Design Engineer

Design Engineer - Rail Location: Wimbledon or Basingstoke - 3 days per week in the office Contract: 6 months rolling Rate:£440 per day (umbrella) Inside IR35 We are currently recruiting for an experienced Design…

Pay rate £440/day
Contract type Contract
Posted 13 October 2026

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Design Engineer - Rail

Location: Wimbledon or Basingstoke - 3 days per week in the office
Contract: 6 months rolling
Rate:£440 per day (umbrella) Inside IR35

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Design Engineer to support the development of rail infrastructure proposals from initial feasibility through to detailed design.

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing engineering solutions that are safe, technically robust, deliverable and aligned with programme, cost and quality requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the engineering development of allocated proposals from initial remit through to project completion.
Develop and evaluate engineering options, considering safety, reliability, operational capacity, maintainability, construction and environmental requirements.
Ensure engineering proposals comply with relevant standards and requirements.
Act as a Contractor's Responsible Engineer (CRE), subject to relevant competence and authority.
Undertake and support risk identification and assessment, including appropriate engineering risk methodologies.
Manage engineering scope and change control, assessing impacts on cost, time and performance.
Support the selection and development of preferred engineering options.
Prepare engineering data and documentation required to progress schemes into detailed design.
Support the CDM Principal Designer through relevant project stages.
Manage engineering interfaces across multiple disciplines and programmes.
Monitor and assess consultants and contractors throughout the development stages.
Ensure engineering activities meet required standards for safety, quality, cost and programme.
Provide technical support and respond to design queries and clarifications.

Essential Requirements

Engineering degree or equivalent industry-recognised qualification/training.
IRSE Principles Designer licence or equivalent asset-specific qualification.
Strong rail engineering experience, ideally with experience in a principal engineering discipline.
Demonstrable experience in engineering option development and evaluation.
Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills.
Good understanding of rail infrastructure and its lifecycle stages.
Experience with CDM, risk assessment and external audit requirements.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
PTS essential.
Ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams.

Desirable

Membership of a relevant engineering professional institution.
Experience across design, installation and maintenance.
Formal risk identification and assessment qualifications.
Six Sigma Green Belt.CV deadline: 15 October at 12pm.

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change

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