Signal & Telecoms Maintenance Engineer

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)

1. Lead and direct the Infrastructure Maintenance team to achieve business and functional objectives and meet key performance measures.

2. Manage development of individuals and the engagement of the team.

3. Manage the arrangements for staff safety and competence.

4. Identify and implement safety, asset performance, reliability, productivity and efficiency improvement initiatives.

5. Manage the inspection and maintenance of assets to standards.

6. Manage the prioritisation of work and delivery to plan.

7. Check that safety, assurance, compliance, performance and business processes are followed.

8. Identify and submit non compliances for approval and take appropriate action where required.

9. Manage the process to handover and accept back assets being renewed, installed, or modified by projects.

10. 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.

11. Develop and agree annual maintenance, inspection and testing programmes and resource levels.

12. Develop and authorise quarterly work plans and resource levels.

13. Identify and propose asset renewals.

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

15. Undertake investigations and report on accidents/incidents.

16. Undertake an agreed programme of safety tours, staff surveillance, work quality and asset condition checks.

· 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

Desirable

· Incorporated Engineer

· Membership of professional body

Keeping people safe on the railway is at the heart of everything we do, safe behaviour is therefore a requirement of working for Network Rail. Applicants should demonstrate their personal commitment to safety in their application.

Network Rail can offer you a rewarding career with competitive pay and excellent benefits including a choice of contributory pension schemes, a generous annual leave package, a bonus scheme and an annual 75% subsidy on season tickets costing up to £3000 (to a maximum amount of £2,250).

Network Rail positively embraces flexible working recognising that employees may wish to balance work and family/home life.