Lead Earthing and Bonding Engineer Rail

Overview

As Lead Earthing & Bonding Engineer for HS2, you will provide senior technical leadership for the integration and assurance of earthing and bonding across a major railway programme. You will act as the central technical contact, coordinating multiple contractors and stakeholders to ensure consistent, delivery-focused requirements. This client-side role emphasizes systems integration and cross-disciplinary collaboration over pure design work. You will influence engineering decisions and help align disciplines to practical, safe solutions. This is a nationally significant opportunity to shape earthing and bonding across complex railway systems.

Pay / Benefits

• 20% flexible benefits fund
• hybrid working (3 days in office, 2 days from home)
• permanent contract
• salary package aligned to location

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for earthing and bonding integration across the railway programme
• Coordinate requirements across multiple disciplines, contractors and suppliers
• Deliver technical assurance, design reviews and engineering integration
• Challenge proposals, resolve interfaces, and influence stakeholders
• Maintain central point of contact for earthing and bonding across teams
• Ensure compliance with relevant standards and safe electrical systems
• Collaborate with clients, consultants and contractors to agree practical solutions

Key requirements

• Strong earthing and bonding experience in rail, electrical power or major infrastructure
• Experience coordinating engineering requirements across disciplines and contractors
• Background in technical assurance, design reviews or engineering delivery
• Working knowledge of BS EN 50122-1, BS 7671 and BS EN 62305
• Ability to challenge proposals and influence interfaces
• Experience with multiple suppliers and engineering teams on complex projects
• Engineering degree or equivalent substantial industry experience
• Strong technical leadership and communication skills

• stakeholder influencing
• clear communication
• collaboration across disciplines
• earthing and bonding
• rail systems integration
• traction power, OLE, signalling, telecommunications, substations

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