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Key Information
Job title: Senior Maintenance Technician Crossrail
Salary: £45,620 (plus 30% UHA)
Grade: 2A2
Contract type: Perm, RFLi
Reference: 1905
Location: Plumstead
Application closing date: Friday 29th August @ 23:59
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
As the Senior Technician, you will be responsible for the delivery of safety of line inspections, asset monitoring, maintenance, like for like renewal and enhancements works. This will include asset fault response, infrastructure inspection, asset data management and the safe delivery of reliability cantered maintenance tasks and approval of contracted works.
The Senior Tech will assist the DIME and PMDT in their responsibilities for the safety critical deployment and tactical direction of the maintenance teams with technical decision authority and execution of maintenance engineering stewardship plans as part of cross functional teams.
The High Voltage Senior Maintenance Technician will be the technical support specialist to the Principal Maintenance Technician ensuring safety and reliability for HV systems on RFLI. Completing auditing and assurance that ensures delivery of the Asset Maintenance Management Plan. Providing systems stewardship and asset life improvements.
Key Accountabilities
- Accountable for approving Maintenance Technicians works, responsible decision making in accordance with relevant Senior Maintenance Technician and leadership competence.
- Responsibility for the delivery and execution of Infrastructure maintenance works, renewals works and supervision of contracted labour services. This includes completion of infrastructure inspections, self assurance checks and quality checks.
- Being part of fault response teams and the delivery of maintenance tasks as defined by the IME's, complying with defined Crossrail standards, processes, procedures and performance to be delivered. The level of intervention includes leading the defect rectification teams and opening the railway to safe operation following maintenance and renewals works completion.
- Deliver maintenance deployment 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 including the undertaking of on-call duties.
- To ensure that Crossrail Ltd fully address 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 Infrastructure and Asset maintenance standards are met by applying established policies and procedures to ensure safety and functional limits are included in the design and construction phase.
- Deliver continuous improvement through a delivery of change initiatives; specifically using Reliability Based Maintenance as part of the "Predict and Prevent" asset stewardship strategy.
- Reliability Based Maintenance as part of the "Predict and Prevent" asset stewardship strategy.
- Assisting the Principal Maintenance Technician. Working in a multidisciplinary team to deliver personal and team objectives.
- Ensure compliance to applicable HV standards and operational requirements.
- Assures the right level of compliance and quality is achieved in the HV works.
- Evaluate asset performance through asset review and data analysis & system evaluation. Review and undertake preventative Maintenance and HV equipment replacement.
Skills
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
- Team leader experience with leadership skills to motivate professionals from multiple disciplines.
- Excellent communication skills with proven negotiation and influencing skills explicitly with external contractors
- 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
- Good collaboration skills.
- Ability to prepare reports within their technical field and deploy solutions using evidence-based criteria.
Knowledge
- Good knowledge of High Voltage Systems (11kV & 22kV non-traction & 25kV Traction)
- Good knowledge of maintenance methods and associated legislation and standards.
- Desirable knowledge of railway systems and related engineering disciplines (Civil, Track, S&T, M&E engineering).
- Good knowledge on Safe Systems of Work
- HND or equivalent qualification
- Member or Associate of a relevant professional institution (such as ICE, IstuctE, ImechE / IEE / IRSE)
- Demonstrable understanding of the business structure of and agencies associated with the Rail Industry
- Demonstrable application of railway safety-related standards regime and processes
- Knowledge of Network Rail Safety standards
Experience
- Experience of infrastructure-based and asset critical industries
- Complying with infrastructure stewardship and maintenance plans
- Working with asset management systems
- Experience in the maintenance of High Voltage assets
- Experience of working alongside other engineering functions
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 images
The closing date for applications is Friday 29th August @ 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
Private healthcare discounted scheme (optional)
Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
Retail, health, leisure and travel offers
Discounted Eurostar travel
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.
Benefits
In return for your commitment and expertise, you will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow. Rewards vary according to the level of role but mostly include the below:
- 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
We will make every effort to give you as much notice as possible, however some interviews/assessments could be organised at short notice.
