Job Description - Engineer Band 3 – System Performance and Integration - Performance (047343)
Organisation
TFL ENGINEERING
Job
Position Type - Full Time
Job Title: Engineer Band 3 – System Performance and Integration - Performance
Location: Stratford / Hybrid working*
Salary: Starting at £53,000 with excellent benefits
Band: Band 3
Contract Type: TfL, Permanent
*Hybrid working within this role enables a balance of 50 per cent of time split between the office and home over a 4-week period. Hybrid working arrangements can evolve subject to business requirements.
Transport for London (TfL) is looking for an experienced Systems Performance Engineer to join our Systems Performance & Integration team to help shape the future of TfL’s assets and infrastructure across a diverse portfolio of projects and modes of transportation.
You will have the ability to analyse and visualise complex data, draw conclusions and produce reports. You can interpret railway signalling and/or layout and/or infrastructure scheme design and process and analyse data. You will be able to undertake systems modelling and use specialised system modelling & simulation tools in both Windows and Linux/Unix-based operating environment.
You will provide the expertise, support, and guidance to projects to ensure performance and capacity issues are identified and resolved through modelling and analysis. You will play a key role in reducing costs by optimising capital investment, scope, asset utilisation, system design, Journey Time and energy consumption and enhancing system capacity and reliability by identifying and developing solutions to mitigate system constraints and points of failure.
This role also involves building stakeholder confidence by continuing to verify and validate system designs and integrate the railway sub-systems to enable the desired performance outcome and improving sustainability by assessing and monitoring the customer environment to inform system technical solutions.
Working alongside our team of Engineers you will help to create a culture of continuous improvement through the identification of best practice, innovation, whole life cost optimisation and effective root cause analysis.
As a highly motivated and adaptable engineer, you will have significant experience of applying your System Performance knowledge and skills across a project lifecycle: feasibility, concept, detailed design, installation, commissioning, and maintenance. You will be degree qualified (or equivalent) and hold domain knowledge that is relevant to TfL transportation modes.
You will have the ability to build effective working relationships at all levels of the organisation, present ideas succinctly to both engineers and non-engineering stakeholders; and represent TfL’s interests with external parties.
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
* Degree in Engineering/ Science/ Computing field or equivalent experience
* Minimum 2 years of Engineering experience
* Experience using spreadsheets for analysing data
* Railway Signalling knowledge
* Understanding of Rail Systems Engineering
* Experience of working on / leading projects
* Delivery Management
* Time management
* Quality Management
* Able to communicate well, including writing technical reports
* Good analytical skills
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. We also use anonymising software that removes identifying information from CVs and cover letters to make the process fair.
Application Process
Please apply using your CV and a maximum two-page Cover Letter.
We recommend that you consider the motivations, skills, knowledge, and experience required for this role and ensure your CV and cover letter outlines where you meet these criteria. .PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images.
The closing date for applications is 07/12/2024 @ 23:59.
Please note we may close the advert early if we receive a high volume of applicants.
Benefits
In return for your commitment and expertise, you will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow. Our benefit package includes:
* 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
* 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 through the MyTfL rewards programme
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