Tunnels Maintenance Manager
Company
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
7/12/2024
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Description
Introduction
Be part of this city within a city . Every year, millions of people travel through Heathrow . Joining our Engineering team means being at the heart of a complex operation whose size, scale and reputation for innovation are unique . We make sure the airport is always running smoothly and keep passengers and planes moving .
Our team touches all aspects of airport life – from water to energy, rail to roads, baggage systems to runways. The sc ope and variety of what we do is vast, spanning mechanical, electrical, water, civil, rail and environmental disciplines. Together we are responsible for the performance of 500,000 assets worth £14bn. It means there are always a wide range of interesting development, construction and maintenance projects to get involved with . A nd a lot of w ays to develop your skills, career and reputation.
You’ll be part of a close-knit, driven team, taking on work that you can take real pride in and feel passionate about. It’s an exciting place to be, where ever y day, you’ll discover a world of fresh possibilities and you’ll be mentored by world-class experts every step of the way.
Job Description
We are offering an exciting opportunity to help build a newly established business unit responsible for critical infrastructure across the airport, including road tunnels, baggage tunnels, and service subways. This M&E-focused role involves delivering maintenance through contractors and other Heathrow Engineering Teams, with a strong emphasis on safety, asset management, and continuous improvement.
This diverse role requires expertise in various engineering disciplines, including Electrical, Mechanical, Control Systems, Civil, and Fire Engineering. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with Heathrow’s operational teams, external stakeholders, and engineering consultancies, ensuring seamless service delivery to our customers.
This is a shift-based role covering Monday-Friday, primarily consisting of 3 weeks of day shifts 8am -4pm and 1 week of night shifts 8pm – 4am; some flexibility required.
Your role will involve
There’s something so special about working at the world’s most iconic airport. Its sights. Its sounds. Its constant air of excitement. Heathrow is an amazing backdrop to a career filled with unique opportunities.
Every day, you’ll discover a world full of fresh possibilities and end the day buzzing with stories to tell, as you encounter people from all cultures, nationalities and experiences. A world full of pride for what we do and no end of exciting career prospects to explore.
It brings out the best in all of us. And inspires everyone to deliver on our ambitious plans. Together, we’re working to welcome millions more passengers while ensuring aviation can continue to be a force for good by leading global efforts in sustainability.
Join us on that journey and we'll help you achieve your ambitions too. Supporting you to learn, encouraging you to be yourself, backing you to achieve more than you might ever have imagined. Because there’s no place like Heathrow.
Our rewards
We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits that will support you now and in the future. As well as performance-based annual bonuses and our longer-term Share in Success Bonus plans, we also offer generous annual leave allowances and market-leading pensions. With family friendly policies, access to private health insurance and a wide range of wellbeing tools, we’ll support you to be at your best inside and outside work. And of course, we’ll provide varied learning and development opportunities too. Here you’ll find everything you need for a fulfilling career journey that can take you in exciting directions.
Working Location
Our agile approach offers the opportunity to combine home working with meetings, events and training at the airport. All roles involve some on-site working each week, so you’ll need to be based in the UK and within a commutable distance to Heathrow.
Sustainable Travel to work
Heathrow’s Sustainable Travel Guide sets out easy and sustainable travel options that everyone can access.
Equal Opportunities
As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all. We believe that diverse talent makes us stronger – not least because we welcome passengers from all corners of the globe, every single day. Heathrow is an accessible place to work. With four diversity networks, we champion inclusivity and celebrate individuality.
Be part of this city within a city . Every year, millions of people travel through Heathrow . Joining our Engineering team means being at the heart of a complex operation whose size, scale and reputation for innovation are unique . We make sure the airport is always running smoothly and keep passengers and planes moving .
Our team touches all aspects of airport life – from water to energy, rail to roads, baggage systems to runways. The sc ope and variety of what we do is vast, spanning mechanical, electrical, water, civil, rail and environmental disciplines. Together we are responsible for the performance of 500,000 assets worth £14bn. It means there are always a wide range of interesting development, construction and maintenance projects to get involved with . A nd a lot of w ays to develop your skills, career and reputation.
