Vehicles Senior Engineer (Band 3)

Job Title: Vehicles Senior Engineer (Band 3) – First assignment LU Rolling Stock Maintenance Assurance
Job Title on Contract: Band 3 Senior Engineer -  Vehicles  
Salary: Circa £65,000 + TfL Benefits  
Band: Band 3
Location: Southwark / Various TfL Locations   
Contract: TfL, Permanent

  
Transport for London (TfL) Engineers are always looking forward. Join us in the Operating Assets – Vehicles Engineering team and, as well as ensuring legacy assets are maintained to safe and reliable standards, you’ll deliver new systems and solutions. There’s more to it than trains, trams, buses and ferries: this is about connecting communities and creating opportunities so we’re ready for the rest of the 21st century and beyond.  

The area of deployment for initial assignment will be within the London Underground Engineering Maintenance Assurance team, focussed on the assurance of rolling stock. The team is accountable for independent risk-based assurance of the maintenance regime across all London Underground (LU) assets, ensuring that they are being maintained and modified in accordance with the relevant fleet’s maintenance regime, legislation, TfL and LU Standards and industry good practice. However, future assignments could potentially include, but are not limited to, Engineering Vehicle maintenance and renewals, LU rolling stock Commercial Support and depot rolling stock support engineering (Underground or Tram fleets). 
 

For this initial assignment day-to-day focus will be on delivering all activities within the Maintenance Assurance lifecycle; providing confidence to the Head of Profession and Head of Delivery that the assets are compliant with the relevant train maintenance regime, ensuring appropriate mitigation is in place for any identified non-compliances; identifying key areas of non-compliance and providing guidance and support to London Underground (LU) capital delivery to remedy them.  
 

You’ll need to have worked within a Rolling Stock engineering role previously and be aware of recent developments and best practices in public transport and rolling stock. On a personal level, it’s your passionate proactivity, confident dealings with internal and external stakeholders and clear focus on the commercial impact of your work that will set you apart.   
  

Essential Skills, Knowledge and Experience
   
•    Degree in a relevant discipline (mechanical, electrical or combination thereof) and working towards engineering Chartership, or;   
•    equivalent apprentice route qualification (at Level 4) with experience in a relevant industry and might be working towards professional recognition,  
•    Demonstrable experience of technical delivery in a rolling stock Engineering environment.   
•    The ability to devise and deliver a consistent and independent risk-based surveillance and audit regime across multiple asset areas which are driven by the LU Quantitative Risk Assessment  
•    The ability to analyse multiple, complex datasets to draw conclusions and produce well-presented reports.   
•    Building positive relationships with, and influencing, a wide range of stakeholders at all levels within and outside of the organisation.   
   

It’s important you bring a passion for the TfL Vision and strategy. That’s because, wherever you join us, you’ll explore work of unparalleled scale, scope and variety across a unique range of assets and projects, as you build your career and expertise. We have a flexible approach to work. So come and bring on tomorrow, as a Vehicles Engineer at TfL.   

Equality, diversity and inclusion

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 of 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 and a maximum two-page Cover Letter.  

We recommend that you consider the motivations, skills, knowledge and experience required for this role and ensure your CV and cover letter outlines where you meet these criteria. .PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images. 

The closing date for applications is 01/02/2026 @ 23:59 
Please note we may close the advert early if we receive a high volume of applicants. 

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   
•    Reimbursement of 75% of the cost of a standard class Ticket for National Rail travel from home or 75% reimbursement on a 28-day flexi ticket  
•    30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays  
•    TfL is committed to work-life balance, operating a hybrid working approach where business and role requirements allow  
•    Private healthcare discounted scheme (optional)   
•    Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme  
•    Retail, health, leisure and travel offers   
•    Discounted Eurostar travel