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Key Information
Job title: Engineer (Band 3) - Permanent Way Components and Configuration
Salary: Circa £56,000 with excellent benefits
Grade: Band 3
Contract type: TfL, Permanent
Location: Southwark / Stratford and other TfL locations / Hybrid working*
- Hybrid working within this role enables a balance of 50 per cent of time split between the office and home over a 4-week period. Hybrid working arrangements can evolve subject to business requirements.
Transport for London (TfL) Engineers are always looking forward. Join us in Operating Assets Engineering and, as well as maintaining legacy assets, you’ll deliver new systems and solutions. There’s more to it than tubes, roads, buildings and bridges. This is about connecting communities and creating opportunities, so we’re ready for the 21st century and beyond.
Roles within Permanent Way Engineering are responsible for delivering new products, and maintenance procedures which reduce the whole life cost, and improve reliability & safety of the track. This includes the introduction of new components, technologies and activities which are managed through to approval and handover into installation & regular maintenance.
The teams are responsible for the management of the track standards and associated formal documentation on behalf of the Head of Permanent Way Engineering. This will require you to be capable of understanding how requirements and processes are developed, documented and maintained to reflect the operational railways within TfL.
Above all you will need to be able to challenge standards through demonstrating an ability to understand the ‘why’ rather than the ‘what’. You will need to demonstrate how As Low As Reasonably Practical (ALARP) principles can be used to justify risk based decisions which affect the overall safety of the railway.
You will need to have a passion for understanding how the track operates within a system of systems, and be capable of working alongside, among others, rolling stock and signalling engineers to be capable of solving problems which need systems approaches. You will need to be a person who is able to understand very complex detail but be able to communicate this to a wide range of stakeholders within the overall TfL structure . You will need to be able to manage your workload and able to progress and deliver multiple work streams involving various stakeholders to deadlines dictated by business demands.
It’s important you bring a passion for the TfL Vision and strategy too. That’s because, wherever you join us, you’ll explore work of unparalleled scale, scope and variety across a unique range of projects, as you build your career and expertise. So come and bring on tomorrow, as an Engineer at TfL.
Key Accountabilities
- Test site management of new products under trial within the Approved Product Register process
- Develop technical specifications for tendering exercises for track components carried out by procurement
- Undertake detailed technical investigations into track component failures and produce written and oral reports to the highest standards.
- Develop risk-based arguments which are capable of challenging the status quo of standards to improve the performance of the track asset
- Identify cost savings through whole life costing of components and construct business case arguments to assess the impacts of decisions made throughout the product lifecycle
Skills
- You will have the ability to communicate both orally and written with a variety of audiences (Essential)
- Develop relationships with key stakeholders including Suppliers, Designers, Renewal and Line teams to identify issues at all stages of the track lifecycle.
- Be capable of managing your own workload (multiple projects), working as both an individual and within a team with minimal supervision (Essential)
- Identify the key information and trends within large datasets through advanced computer skills (Essential)
- Ability to model different track loading scenarios and identify the implications through simulation in vehicle dynamics or finite element analysis (Desirable).
Knowledge
- Hold a degree in engineering (Desirable)
- Hold or be working towards chartered / incorporated engineer status through a recognised institution (Desirable)
- Risk management and the ALARP principles (Essential)
- Knowledge of systems (ideally within a railway setting) and how the interfaces are managed (Desirable)
- Knowledge of the use and application of industry standards. (Essential)
Experience
- Experience of working within a complex system with multiple interfaces and risks (Desirable)
- Working in a highly technical environment where you will be required to defend and explain your work to non-technical audiences (Desirable)
- Experience of using multiple data sets to make informed decisions (Desirable)
Equality, diversity and inclusion
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to represent the city we serve, which will help us become a more innovative and efficient organisation. Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible.
We are a disability confident employer who guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets all the essential criteria. We also use anonymising software that removes identifying information from CVs and cover letters to make the process fair.
Application Process
Please apply using your
CV and a maximum two-page Cover Letter.
We recommend that you consider the motivations, skills, knowledge and experience required for this role and ensure your CV and cover letter outlines where you meet these criteria.
.PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images.
The closing date for applications is 28/09/25 @ 23:59
Please note we may close the advert early if we receive a high volume of applicants.
Benefits
In return for your commitment and expertise, you will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow. Rewards vary according to the level of role but mostly include the below:
- Final salary pension scheme
- Free travel for you on the TfL network
- Reimbursement of 75% of the cost of a standard class Ticket for National Rail travel from home or 75% reimbursement on a 28-day flexi ticket
- 30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays
- TfL is committed to work-life balance, operating a hybrid working approach where business and role requirements allow
- Private healthcare discounted scheme (optional)
- Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
- Retail, health, leisure and travel offers
- Discounted Eurostar travel
