Track Maintenance Engineer
3 Days Old
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Brief Description
Lead and direct the Infrastructure Maintenance delivery team in the inspection and maintenance of functional assets to standards and within budget.
About the role (External)
What are we looking for:
- Lead and direct the Infrastructure Maintenance team to achieve business and functional objectives and meet key performance measures.
- Manage development of individuals and the engagement of the team.
- Manage the arrangements for staff safety and competence.
- Identify and implement safety, asset performance, reliability, productivity and efficiency improvement initiatives.
- Manage the inspection and maintenance of assets to standards.
- Manage the prioritisation of work and delivery to plan.
- Check that safety, assurance, compliance, performance and business processes are followed.
- Identify and submit non compliances for approval and take appropriate action where required.
- Manage the process to handover and accept back assets being renewed, installed, or modified by projects.
- Restore to normal operation after completion of testing/investigation, equipment that has failed, been subject to an allegation or has been renewed as part of a maintenance delivered renewal programme.
- Develop and agree annual maintenance, inspection and testing programmes and resource levels.
- Develop and authorise quarterly work plans and resource levels.
- Identify and propose asset renewals.
- Review and approve method statements and/or plans for design and/or work activities as required.
- Undertake investigations and report on accidents/incidents.
- Undertake an agreed programme of safety tours, staff surveillance, work quality and asset condition checks.
What you need:
- Relevant technical competence
- Experience in maintenance management, processes and techniques
- Knowledge of safety and compliance management processes
- Detailed knowledge of relevant standards and procedures
- Knowledge of operational railway environment
- Knowledge of other functional disciplines
- IRSE Licence holder (Signalling only)
- Local Accident & Incident Investigation
- Good interpersonal, influencing, communication and organisation skills
Salary and Benefits:
- Band 3C £55,596-£63,797 dependent on skills and experience of successful candidate.
- Inner London Allowance - £3,270pa
- Up to 75% off Rail and London Underground work season ticket
- Up to 75% off leisure rail travel for themselves and partner
- Extensive retail and shopping discounts
- Public sector boosted pension.
- 28 days annual leave (flexible and up to 5 additional days for voluntary work)
- Cycle to work scheme.
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Closing date : 13th June 2025 - Late applications will not be accepted.
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Remote working opportunity! this role requires 3 days a week in office
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What does our recruitment process look like?
- Once you have applied, our Recruitment Specialist will look at your CV.
- If your experience matches what we're looking for, you'll be invited to an interview with the hiring manager.
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- Location:
- Tonbridge, England, United Kingdom
- Salary:
- £80,000 - £100,000
- Category:
- Engineering
