Are you an Asset Protection Engineer with experience in civil, mechanical and electrical projects?
Have you worked in both construction and design on multi discipline projects?
 
Contract Length: 6 months
Location: Swindon (On site or in office 3 days per week)
Rate: £350-£400 umbrella (Inside IR35)
 
The Asset Protection Engineer will lead compliance with Network Rail's engineering-driven safety requirements, ensuring robust technical advice, approvals, and risk mitigation across outside and third-party schemes. This role safeguards railway operations and infrastructure integrity while supporting safe, cost-effective, and environmentally responsible project delivery.
Essential Requirements
·Technical qualifications to HNC/HND or equivalent GNVQ level.
·Experience managing outside/third-party activities and mitigating associated risks.
·Relevant engineering experience, ideally across multi-disciplinary construction and design projects.
·Strong knowledge of technical, safety, and performance standards applied to asset protection.
·Clear understanding of CDM duties and Health & Safety legislation.
·Knowledge of safety management and safe by design principles.
·Experience in risk assessment, including auditing engineering competency.
 
Key Responsibilities
·Ensure compliance with Network Rail engineering safety requirements, providing technical advice, conditions, and approvals.
·Manage mitigation of engineering and safety risks associated with outside and third-party activities.
·Provide technical input on design, specifications, construction, testing, commissioning, and site supervision.
·Review schemes for compliance with legislation, including CDM Regulations.
·Monitor and assess schemes against Network Rail standards, procedures, and route specifications.
·Manage engineering approvals and consents for project design and implementation.
·Carry out duties of Designated Project Engineer (DPE) for specific projects.
·Undertake technical reviews of clearance proposals, planning applications, and land use changes.
·Review external party applications for discharge of planning conditions and consents.
·Monitor competence of contractors, consultants, and specialist workforce.