Engineer (Band 2) Surface & Highway Structures

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Date: 16 Jun 2026

Location: Palestra, TfL Corporate

Company: TfL, GLA or OPDC

Job title: Engineer (Band 2) Surface & Highway Structures 

Salary: up to £42,500 (dependent on experience)        
Grade: Pay Band 2

Contract type: TfL    Reference: 4589

Team: Surface & Highway Structures     Directorate: Engineering

Contract details: Permanent                  Location: Southwark / Hybrid

 

Application closing date: Sunday 12th July 23:59

 

All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory right‑to‑work checks.  Candidates must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK.  At the present time TfL is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.   


 *Hybrid working within this role enables a balance of 50 per cent of time split between the office and home over a 4-week period. Hybrid working arrangements can evolve subject to business requirements.  

 

Overview of project/role

 

 

Transport for London (TfL) manage more than 1800 highway structures on their strategic highway network including bridges, retaining walls, road tunnels, bus station infrastructure and 9 marine piers across London. The Surface and Highway Structures (S&HS) Team is based in the TfL Engineering Directorate and provides trusted support and advice to highway and marine related teams in the organisation about structures assets. This support is a critical part of ensuring that TfL builds and maintains safe, functional and compliant structures assets and that existing structures are not adversely impacted by other internal or external works.

 

TfL is currently looking for a Band 2 (B2) Engineer to join this established team. Your focus will be to provide technical assurance for structures schemes and support colleagues across TfL in a wide variety of challenges and projects. You will provide technical advice in the field of highway or marine structures in support of TfL Surface operations, strategy, projects and asset management. This role ensures the safeguarding of Surface structure assets on safety issues, ensuring integrity and efficiency at all stages in the asset life cycle through engagement in planning, design, construction, operation, inspection, maintenance and assessment activities.

 

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

 

You will be educated to a minimum of Higher National Diploma in a relevant subject, ideally be a Technician or Graduate Member working towards Membership of the Institution of Civil Engineers or other relevant internationally recognised institution.  You will ideally have awareness of national technical standards, legislation, health, safety and environmental considerations, sustainability, design, construction, operation, inspection, maintenance, assessment, and industry best practices related to highway and/or marine structures.  You will ideally have experience in some of the following: highway or marine structures design, assessment, construction, operation and maintenance.  Experience in a related subject will also be considered, including rail structures, where skills are transferable.

 

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

 

 

 

 

Application Process 

  

  • Please apply using your CV  

  • Think carefully about the skills, knowledge and experience in the advert and cover this in your CV 

  • PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images 

 

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. 
  


Benefits 

  

In return for your commitment and expertise, you will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow. Rewards vary according to the level of role but mostly include the below: 
 

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 
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 
  
We will make every effort to give you as much notice as possible, however some interviews/assessments could be organised at short notice. 

 

Vetting Process 

 

At Transport for London, safety, trust and fairness sit at the heart of how we recruit. Our Vetting Charter (https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/careers/our-vetting-process) explains the checks we carry out before you join us, helping ensure we create a safe, inclusive and reliable network for everyone who depends on our services. We simply ask that the information you provide is honest and accurate so we can progress your application smoothly. If something doesn’t match or can’t be verified, we may not be able to move forward with your application, but we’ll always treat you with transparency, respect, and clear communication throughout.