Senior Plant Engineer
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Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
5/16/2025
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Key Information
Job title: Senior Track Plant Engineer 1235
Grade: 3
Salary: Circa £65,000
Contract type: Perm
Location: Stratford /West Kensington and Various TfL Locations
Transport for London (TfL) Engineers are always looking forward. Join us in one of our Central Engineering, Transport System Engineering, or Infrastructure Engineering teams 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.
The TfL Plant Team has expanded significantly in the last couple of years, and now covers London Underground, the Elizabeth Line and London Trams.
Our work remit ranges from large On-Track machines and On-Track Plant to smaller railway and civils plant. This is an opportunity to be part of a dynamic team that has process, standards, and collaboration at its heart.
This role involves the review of Plant and associated documentation as a part of technical and safety compliance for Plant Approval. This ranges from new machinery to engineering change control for modifications. This will include being the technical lead for the Plant Standards and liaising with industry working groups such as the RSSB and the M&EE.
The role involves office work and site work with a wide range of opportunities for self-development and specific technical training.
As a Senior Engineer the candidate will be expected to advise and mentor other Plant team members and assist the Professional Head of Plant with associated projects.
A key understanding of railway safety risk and mitigations is critical. Working independently, applying the candidate’s experience and knowledge to complex problems will be core to this role.
As a Senior Track Plant Engineer, you should have experience of the modification to or introduction of new plant, machinery, or vehicles. This should include demonstration of compliance with relevant standards, impact on maintenance and operations, compatibility with the specific railway environment and demonstration of safety. through the application of industry risk analysis methodologies. You will have experience in the development of Engineering standards or specifications, either relating to track plant or other interfacing disciplines (vehicles, track, signalling etc.). This should include an understanding of systems integration, impact on interface control and stakeholder management. You will have a working knowledge of health and safety legislation particularly that pertaining to the use of work equipment and machinery, this should be coupled with experience of the railway renewal/maintenance environment.
Essential
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
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 of the essential criteria.
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
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.
We will make every effort to give you as much notice as possible, however some interviews/assessments could be organised at short notice.
Take a look at job opportunities with us and you may be surprised at what you discover: a rich heritage, a commercial outlook, an iconic brand, a unique public service. It all adds up to make Transport for London a great place to develop your career. Here you can start your journey!
Key Information
Job title: Senior Track Plant Engineer 1235
Grade: 3
Salary: Circa £65,000
Contract type: Perm
Location: Stratford /West Kensington and Various TfL Locations
Transport for London (TfL) Engineers are always looking forward. Join us in one of our Central Engineering, Transport System Engineering, or Infrastructure Engineering teams 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.
The TfL Plant Team has expanded significantly in the last couple of years, and now covers London Underground, the Elizabeth Line and London Trams.
Our work remit ranges from large On-Track machines and On-Track Plant to smaller railway and civils plant. This is an opportunity to be part of a dynamic team that has process, standards, and collaboration at its heart.
This role involves the review of Plant and associated documentation as a part of technical and safety compliance for Plant Approval. This ranges from new machinery to engineering change control for modifications. This will include being the technical lead for the Plant Standards and liaising with industry working groups such as the RSSB and the M&EE.
The role involves office work and site work with a wide range of opportunities for self-development and specific technical training.
As a Senior Engineer the candidate will be expected to advise and mentor other Plant team members and assist the Professional Head of Plant with associated projects.
A key understanding of railway safety risk and mitigations is critical. Working independently, applying the candidate’s experience and knowledge to complex problems will be core to this role.
As a Senior Track Plant Engineer, you should have experience of the modification to or introduction of new plant, machinery, or vehicles. This should include demonstration of compliance with relevant standards, impact on maintenance and operations, compatibility with the specific railway environment and demonstration of safety. through the application of industry risk analysis methodologies. You will have experience in the development of Engineering standards or specifications, either relating to track plant or other interfacing disciplines (vehicles, track, signalling etc.). This should include an understanding of systems integration, impact on interface control and stakeholder management. You will have a working knowledge of health and safety legislation particularly that pertaining to the use of work equipment and machinery, this should be coupled with experience of the railway renewal/maintenance environment.
Essential
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
- Experience of design or assurance of railway plant or rolling stock
- Experience in preparing or reviewing risk assessments relating to the use of machinery or engineering change impact assessment.
- Knowledge of UK/European railway legislation.
- Experience of working in multi-disciplinary projects with multiple stakeholders.
- Experience of writing and reviewing technical standards, specifications, bulletins, reports etc.
- Ability to communicate effectively including presentation skills.
- Experience of rail vehicle maintenance.,
- Application of interoperability regulations.
- Application of the supply of machinery safety regulations.
- Engineering process design.
- Formal health and safety qualifications (e.g. IOSH/NEBOSH).
- Reliability, performance, and maintenance strategies.
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 of the essential criteria.
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
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.
We will make every effort to give you as much notice as possible, however some interviews/assessments could be organised at short notice.
Advertise with us by contacting: [email protected]
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