Philip Marsh

Senior Track Design Engineer and Contractor's Responsible Engineer (CRE-D) with over 12 years of experience delivering track designs on multidisciplinary rail infrastructure projects across Network Rail enhancement, renewal and depot schemes. Experienced in design management, stakeholder coordination, engineering assurance, programme delivery and managing design teams and delivering technically assured, buildable designs on programme and within budget. Recognised for improving design quality, mentoring engineers and developing practical engineering solutions for complex rail projects.

Senior Engineer at Balfour Beatty Rail (2022-02 – Present)

• PLU Line - Cockfosters Depot Upgrade (2026): As the ECI Design Manager, responsible for liaising between the client and design parties, setting up and maintaining design registers, and coordinating pricing of upcoming work.
• PLU Line - Cockfosters Depot Upgrade (2026): Lead weekly progress and coordination meetings with stakeholders.
• PLU Line - Cockfosters Depot Upgrade (2026): Applied experience gained on major multidisciplinary projects to review the design staging strategy.
• Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) Survey Management (2024 - 2026): Part of the team responsible for managing the GRIP 4 surveys, a total of 200 individual survey reports were issued and reviewed.
• Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) Survey Management (2024 - 2026): Created a traceable quality process to ensure consistency across survey submissions; reduced errors, improved acceptance, and moved the project closer to achieving right-first-time delivery.
• Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) Survey Management (2024 - 2026): Led and attended weekly progress meetings to monitor programme and survey delivery.
• Leeds Area Improvement Programme (LAIP1) Platform 17 extension (2023 - 2024): As the CRE-D (track), led a team of two engineers to develop the GRIP 4 track design.
• Leeds Area Improvement Programme (LAIP1) Platform 17 extension (2023 - 2024): Optimised staged and final track alignments through detailed platform gauging assessments.
• Leeds Area Improvement Programme (LAIP1) Platform 17 extension (2023 - 2024): Actively challenged previous designs to ensure the best engineering solution was achieved.
• Leeds Area Improvement Programme (LAIP1) Platform 17 extension (2023 - 2024): Monitored the track team's commercial and programme performance, ensuring successful delivery of the track design to programme and budget.
• Central Rail System Alliance (CRSA) (2023 - 2024): Worked as a design engineer on secondment to the CRSA track team.
• Central Rail System Alliance (CRSA) (2023 - 2024): Delivered GRIP 4 & 5 alignment designs and supporting documentation across three sites.
• Central Rail System Alliance (CRSA) (2023 - 2024): Designed each work package as an overall alignment scheme before progressing to staged construction designs.
• Holyhead Wheel Lathe Facility Project (2022 - 2024): As CRE-D (track), led the track team in developing the GRIP 4 & 5 track design and bespoke track componentry arrangements.
• Holyhead Wheel Lathe Facility Project (2022 - 2024): Managed the track team's engineering delivery, commercial performance and programme, which helped to ensure overall project success.

Track Engineer at Amey Consulting Rail (2020-04 – 2022-02)

• Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) (2020 - 2022): Developed and optioneered GRIP3 alignment designs.
• Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) (2020 - 2022): Optimised the track alignment through tunnel pinch points following extensive structure gauging assessments.
• Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) (2020 - 2022): Assisted the client in deciding on the best alignment solution.

Design Engineer at Balfour Beatty Rail (2013-09 – 2020-03)

• Anglia Longitudinal Bearer Bridges (2020): Delivered GRIP 5 track design alignments and componentry arrangements.
• Anglia Longitudinal Bearer Bridges (2020): Liaised with civil engineering design discipline and construction teams to ensure buildability within the limited possession times.
• Anglia Longitudinal Bearer Bridges (2020): Attended the site during installation to provide technical support to the construction team.
• Tallington Sidings (2019): Developed and optioneered siding layouts and componentry solutions to optimise layout.
• Tallington Sidings (2019): Liaised throughout the project's lifecycle with the client, componentry manufacturer and construction teams.
• Thameslink Key Output 2 (KO2) (2017 - 2019): Developed GRIP 5 staged permanent way designs.
• Thameslink Key Output 2 (KO2) (2017 - 2019): Responsible for the design of the final commissioning stage, which included end-to-end drawings and three separate alignment designs.
• Thameslink Key Output 2 (KO2) (2017 - 2019): Attended multiple site walkouts.
• Crossrail West Outer Track Infrastructure Project (WOT1C) (2013 - 2017): Delivered GRIP 5 staged track alignments for three stations, technical drawings and supporting documentation, undertaking gauging assessments and risk identification and mitigation.
• Crossrail West Outer Track Infrastructure Project (WOT1C) (2013 - 2017): Attended multiple site walkouts.

M.Eng in Civil Engineering – University of Greenwich