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At Network Rail, we are part of a large family serving millions of passengers and freight users throughout the UK every day. Our service impacts millions of people and we strive to become more efficient as we enhance, maintain, and operate our network.
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 are an organization where people matter. When you're part of our team, you matter to us, and you matter to millions.
About our people and the recruitment process
We are an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone!
As a Network Rail employee, you will enjoy a wide range of benefits!
1. Privileged staff travel - Leisure travel discount of 75% on all leisure travel and includes family members.
2. A subsidy of up to 75% on rail and underground season tickets if you travel to work on the train.
3. GWR ticket alliance - Heavily discounted all day passes for you and up to 3 friends and family to use across the GWR network.
4. Benefits package including healthcare offers, a cycle to work scheme, discounted healthcare club membership, and discounted offers and benefits including childcare, healthcare, and online shopping site.
5. A range of Pension schemes to choose from.
6. Effectively manage work-life balance with a 35hrs per week contract, hybrid working, flexible working, flexible leave, and enhanced family friendly support.
7. 5 days paid volunteering leave.
8. 2 weeks paid reserve leave for the Armed Forces community.
In Wales and Western region, you will have the opportunity to join PROUD, our reward and recognition scheme where you can say thanks and recognize colleagues across the region who have demonstrated outstanding values and behaviors.
Brief Description
You will lead the development and implementation of the route strategy and the route asset management plans, managing and directing the maintenance and renewals work banks, specifications, and acceptance criteria.
You will act as client representative for renewal activity and assets and, as the asset management lead, you will agree key priorities with stakeholders to support delivery of route objectives.
About the role (External)
Are you a chartered Engineer (or in progress), with proven leadership in business engineering activities, and expertise in safety-critical engineering management?
This pivotal role in our Wales Route maintenance team requires a candidate with exceptional financial acumen, the ability to make calm, rational decisions, and confidence in a boardroom setting.
Your Main Responsibilities will be to:
1. Manage, direct and lead a team of Route Discipline Engineers.
2. Direct the Route Engineers work to develop Route specific asset management plans including all maintenance and renewal activity.
3. Be accountable for developing the combined route asset management plan and making informed decisions based upon asset condition, performance information and efficiency.
4. Monitor route asset management plans to confirm that they are appropriate to deliver required regulatory outputs and amend the plans as necessary to deliver compliant output targets.
5. Review investment papers for compliance to national requirements and participate in funding negotiations.
6. Manage and direct systems reliability and optimise renewal and enhancement activities for systems across the route.
7. Provide engineering leadership to all maintenance and renewal engineers and manage the provision of an engineering support service.
8. Monitor and improve the technical competence of route engineers and manage the arrangements for technical briefing of staff engaged in route asset management.
9. Manage any issues, recommendations or notices of national significance and liaise with the national team to develop and roll out within the Route.
10. Lead the assurance of asset safety, integrity and sustainability across specified Routes to manage long term business risk and optimise asset outcomes in line with Corporate Strategy.
11. Undertake the role of client for all route project delivery (maintenance, renewal and enhancements) upon the achievement of funding and output certainty.
12. Lead and develop the specification of acceptance criteria for asset works including design approval, acceptance of equipment and hand back to maintenance as appropriate.
13. Act as the Designated Competent Person (DCP) for both formal and local investigations.
You will ideally have:
1. Chartered Engineer (or working towards).
2. Management of large teams.
3. Management of complex systems.
4. Ability to set strategies and lead people.
5. Broad engineering experience.
6. Renewals and enhancements experience.
7. An understanding of the maintenance of assets.
8. Proven ability to lead engineering activities in a business environment.
9. Experience in the integration of complex engineering systems.
10. An understanding of safety management systems and risk assessment techniques.
11. Expertise in engineering management in a safety critical industry.
What could set you apart:
1. Relevant management qualification.
2. Member Institute of Asset Management.
Not sure if you meet all the requirements? Let us decide.
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