Assistant Asset Engineer [Signalling]

Who We Are

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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.

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

About the role

Salary- £30,119

Closing Date- 6th July 2026

For further information about the role contact Matthew Dunn- ***email_hidden***

What's in it for you

Here are a few of the benefits we offer

• 28-day annual leave with the option to buy and sell days
• Choice of pension schemes
• 75% discount of leisure travel for you and your family
• Private Healthcare
• 5 days paid volunteer or carers leave
• Up to 75% subsidised Rail and Underground travel
• Gym Pass -access to gyms across UK
• My Benefits platform- giving national and local retail discount

Our aim is to ensure your candidate experience is as positive as possible. If you require reasonable adjustments at any point, simply let us know and we'll do our best to assist you.

Some of our roles require face to face Drugs & Alcohol testing. We will share further details with you as part of your formal offer.

All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks.

Your experience and skills

Key Accountabilities-

• Support the application of the asset management processes in accordance with functional policy to achieve financial and output targets.

• Schedule examinations, inspections, monitoring and assessment of assets and the evaluation of the reports in accordance with functional policy, systems and standards. Implement mitigation measures where proposed management actions are deferred.

• Specify and prioritise actions to address defects, comments and other issues raised in the reports, in accordance with standards and functional policy, for inclusion in work plans. Oversee the development, implementation and handover of prioritised work items to enable required outputs to be realised. Produce route specific and asset type management regimes, and progress mitigations if items are deferred.

• Undertake engineering analysis and risk assessments of assets or asset components to support the asset management process and scheme development, including business cases and whole life cost analysis.

• Monitor and evaluate asset condition and capability trend data, and failure precursors to inform examination, maintenance, strengthening, risk mitigation and renewal plans to efficiently achieve corporate objectives.

• Provide support to the specification and development of enhancement schemes and manage the interface with network capability programmes.

• Determine mitigation actions necessary to reduce the impact of adverse weather on the performance of the assets.

• Maintain asset data and information within the company systems and processes.

• Provide engineering support and participate in investigations of incidents.

• Assist with the review proposals from other disciplines or external organisations that could impact on the region / route assets and/or programmes of work to identify potential synergies or conflicts.

• Monitor the technical development of projects, ascertaining that renewal requirements are sufficient, correctly interpreted and any changes are agreed. Assist with the approval in principle of designs and support acceptance of detailed design certification.

Essential

• HNC/HND or equivalent qualification in relevant engineering discipline
• Experience in relevant engineering discipline

Desirable

• Incorporated Engineer
• Knowledge of relevant engineering policies and standards
• An understanding of safety management systems and risk assessment techniques

Key Information

Vacancy Details

Number of Positions

Contract Type

Permanent

Hours

Full Time

Location

George Stephenson House, York

Geographical Area

Eastern England

Closing Date

06-JUL-2026

Job Category

Engineering and Asset Management

Function

Eastern Region

Organisation

AK NE SIGNALLING RAM (844061) G4

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