Engineer (Band 3) Infrastructure Protection

Job title: Engineer (Band 3) Infrastructure Protection

Grade: Payband 3     Salary: Circa £55k

Contract type: TfL     Reference: 2336

Team: Infrastructure Protection    Directorate: Engineering

Contract details: Permanent

Location: Victoria / Hybrid working

Application closing date: Monday 13th October

Hybrid working within this role enables a balance of 50 per cent of time split between on-site and home over a 4-week period in line with current company policy. Hybrid working arrangements can evolve subject to business requirements.

The Infrastructure Protection team are responsible for managing the interface between our transport networks and the construction related activities of our neighbours. Our purpose is to mitigate the risks to our assets and operations, while helping London to develop. We provide embedded engineering support to our property development company, Places for London (PfL).

Our portfolio is growing and we are recruiting more Engineers to support the Places for London portfolio. If successful you would be assigned to Places for London. 

The assignment will involve managing the technical and commercial aspects of your own jobs and being a trusted source of engineering advice to a range of internal and external stakeholders.

Work across the assignment typically includes:

• Leading on a range of third-party developments on behalf of Infrastructure Protection, including providing engineering input to property agreements and contracts.
• Reviewing and responding to a range of engineering documents produced by developers and their supply chain on a wide range of projects contributing to safe and efficient delivery, e.g. ground movement assessments, structural assessments and monitoring reports.
• Managing the interface between external clients, designers and contractors, and TfL assurance teams to obtain consents and access required for third party works
• Interpreting assessment and monitoring reports and coordinating specialist technical reviews when required.
• Tracking time and cost of your jobs to aid cost recovery
• Preparing constraints and requirements plans, feasibility and design scopes for potential development sites
• Working with development managers, sponsors, asset strategy, surveyors, TfL legal to support incorporating new and altered transport assets into developer led schemes.
• Providing engineering technical support to property asset managers to support the renewal of the Places for London estate.

Skills:

• Ability to negotiate technical details with designers and contractors plus other parties where appropriate and not concede points critical to TfL business. ESSENTIAL
• Ability to correctly interpret Acts under which railways, highways and other transport systems were built and are operated and maintained, legal property documentation, contracts etc. ESSENTIAL
• Ability to manage programme and commercial aspects of project delivery. ESSENTIAL
• Useful but not essential: Ability to produce two dimensional plans using standard CAD software or in GIS format and to produce and maintain databases.

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of the TfL transport system, its network and the different transport modes, how they function and ability to correctly assess risk to TfL infrastructure from various construction related activities. ESSENTIAL

• Knowledge of the principles of property development, utility infrastructure delivery and related legislation including Party Wall etc. Act, Town & Country Planning Act, Access to Neighbouring Lands Act, Construction (Design & Management) Regulations, Highways Act and various railway legislation. ESSENTIAL
• Working knowledge of commercial aspects of design and construction related works ESSENTIAL
• Chartered/Incorporated Engineer (or actively progressing towards Chartership/Incorporated status) or recognised international equivalent or possesses relevant knowledge and experience. ESSENTIAL

Experience:

• Experience in developments and infrastructure projects interfacing with operational transport/railway systems. ESSENTIAL
• Experience of building relationships with and influencing a range of internal and external stakeholders ESSENTIAL
• Experience in Civil or Structural Engineering, or Building Services to include at least one of design, assessment, maintenance or construction of railway or highway assets or structures. ESSENTIAL
• Experience in the execution of demolition, new construction or maintenance activities in close proximity to operational transport infrastructure. ESSENTIAL
• Useful but not essential: Experience of structural inspections and assessments particularly the ability to interpret reports and to use the information contained therein.

We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We want to represent the city we serve, which will help us become a more innovative and efficient organisation. Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible.

We are a disability confident employer who guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets all the essential criteria. We also use anonymising software that removes identifying information from CVs and cover letters to make the process fair.

Application Process
Please apply using your CV, PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images.

In these documents you should explain your motivations and how you meet the requirements of the role including the Skills, Knowledge, and Experience.

The closing date for applications is Monday 13th October 2025

Benefits 

In return for your commitment and expertise, you will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow. Our benefit package includes;

• Final Salary Pension Scheme
• Free travel for you on the TfL network
• A 75% discount on National Rail Season Ticket and interest free loan
• 30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays
• Private Healthcare discounted scheme
• Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
• Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Retail, health, leisure and travel offers through the MyTfL rewards programme
• Discounted Eurostar travel