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SalaryWhat you can expect from the leadership within Engineering Services
“I am a firm believer in creating the right environment, providing the right tools and instilling trust in our people to deliver the best they can for themselves and for the team. Our people are our shop front, are our brand, are our ambassadors and giving opportunities to excel is paramount to enable us to deliver on our promise to our customers. For me finding solutions to challenging problems is why we exist as a team, this could drive efficiency in what we do day in day out or coming up with bespoke solutions to industry problems. Breaking down the building blocks to enable greater understanding of a problem is the way our inquisitive team works and by then rebuilding using our collective capabilities in an open, caring and trusting environment is how we systematically solve unique challenges for the industry, and our passenger” Leevan Finney, Engineering Services Director
Who you would work for.
Engineering Services is a function within Route Services. We sit as a central team to provide national skills and activities which enable regions and industry partners to deliver the railway for our customers.
As a large central functional team which focus on engineering delivery, we have many roles from pure engineering to project management and touch every part of the railway from track, power, signalling to the lifts and escalators which are essential to keep our stations moving.
Being multi-disciplinary means we have great opportunities to work in design, development or even the delivery of activities such as our own points operating equipment which move trains from one track to another up to 125mph.
We are recruiting for a specific role within the team, and we need an enthusiastic, motivated and inspiring individual to join our team.
Do you consider yourself to have a protected characteristic? If so and you require any additional support with your application, please do not hesitate to contact the Resourcer who will happily assist
Click ‘apply for this job’ to apply. If you would like to speak the Resourcing Team, please contact james.lea@networkrail.co.uk
For further information of the role please contact andrew.hutchings@networkrail.co.uk
Main Responsibilities
Support the busy Mechanical & Electrical Locking team and assist with long and short-term planning and organising work activities on the Wales and Western Route and other neighbouring routes for large projects. Required to undertake the development of detailed, fully resourced, and optimised work plans for approval and provide an accurate and effective safe system of work process for the controller of site safety and the person in charge.
Accountabilities
Plan and optimise all agreed work activities for the section.
Accurately update systems, databases and records as required
Request new possessions/worksites within the PPS system through the change request process.
Produce Safe System of Work plans.
Submit green zone access and isolation requests.
Produce draft quarterly plans.
Manage weekly Plan-Do-Review meetings.
Represent Section Managers at planning meetings for various DU’s.
Collate and maintain infrastructure maintenance records.
Provide support to the administration side of the department.
Set up and maintain efficient filing systems for the Section paying particular attention to confidentiality where necessary and also those documents deemed to be safety critical.
Raise purchase orders for MEWPs, machine controllers and POS licences for possessions.
Full Job description is attached below
The Ideal CandidateThe Ideal Candidate should have all the essential criteria below
- Work Plan production and resource optimisation skills
- Scheduling profile in work planning/scheduling system
- Core Planning Skills Level 2
- Knowledge of access and possession processes and systems
- Safe System of Work Planning Process and System
- Good interpersonal, communication and organisational skills
Desirable but not essential
- Knowledge of maintenance delivery processes and techniques
Package Description
We’re an organisation where people matter. We matter to millions.
We are an organisation who cares about our employees and our employee benefits reflect this these include, Flexible working patterns, A range of pension schemes, Healthcare Scheme and so much more. Access to ‘My Benefits’ portal which include discounts in food, technology and experience days.
Who we are and what we care about!
We are committed to a diverse workplace enriched with representation from diverse cultures, backgrounds and skills. We pride ourselves on creating an environment where difference is embraced, and individuals can thrive. We recognize that the success of the team is dependent on a multi-cultural, multi-disciplined group of individuals, aligned to deliver successful solutions.
Because of this passion for change we have been voted as one of the Stonewall’s Top 100 employers for leading LGBT+ inclusive employers, click here to view more The Full List: Top 100 Employers 2022 (stonewall.org.uk)
We care about our people and as a Disability Confident Leader and as part of the recruitment journey any candidate who meets the essential criteria and has declared they have a disability will be invited to an interview for the role they apply for, this is just small part of our inclusive recruitment approach.
At Network Rail, we have many employee networks to reflect our diverse population and help to raise issues to the wider workforce and support their membership and support our Everybody Matters strategy.
Our role is to run a safe, reliable, and efficient railway, serving customers and communities. We exist to get people and goods where they need to be and to support our country’s economic prosperity. Safety is our number one priority.
