Our Rail Consulting business enables clients in the UK and across the globe to tackle their largest and most complex problems. Our teams are playing a pivotal role in the UK rail industry’s generation defining structural change, helping our clients to meet evolving passenger needs whilst driving devolution, decarbonisation, safety improvement and digital innovation across the industry.Your work has the potential to shape the future of the railways, helping to create a world that’s cleaner, safer, faster and smarter.
Requirements & Locations: Please see team profiles below.
(Please note locations may close due to volume of applications - if you're preferred location isn't available when you go to apply please select an alternative.)
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Rail Operations, Assurance and Asset Management
Requirements:Achieved or on track to achieve a minimum 2.2 Bachelor’s or master’s in engineering Disciplines (Aerospace and Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical, Electrical and Electronic, General, Mechanical, Civil, Computer science and Systems), Chemistry, Communications, Maths, Physics, Project Management, Information technology, Rail Operations, Transport Management.
Locations: Birmingham, Derby, Manchester
Rail Operations & Asset Management is a diverse, interconnected, and multidisciplinary team consisting of:
- Rail Operations
- Business Analysis & Asset Management
- Safety Engineering & Independent Verification
We take a whole-systems approach, connecting our services and providing sustainable solutions to our clients. You will have the chance to get experience in different areas, developing your technical and consultancy skills and you will have the opportunity to pursue chartership. You will have the opportunity to rotate through the teams to enable you to choose your career path, whilst learning from experts in their field.
In Rail Operations you will be guided by colleagues with vast operational experience covering areas such as operational readiness and design of new rail systems. Our Business Analysis & Asset Management team focuses on optimising asset performance and operational and asset management support. The Safety Engineering & Independent Verification team ensures that industry standards for safety are adhered to on the railways.
Significant Projects include:
- East Coast Digital Programme
- TriLink
- Performance Analysis for Eastern Region North London Line
- Rolling Stock and Engineering Vehicle commissions
- Safety Management System review for Tyne Metro
- Station Risk Assessments in Belfast
As part of the Rail Operations & Asset Management team, you will be joining a supportive team, working on a variety of projects where you can make a tangible impact and grow your industry knowledge across the railway network.
Rolling Stock
Requirements: Achieved or on track to achieve a minimum 2.2 Bachelor’s in Engineering Disciplines (Aerospace and Aeronautical, Automotive, Electrical and Electronic, General, Mechanical and Systems)
Locations: Derby
The Rolling Stock team offers a unique opportunity for passionate Graduate Engineers to make a significant impact in the rail industry. Our work is varied as we solve complex problems for our clients; you could find yourself carrying out feasibility studies for HS2, advising train operators on reducing carbon emissions, reverse engineering components for TfL or fitting modern signalling systems onto heritage steam trains.
Our diverse and supportive team is dedicated to nurturing the next generation of experts in trains, trams, locomotives, and vehicles, offering a wide range of opportunities for you to become an engineering consultant in a variety of disciplines including mechanical/electrical systems, maintenance management, project engineering/management, systems, and strategy, structural/dynamic simulation as well as engineering design.
We prioritise placing our people in the right roles that align with their interests and expertise and we are fostering a culture of continuous development towards Chartership and beyond. This means that whilst you are with us on the Graduate Development Programme you will have the opportunity to move between teams and experience different types of work to ensure you are doing work that is enjoyable and develops you.
Digital Services
Requirements: A minimum of a 2.2 Bachelor’s or 2.2 Master's/MEng degree in Information Technology, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Web Development
Location: Derby
As software development experts, our Digital Services team delivers web-based applications and services for clients across the rail industry. You’ll have the opportunity to work across our suite of 20+ applications that range from the collection and processing of energy metering data to real time train diagnostics, meaning you’ll have a diverse project portfolio from early on in your career. Using mainly a Microsoft technology stack, we also provide data services via API, Azure cloud-based solutions, data analytics, machine learning and consultancy. As our software is used as part of the operational running of the railway, we also run a dedicated helpdesk service to support our clients, so you’ll have plenty of on-the-job experience and become a master at problem solving!
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