Hello, this is my first time posting and I have an enquiry which I hope this forum might be able to assist with. I am a Chartered Engineer currently undertaking consultancy work in the UK specialising in Rail Telecommunications and my ultimate aim is to relocate to Europe and in particular France. In addition to being Chartered I also have my European Engineer (Eur Ing) qualification.


At present I have just started to learn French and although I am committed I do understand that it can take a while to become proficient at it however I was wondering if there any international-based Engineering companies in France that might be interested in an English speaking Engineering resource who is willing to learn French? Are there any UK Engineers on this forum who have relocated to France under similar circumstances? If so it would be great to hear your experiences of relocating and any issues (and successes!) as a result and also what your level of French was at the time of relocating and what it is now after spending time in France.

Finally, I have been researching companies in France that might have a demand for my specialism (Rail Telecommunications) and I have found SNCF Engineering and Consultancy, which works both internationally and in France, and SNC Lavalin, is anyone on this forum aware of any other rail consultancies that might be worth researching?

This is quite a big goal so any advice would be greatly appreciated and it would be great to hear anyone else’s experiences of relocating to France, many thanks.