Rail Rolling Stock Sector Engineer

This position is based at our Luxembourg headquarters and requires regular office presence. The EIB offers you the opportunity to live and work in a truly international and multi-cultural environment. We also offer relocation support.

The EIB, the European Union's bank, is seeking to recruit for its Projects Directorate (PJ) – Mobility Department (MOBILITY) - Mobile Assets and Deployment Division (MADE), at its headquarters in Luxembourg, a Rail Rolling Stock Sector Engineer.

This is a full-time position at grade 5 for which the EIB offers a permanent contract.

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Panel interviews are anticipated for January

Are you passionate about shaping the future of sustainable transport across Europe and beyond? As a Sector Engineer in the EIB's dynamic MOBILITY Department, you'll play a pivotal role in assessing and guiding major capital investment projects that impact millions of people. Your expertise will help ensure that rail and transport initiatives are not only technically sound, but also environmentally and economically viable-making a real difference in the way communities connect and thrive. This is your chance to lead meaningful change, working at the heart of Europe's efforts to modernise and innovate in the transport sector. For further insights, please join our Jobinar.

Step into a pivotal role where you will lead the technical assessment of high-impact capital investment projects and programmes in the rail rolling stock sector. Your expertise will also be valued in other transport domains, including rail infrastructure and mobile assets, both within and beyond the EU. You'll play a key part in evaluating projects from every angle-technical, environmental, economic, and financial-ensuring they meet the highest standards and contribute to the Bank's mission.

Join the dynamic MOBILITY Department, which is at the forefront of shaping the future of transport across Europe and beyond. Our team covers a wide spectrum of sectors; rail, road, air, and waterborne transport, as well as mobile assets and innovative technologies. As a Sector Engineer, you'll collaborate closely with talented engineers and economists, working in multi-disciplinary teams on exciting projects. You'll also engage with colleagues from Lending, Legal, Transaction Management, and Advisory Services, and build relationships with project promoters and external stakeholders. If you're looking for variety, the chance to work both inside and outside the EU (and are available to travel), this is the environment for you.

Reporting directly to the Head of Division, you'll enjoy regular interaction with colleagues across various Directorates, especially those involved in lending and financial monitoring. Your network will extend beyond the Bank, as you connect with project promoters, borrowers, local authorities, consultants, and other key external partners. This role offers a unique opportunity to build a broad professional network and make a tangible impact on major transport initiatives.

• Shape the Future of Transport: You'll review new projects and programmes at an early stage to make sure they fit with the EIB's Transport Lending Policy and other requirements of EIB policies.
• Assess Project Viability: You'll evaluate the technical and environmental aspects of transport projects, especially rail rolling stock, and check that procurement processes, technical, regulatory, and operational standards are met and fit for purpose.
• Work as a Team: You'll collaborate with economists to ensure that technical risks are identified and managed, supporting the overall economic and financial assessment of projects.
• Oversee Project Progress: You'll monitor how investments and programmes are implemented, ensuring they comply with loan conditions and EIB policies, both during and after the project implementation if needed.
• Protect the Bank's Reputation: You'll work closely with monitoring teams to spot and address any reputational or financial risks for the Bank.
• Communicate Insights: You'll prepare clear, high-quality reports that summarise your findings and support decision-making.
• Support Decision-Making: You'll provide technical input for documents used by the Bank's decision-making bodies.
• Advise and Build Capacity: You'll offer technical advice and support for projects and investments, help build capacity, and contribute to broader initiatives, both within and outside the EU. This includes giving expert advice, drafting terms of reference, and overseeing external consultants.
• Collaborate Widely: You'll work with other EIB departments, the European Commission, international financial institutions, and industry associations on transport policy and sector questions.
• Stay Up to Date: You'll keep up with the latest developments in rolling stock technologies, market trends, and regulations, and support your department with sector-wide tasks.
• Contribute to Knowledge: You'll help with sector studies, policy papers, and analyses, especially in your areas of expertise.
• Represent the EIB: You'll represent the Bank at selected sector events, sharing your knowledge and building relationships.

• University degree (minimum an equivalent to a Master) preferably in Engineering. Post graduate qualification and/or professional experience in other relevant fields (e.g. in economics, and/or transport planning) would be an asset.
• At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in transport, preferably in the railway rolling stock sector (in rolling stock procurement (defining the technical specifications, supervision of production and commissioning), manufacturing, operations, asset management or in technical advisory in the above subjects for companies operating in these areas). Preferred experience includes technical or environmental project monitoring throughout the project lifecycle, with expertise in one or more of the following areas: planning, design, construction, supervision, commissioning, procurement, contract management, operations or maintenance.
• Excellent knowledge of English and/or French (***), with a good command of the other.

It would be an advantage if you have:

• Experience and / or knowledge of other sectors covered by the division (car and truck fleets, shipping, aircraft, EV charging), as well as experience in multiple EU countries would be an asset.
• Exposure to PPP/Project Finance, innovative funding structures of investments and private sector participation in transport projects would be an asset.
• Good knowledge of relevant EU sector policies and regulations, and understanding of the political & operational framework in which the Bank operates would be an asset.
• Knowledge of German would be a strong advantage. Knowledge of other EU languages would be an advantage.

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(***) Unless stated explicitly as a required qualification, a good command of French is not a pre-requisite for hire.As both English and French are however official working languages of the EIB, proficiency in both languages is a pre-requisite for your future career development.Any language clause in your contract must be fulfilled in order for you to be eligible for a promotion (either via the annual appraisal cycle or via an internal selection process).Proficiency is understood to mean the attainment of level 5 of the Inter Institutional language courses, corresponding to B1.2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL).The Bank offers appropriate training support.

We hire and value talent with unique characteristics, creating a work environment where they can be themselves. We believe that Diversity, Equity and Inclusion makes us a performing and innovative organisation. We encourage all suitably qualified and eligible candidates to apply regardless of their gender identity/expression, age, racial, ethnic and cultural background, religion and beliefs, sexual orientation, disability or neurodiversity.

We strongly invite applicants with a disability, neurodivergent profile or chronic condition to request reasonable accommodations at any stage during the recruitment process. Please contact the EIB Recruitment team who will ensure that your request is handled.

By applying for this position, you acknowledge the importance of maintaining the security and integrity of the Information of the EIB Group. In case of selection for the position you agree to comply with all measures (policies, controls, document classification and management) implemented by the EIB Group to prevent unauthorised disclosure of any information or any damage to the EIB Group reputation.

Deadline for applications: 19th December 2025