Transport for London

Railway Plant Engineer

Reference: 2416

Salary: Circa, £62,000

Location – Plumstead

Contract Type – Perm, 3A1, RFLi

This is a safety critical role so you will need to get clearance from our Occupational Health team before you start.

Overview of project/role

The Rail Plant Maintenance Engineer is accountable for Engineering aspects in relation to use of Engineering Fleet, the associated vehicle plant and rail plant on the Elizabeth line. They will establish and manage a robust, co-ordinated, and integrated maintenance plan.

They will represent Engineering Fleet across the Elizabeth Line. They will lead on the strategic plans to 2030, which will include creating the asset management plan and stewardship plan. They will action and drive results with the hope to achieve fleet optimisation and savings/efficiencies.

The Rail Plant Maintenance Engineer will lead the resolutions of fleet faults and ensure the maintenance shed is fit for use. They will ensure the fleet stay compliant and provide a mitigation plan for where non compliance occurs.

Key Accountabilities

To ensure the safety of the Engineering Fleet, compliance to regulations and standards. To assign work priority and monitoring the work bank of the Engineering Fleet. This includes completion of assurance checks, quality checks and audits.

Assist the Infrastructure Maintenance Fleet and Depot Manager, to manage a 5 year asset investment budget. Establish and lead the stewardship plan. The management of vehicle maintenance instruction to the defined RFLI standards and regulations.

Ensure the vehicle maintenance contractor deliver maintenance planning with operations colleagues, ensuring that the operational requirements align with the maintenance engineering asset management requirements and deliver a compliant, safe, operable and maintainable railway.

To ensure that RFLI through their maintenance contractor fully meet the specification, planning, execution and quality of the maintenance engineering and safety management requirements. This is part of the asset management strategy and plan to deliver the required asset whole life, Reliability Availability Maintainability (RAM) and Remote Condition monitoring.

Ensure Asset maintenance standards and RFLI's PUWER obligations are met by applying established policies and procedures to ensure safety reliability and performance of the Engineering Vehicles, associated equipment and rail plant.

Lead the strategic approach for continuous improvement through a programme of change initiatives to extend the life of the fleet; specifically using Reliability Based Maintenance as part of the "Predict and Prevent" asset stewardship strategy.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Skills

• Team leader experience with leadership skills to motivate professionals from multiple disciplines.
• Excellent Engineering skills gained from from experience with Engineering Vehicles and Rail Plant
• Excellent decision-making and analytical skills
• Established risk management skills.
• Ability to formulate and articulate clear visions for the planning and delivery of initiatives and programmes
• Ability to deliver projects of high value and complexity

Knowledge

• Eng or equivalent qualification
• Knowledge of Engineering Vehicle maintenance
• Member or Associate of a relevant professional institution (IET, ImechE)
• Knowledge of Network Rail Safety standards with particular reference to Rail Plant
• Knowledge of regulations required for the use of Plant and Lifting equipment (LOLER)
• Demonstrable understanding of the business structure of and agencies associated with the Rail Industry
• Demonstrable application of railway safety-related standards regime and processes

Experience

• Experience in the rail or other infrastructure and asset critical industries
• Experience in the management of infrastructure/asset stewardship and maintenance
• Experience of successfully managing a range of maintainers
• Experience of producing and delivering maintenance engineering stewardship strategies.
• Experience of working alongside other engineering functions.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to represent the city we serve, which will help us become a more innovative and efficient organisation. Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible. We are a disability confident employer who guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets all of the essential criteria. We also use anonymising software that removes identifying information from CVs and cover letters to make the process fair.

Application Process 

Please apply using your CV and a two page covering letter.

Think carefully about the skills, knowledge and experience in the advert and cover this in your CV and cover letter. PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or image

The closing date for applications is Friday 5 December 23:59

Benefits

In return for your commitment and expertise, you will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow.  Rewards vary according to the business area but mostly include:

• Final salary pension scheme
• Free travel for you on the TfL network
• 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
• TfL is committed to work-life balance, operating a hybrid working approach where business and role requirements allow
• Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
• Retail, health, leisure and travel offers
• Discounted Eurostar travel