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Principal Engineer - Vehicles (Band 4)
Transport For London
Lead vehicle engineering solutions and technical authority for TfL's transport network.
9d ago
£80,000
Expert & Leadership (13+ years)
Full Time
London, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid
Company Size
28,000 Employees
Service Specialisms
Engineering
Technology & Data
Infrastructure Maintenance
Project Management
Property Development
Consulting
Transport Planning
Operations Management
Sector Specialisms
London Buses
London Underground
Docklands Light Railway (DLR)
London Overground
Elizabeth line
London Trams
Roads
River
Role
What you would be doing
solution evaluation
safety assurance
technical governance
contract management
solution development
continuous improvement
- Evaluates, selects and applies appropriate solutions to high risk/value/complexity engineering problems that improve efficiency or effectiveness, while improving safety and reducing operating costs
- Ensures the safety, functionality or compliance of high risk newly implemented or altered assets, engineering processes, procedures or systems
- Provides internal and external senior stakeholders with appropriate challenge and professional advice to ensure the development or delivery of high quality, tested engineering solutions
- HSE - to agree the approach to the management of asset, customer and workforce safety
- Designated Technical Authority (where assigned), developing and maintaining technical or functional strategies, standards and governance for Vehicles Engineering, taking into account cost, risk and quality requirements as specified by the business
- Contracted Services - Managing the deliverables from engineering consultancies
- Leads the development and implementation of high complexity engineering solutions within the Vehicles discipline, through the provision of subject matter expertise or management / coordination multi-disciplinary engineering teams
- Makes authoritative technical recommendations which have a high impact on organisational performance in both the short and longer term
- Represents TfL Engineering as a Subject Matter Expert for their specialism when engaging with suppliers, customers, industry bodies and external agencies, identifying and influencing best practice to enable continuous improvement across TfL
- Regulatory / Industry bodies, Academia and Suppliers – to influence and gain knowledge of standards, legislation, best practice and innovation
- TfL Operational Units - to support the safety, reliability and performance of the Transport Network
- Project Managers - providing engineering services to a project
- Leads a culture of continuous improvement through the use of best practice, innovation, whole life cost optimisation and effective root cause analysis
- Specify technical competence requirements for workforce in their stated discipline or function to enable the assignment of the right people and capabilities, acting as a role model/coach to assist in the development of future engineering experts
What you bring
rolling stock
safety management
tfl standards
commercial awareness
professional development
initiative
- Thorough knowledge of engineering safety management and its application within the railway/transport system environment
- Recognised expert in Rolling Stock/Vehicle engineering
- Sustained record of continuing professional development and contribution to the knowledge base of the profession
- Good commercial awareness of developments in Rolling Stock/Public Transport Vehicles, processes and assurance best practices.
- Excellent working knowledge of the TfL business, its obligations and priorities
- Extensive experience of personal responsibility for providing professional engineering support to major projects and maintenance organisation(s), where there are complex interfaces
- Highly developed ability to act on own initiative
- Ability to represent TfL’s interests with external parties e.g. Regulatory bodies, standards bodies and suppliers.
- Detailed knowledge of relevant TfL, British and International Standards
- Extensive experience of Rolling Stock/Vehicle engineering and its practical application to high value programmes
- Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
- 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
- Retail, health, leisure and travel offers
- Discounted Eurostar travel
- TfL is committed to work-life balance, operating a hybrid working approach where business and role requirements allow
- Private healthcare discounted scheme (optional)
- Free travel for you on the TfL network
- Final salary pension scheme
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Interview process
- interviews scheduled week commencing monday 17th november 2025
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Company
Overview
2000
Year of establishment
The company was founded under London’s Mayor in 2000.
8,500 buses
Public transport fleet
Operates a large network of buses to support daily commuter needs.
580 km roads
Managed road network
Oversees one of the UK's most extensive road networks.
£7 bn revenue
Annual revenue figure
Generates significant revenue from fares, congestion charges, and grants.
- Handles day-to-day operations: Overground, DLR, trams, ferries and roads.
- Manages congestion charge and ultra-low emission schemes.
- Develops major infrastructure projects: Northern Line extension, Silvertown Tunnel, West London Orbital plans.
- Runs one of Europe’s largest zero-emission bus fleets and pioneered a cycle shuttle through Silvertown.
- Open
- Caring
- Adaptable
Net Zero by 2040
GHG emissions target
Committed to achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions across the entire value chain by 2040.
90% Scope 1 & 2 Reduction
Emissions target 2030
Aims to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 90% from the 2022 baseline by 2030.
2,000 Zero-Emission Buses
Bus fleet expansion
Currently operates over 2,000 zero-emission buses across Western Europe, with 107 fully zero-emission routes as of June 2025.
80% Fewer Pollution Exposures
Air quality improvement
Reduction in the number of people exposed to illegal pollution levels in deprived areas after ULEZ expansion.
- Maintain ≥90% reduction in Scopes 1 & 2 from 2030–2040
- Reduce absolute Scope 3 emissions by 90% by 2040
- Science-based targets validated by SBTi in April 2025
- Operational carbon 2023/24: Scope 1 14 KtCOâ‚‚e; Scope 2 337 KtCOâ‚‚e; Scope 3 (outsourced) 470 KtCOâ‚‚e; Scope 3 (other) 705 KtCOâ‚‚e
- On track to switch to fully zero-emission bus fleet by 2034 (_acceleratable to 2030)
- ULEZ expansion: 27% lower roadside NOâ‚‚, 31% fewer PM2.5 in outer London
- Doubling wildflower verges to 260,000 m² by 2024; planting tree canopy +1% per year (2016–2025) with 10% increase by 2050
- Install 5,000 m² Sustainable Drainage Systems yearly on road network
- Reduced highways glyphosate use by 70%
- Achieved Silver Accreditation in Carbon Literacy training; thousands of colleagues certified
74% Agreement
Employee-Conversations
74% of staff agreed that the Conversation Matters coaching programme improved leader-employee conversations.
86% Goal Completion
Coaching Programme
The Conversation Matters coaching programme achieved an 86% goal completion rate and was awarded Best Coaching Programme in 2023.
77% Intuitive Experience
SAP SuccessFactors
77% of employees find the SAP SuccessFactors implementation intuitive, supporting automated performance and succession processes.
4% Recruitment Increase
Internal Recruitment
A 4% increase in internal recruitment and a 3.7% rise in employee engagement post-pandemic.
21% Reporting Increase
Sexual Harassment
Project Guardian led to a 21% increase in reporting sexual harassment incidents in 2014.
£2.5M Training Contract
DEI Training
A four-year DEI training contract worth up to £2.5 million was awarded across TfL and partner public bodies.
- Strategic vision "to be a great place to work for everyone to thrive"
- Fabric of London campaign represents London’s diversity: 287 ethnic groups, 300+ languages on TfL network fabric
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