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Brief Description
Role: Lifts & Escalators Asset Engineer
Salary: 43,588-49,037 (Band 4C)
Location: York or Leeds (North East)
Contract Type: Permanent
Interview Dates: TBC
Network Rail Benefits
We have lots of employee benefits, including a range of pension schemes and discounted offers.
28 days annual leave + bank holidays
Employees will be entitled to a 75% discount off leisure travel this includes off peak and super off-peak tickets. Employees will also be entitled to 75% discount on season tickets.
To find out about what benefits we offer, click here
About the role (External)
We manage, maintain, and renew Lifts and Escalators (L&E) assets on behalf of our customer, the region. The quality and availability of L&E is critical to customer experience at our relevant stations. We also manage the mandatory inspections to guarantee compliance of L&E assets across the network.
Main Responsibilities
* Manage the Lift and Escalator (L&E) asset portfolio within your area to confirm assets are fit-for-purpose and compliant with relevant legislations and standards.
* Manage the maintenance contractors in line with the contract conditions and agreements, providing technical expertise on L&E services in all areas, including maintenance, repair, and renewals.
* Manage the planned preventative maintenance and repairs of L&E assets in accordance with Health and Safety requirements and Network Rail's contractual standards.
* Monitor trends in performance, asset condition, failure and failure precursors, reviewing your given area performance periodically.
* Complete business agreed assurance activities through audits that are to be recorded and any items raised tracked through to completion.
* Provide technical input to contract management, monitoring key performance indicators, trends in maintenance, asset condition, failure, and failure precursors.
* Maintain positive relations with customers, suppliers, and between key internal departments.
* Carry out financial and technical reviews on quotations for planned works and for reactive works.
* Review proposals from other asset groups or external organisations that may impact on maintenance or renewal activity.
* Provide specialist input to the development and implementation of the Lift & Escalator management strategy.
* Maintain own competence and development plan to support Lift & Escalator engineering maintenance and repair management.
* As required by the business, attend incidents, support, or provide the lead for operational Lift & Escalator support.
The Ideal Candidate should have all the essential criteria below
* NVQ Level 3 as a minimum or equivalent in Lifts or Escalator experience of working in the field of Lifts and Escalators engineering.
* An understanding of safety management systems and risk assessment techniques.
* Technical engineering experience.
* Experience and understanding of the Lift & Escalator Regulations and standards.
Desirable but not essential
* Working towards membership of a relevant professional institution.
* Membership of IOSH or NEBOSH.
* Knowledge of relevant Network Rail policies and standards.
* Knowledge of the railway industry and an understanding of railway infrastructure.
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