Assistant Track Maintenance Engineer [Off Track]

As the Assistant Off Track Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for leading the drainage strategy and implementing Lord Mair recommendations for the Delivery Unit, providing technical guidance to Off Track Section Manager's in relation to drainage solutions and specifications.

About the role (External)

What will you be doing?

As an Assistant Track Maintenance Engineer [Off Track] you be involved in the following activities:

1. Responsible for requesting additional Drainage budget schemes from Principle Route Engineer team

2. Developing drainage reports/power BI systems relating to DU drainage

3. Competency upskilling of Section Manager teams in relation to water management

4. Competency upskilling of Section Manager teams in relation to vegetation management

5. Provide technical guidance to the Off Track team to achieve business and functional objectives and meet key performance measures

6. Manage the arrangements for staff safety and competence.

7. Monitor asset performance, reliability, productivity and efficiency.

8. Provide technical guidance to Off Track Section Manager's in relation to vegetation management, drainage solutions and specifications.

9. Undertake survey and design work.

10. Manage the assurance and non compliance process within the delivery unit.

11. Undertake technical inspections and investigations.

12. Provide local requirements to arrange track monitoring trains and receive outputs.

13. Maintain the accuracy of systems, databases and records.

14. Review and approve method statements and/or plans for design and/or work activities as required.

15. Undertake an agreed programme of staff surveillance, work quality and asset condition checks.

16. Assist in Technical PWay management in liaison with the TME.

· Drainage/Off Track experience

· Knowledge of maintenance delivery processes and techniques

· Knowledge of safety and compliance management processes

· Knowledge of operational railway environment

· Detailed knowledge of relevant standards and procedures

· Design knowledge and experience

· Failure/incident management and rectification techniques

· Knowledge of other functional disciplines

· Good interpersonal, influencing, communication and organisation skills

· HNC/HND or equivalent qualification

It's not mandatory to have the below, but it would be desirable to have:

· Civil engineering or water management engineering experience

· Knowledge of coaching techniques

Network Rail operates and maintains the railway infrastructure 24/7 365 days a year.

Our passengers and freight users are at the heart of everything we do. We help connect people to their friends and families and get goods to their destination safely and efficiently. We're an organisation where people matter. When you're part of our team, you matter to us and you matter to millions.

We're continuing to build a more diverse and inclusive organisation which is representative of the passengers we serve. To do this, it's essential we become a more open, diverse and inclusive organisation, harnessing the skills and expertise of all our people and attracting the best talent to help us have a safe, accessible railway for everyone. We're an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone.

Our Route

Central route is at the heart of Britain's railway. The route covers a major part of the national rail network and is a key commuter line in and out of Birmingham, with hundreds of thousands of passengers, and thousands of tonnes of freight carried within our route each week. Within our route is the Chiltern Main Line between London Marylebone and the West Midlands, the Snow Hill line from Stratford-upon-Avon to Worcester, the Cross City line in Birmingham, and lines to other cities including Wolverhampton, Coventry, Walsall, and Oxford.

We are home to Birmingham New Street station, the busiest station outside of London with more than 170,000 passengers using it every day.

Salary: £43,588 raising to £49,037 per annum. Network Rail adheres to a structured pay framework, any salary offered will be within the pay range advertised.