Rail Plant Engineer


Company:	Path Recruitment Ltd
Salary:	£45,000 to £50,000 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	NG1 1AA
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	29 Sept 2026
Closing date:	29 Oct 2026

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Summary

Rail Plant Engineer – Nottinghamshire – £45,000–£50,000 + Overtime (£60,000–£70,000 achievable)

Rail Plant Engineer required in Nottingham for an established civil engineering company, offering a van, fuel card, overtime and benefits.

Join a well-established civil engineering company with a growing team and a strong reputation for delivering specialist engineering solutions. This is an excellent opportunity to join a business investing in its people, with plenty of opportunity for overtime and long-term career development.

Key Benefits of the Rail Plant Engineer:

• £45,000–£50,000 basic salary

• £60,000–£70,000 achievable annual earnings through overtime

• Company van and fuel card

• Monday–Friday working

• 20 days' holiday plus bank holidays

• Private healthcare

• Pension scheme

• Life assurance

• Regular company events

• Breakfast sandwiches provided

• Strong opportunity to increase earnings through overtime

About the Role:

As a

Rail Plant Engineer, you will be responsible for maintaining, servicing, repairing and fault-finding on a range of road-rail vehicles and specialist rail plant.

Working across the Nottinghamshire, you will attend sites to ensure machinery is maintained to a high standard and kept safe, reliable and operational. You will diagnose mechanical and hydraulic faults, carry out planned and reactive maintenance, and support the wider engineering team when required.

This is a Monday–Friday position with significant overtime available, providing genuine potential to increase your annual earnings to £60,000–£70,000.

About You:

To succeed as a

Rail Plant Engineer, you will have:

• Proven experience working on rail plant or road-rail vehicles

• A valid Personal Track Safety card (PTS Card)

• Strong mechanical and fault-finding skills

• Experience carrying out maintenance and repairs on plant or heavy equipment

• A safety-focused approach and good attention to detail

• The flexibility to travel across the West Midlands

• A full driving licence

To be successful in this role, you may have worked as a:

• Rail Engineer

• Rail Plant Fitter

• Road Rail Engineer

• Road Rail Vehicle Engineer

• Rail Maintenance Engineer

• Plant Engineer

• Heavy Plant Engineer

• Rail Mechanical Engineer

• Mobile Plant Engineer

• Rail Equipment Engineer

Next Steps

This

Rail Plant Engineer opportunity offers excellent earning potential, a company van, strong benefits and plenty of overtime. If you have the relevant rail plant experience and a valid Personal Track Safety card, we encourage you to apply today or contact Georgina on 01933667220 /

georgina.wittich@pathrecruiment.com to find out more on this Rail Plant Engineer role!

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