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Rail Systems, Design Consultancy and Project Delivery Recruitment

Carrington West have a dedicated rail recruitment team, matching infrastructure professionals with the perfect engineering roles for them across multiple sectors of the industry, including rail design consultancy, rail project delivery and rail systems. Whether you're looking for your next role in the rail industry, or you're a hiring manager searching for the perfect professional to fill a difficult job, Carrington West are the perfect recruitment partner for you. As an expert recruitment agency across all sectors of the built environment, we're also proud to be a RISQS verified supplier to the rail industry, and have sourced high quality talent for top projects in the sector, including HS2, CP6 and Crossrail, for over ten years.

View the latest rail infrastructure and engineering jobs here.

Roles we typically recruit for are as below:

Design staff : Design managers, design engineers, CRE’s, directors, associate directors, chartered engineers – principle to graduate, CAD/BIM technicians.

White collar PTS: Project manager, site manager, sub-agent’s, foreman, section engineers, setting out engineers, quantity surveyors, electrical managers/supervisors.

Blue collar PTS: PTS AC/DCCR ICI, LU ICI, all safety critical levels, site engineers, project engineers, project managers, track handback, HV competent persons, HV assessors, level C sub station , PTS & LU electricians, PTS & LU comms installers, machine controllers, crane controllers, civils staff, PTS or LU signalling staff, LU-ICI certified staff.

Need more information on PTS cards or need to get certified? Read our PTS blog here to learn more.

We've signed the ED&I Rail Charter, a joint initiative between Women in Rail and the Railway Industry Association. This shows our commitment to working together to build a more balanced and higher performing sector. We have also signed the Railway Mental Health Charter (RMHC), a promise to help promote, manage and support workforce mental wellbeing in the rail workforce.

Railway Mental Health Charter and the Rail ED&I Charter logos

Click here for more information on HS2.

Rail Industry Survey: In 2025, our rail recruitment consultants surveyed over 500 professionals, finding out what truly motivates people to stay in rail, alongside practical solutions and future-focused actions to strengthen engagement and retention. If you're looking to revolutionise your hiring and retention strategy in rail, this survey could unlock the method you've been searching for. It also informed the content for our rail industry webinar, which you can find here.

Read our rail industry survey here.

Our rail division supply both white and blue-collar labour nationwide. We work on all aspects of CP6, HS2 and Crossrail and are RISQS certified for any trackside labour and operation roles. We work on contract, permanent and fixed-term contract jobs within the UK’s rail sector. Employers include multi-disciplinary design consultancies, Tier 1 contractors and railway operators across the UK.