structures engineering expertise to the team.
· Manage the scheduling of assessment of structures assets and the evaluation of the reports,, in accordance with functional policy, systems and standards. Manage the implementation of mitigation measures when proposed asset management actions are deferred.
· For sub-standard strength structures lead on the development of interim mitigations and permanent interventions.
· Lead the monitoring of trends arising from structures assessment work undertaken from asset capability, risk assessments and failure precursors.
· Support the production of structures asset maintenance, strengthening and renewal plans and their prioritisation for inclusion in work plans.
· Manage the analysis, risk assessment and mitigation on sensitive assets and manage the implementation of mitigation measures required to minimise adverse impact on corporate targets. Manage the monitoring and evaluation of asset trend data and failure precursors to inform structures asset management plans to efficiently achieve corporate objectives.
· Manage the liaison with the central structures team to develop and disseminate consistent best practice and in the review and development of functional policy and standards.
· Manage the structures asset data and information within the company systems and processes.
· Support initiatives to develop the buildings & civils strategic direction and input to the FP1 bid process in the route and supporting negotiations with regulatory bodies.
· Develop and improve relationships with key stakeholders and suppliers.
· Provide engineering support and participate in investigations of incidents relating to structures.
· Undertake engineering verification activities to support the delivery of the national verification programme.
· Manage the review of proposals from other disciplines or external organisations that could impact on the route structures assets and/or programmes of work to identify potential synergies or conflicts.
· Manage the support to the review and approval processes for abnormal vehicular and rail loads.

· Incorporated Engineer
· Degree in a relevant subject or equivalent
· Membership of relevant professional institution
· Substantial experience of railway civil engineering, with proven abilities in structures, maintenance and renewals
· A sound knowledge of structures engineering policies and standards
· An understanding of safety management systems and risk assessment techniques
Desirable
· Chartered Engineer

At Network Rail, our passengers and freight users are at the heart of everything we do. We help connect people to their friends and families and get goods to their destination safely and efficiently. We're an organisation where people matter.
Scotland's Railway is part of this large family and it covers a large geographical area from the Borders to Thurso at the far tip of the North East of Scotland, accounting for almost 20 per cent of the UK rail network. We provide rapid access along busy commuter routes to our seven cities, servicing the varied needs of our business and leisure commuter services, including cross border services and rural services. We have up to 50 freight services operating every day and we are steadily building capacity for this to grow. Our ambition to be responsive to passengers and freight users, drives us every day and we're empowered to do the right thing for those who use the rail network. We actively challenge unsafe practices and take responsibility for addressing risks, resolving issues and protecting safety and wellbeing.
Our colleagues are encouraged to work flexibly as we know that busy lives don't always fit around a traditional working pattern, if you need flexibility to complete your role just let us know and we will do our upmost to help you to invest in your career with us while balancing other aspects of your life.

Salary: The starting salary for this position is £55,596 rising to £65,956
Network Rail Benefits -
Closing date: Midnight of 3rd April 2026.
Please note proof of all essential qualifications will be required.
Please get your application in as soon as possible, we may close the advert before the listed closing date if we receive enough applications. Late applications will not be accepted.
Please note the recruitment process for this role is a competency based interview.
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