You’ll be part of a close-knit, driven team, taking on work that you can take real pride in and feel passionate about. It’s an exciting place to be, where ever y day, you’ll discover a world of fresh possibilities and you’ll be mentored by world-class experts every step of the way.
Job Description
We are offering an exciting opportunity to help build a newly established business unit responsible for critical infrastructure across the airport, including road tunnels, baggage tunnels, and service subways. This M&E-focused role involves delivering maintenance through contractors and other Heathrow Engineering Teams, with a strong emphasis on safety, asset management, and continuous improvement.
This diverse role requires expertise in various engineering disciplines, including Electrical, Mechanical, Control Systems, Civil, and Fire Engineering. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with Heathrow’s operational teams, external stakeholders, and engineering consultancies, ensuring seamless service delivery to our customers.
This is a shift-based role covering Monday-Friday, primarily consisting of 3 weeks of day shifts 8am -4pm and 1 week of night shifts 8pm – 4am; some flexibility required.
Your role will involve
- Ensuring tunnel engineering works are undertaken in a safe and compliant manner.
- Driving continuous improvements in asset performance, with proactive management of overall workload and performance.
- Undertaking regular quality assurance checks, fire risk assessments and workplace inspections. Auditing on site permit inspection, RAMS and contractor work quality. Responsible for the upkeep of key tunnel documentation.
- Developing and managing key internal and external stakeholder relationships, and communicating any scheduled tunnel closures.
- Timely completion of all necessary reports/forms, undertaking investigations and providing feedback to business areas and central teams as required.
- Providing support to the Asset Management team to ensure efficient project delivery and the accuracy of our asset management system, Maximo.
- Holds a UK driving licence.
- A strong engineering background, ideally electrical and mechanical, within maintenance and delivery.
- Ability to manage and motivate teams to deliver an effective maintenance service.
- Knowledge and ability to operate Maintenance Management Systems.
- Strong technical knowledge and sound understanding of engineering principles.
- Skills within Microsoft programmes including Excel.
- A recognised Health & Safety qualification.
- Proven managerial experience within a similar role / environment.
There’s something so special about working at the world’s most iconic airport. Its sights. Its sounds. Its constant air of excitement. Heathrow is an amazing backdrop to a career filled with unique opportunities.
Every day, you’ll discover a world full of fresh possibilities and end the day buzzing with stories to tell, as you encounter people from all cultures, nationalities and experiences. A world full of pride for what we do and no end of exciting career prospects to explore.
It brings out the best in all of us. And inspires everyone to deliver on our ambitious plans. Together, we’re working to welcome millions more passengers while ensuring aviation can continue to be a force for good by leading global efforts in sustainability.
Join us on that journey and we'll help you achieve your ambitions too. Supporting you to learn, encouraging you to be yourself, backing you to achieve more than you might ever have imagined. Because there’s no place like Heathrow.
Our rewards
We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits that will support you now and in the future. As well as performance-based annual bonuses and our longer-term Share in Success Bonus plans, we also offer generous annual leave allowances and market-leading pensions. With family friendly policies, access to private health insurance and a wide range of wellbeing tools, we’ll support you to be at your best inside and outside work. And of course, we’ll provide varied learning and development opportunities too. Here you’ll find everything you need for a fulfilling career journey that can take you in exciting directions.
Working Location
Our agile approach offers the opportunity to combine home working with meetings, events and training at the airport. All roles involve some on-site working each week, so you’ll need to be based in the UK and within a commutable distance to Heathrow.
Sustainable Travel to work
Heathrow’s Sustainable Travel Guide sets out easy and sustainable travel options that everyone can access.
Equal Opportunities
As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all. We believe that diverse talent makes us stronger – not least because we welcome passengers from all corners of the globe, every single day. Heathrow is an accessible place to work. With four diversity networks, we champion inclusivity and celebrate individuality.
Advertise with us by contacting: [email protected]
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