Job Description - Engineer (B2) - Vehicles (047432)
Organisation
TFL ENGINEERING
Job
Engineer (B2) - Vehicles 047432
Position Type: Full Time
Salary: circa £40,000 + TfL Benefits
Location: Stratford / Blackfriars / Various satellite TfL Locations
Contract: TfL - Permanent
Transport for London (TfL) Engineers are always looking forward. Join us in the Transport Systems – Vehicles Engineering team and, as well as ensuring legacy assets are maintained to safe and reliable standards, you’ll deliver new systems and solutions. There’s more to it than trains, trams, buses and ferries: this is about connecting communities and creating opportunities so we’re ready for the rest of the 21st century and beyond.
We have opportunities for mechanical and electrical engineers within the Vehicles Engineering Team delivering work packages and technical solutions that go towards ensuring a safe and reliable experience for our customers. Working alongside experienced Rail and Surface Vehicles Engineers, you will be contributing to improving all modes of transport across the TfL network, through vehicle upgrades, optimisation, more efficient maintenance, safety initiatives or new vehicle introduction. Ideally, you will have a grounding in the fundamentals of engineering and its practical application to industry. Don’t discount yourself if you’ve not had railway experience - those fundamentals are easily transferred from one industry to another, but railway experience is desirable.
Essential Skills, Knowledge and Experience
* Graduate in a relevant engineering degree (mechanical, electrical or similar) plus a period of initial professional development OR
* Successful completion of a relevant apprenticeship and/or HND, with a number of years of subsequent experience and are now looking for the next challenge in your career.
* The ability to analyse data and produce well written and presented reports.
* Building relationships with and influencing a wide range of stakeholders at all levels within and outside of the organisation.
Your covering letter will demonstrate self-motivation to upskill yourself as well as bringing a passion for the TfL Vision and strategy. That’s because, wherever you join us, you’ll explore work of unparalleled scale, scope and variety across a unique range of projects, as you build your career and expertise. We aim to have a flexible approach to work with a balance of office, site and home working that can take account of external demands on your time. So come and bring on tomorrow, as a Vehicles Engineer at TfL.
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
Think carefully about how the advert relates to your experience and cover this in your CV and cover letter. PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images. Use the latter to tell us how your existing skills, knowledge and experience match the description above as shortlisting is carried out on the basis of how well you meet the criteria for the role.
Those that are successfully shortlisted will be invited to a single interview (via Microsoft Teams) starting with competency-based questions and concluding with technical questions relevant to the advert.
The closing date for applications is Sunday 16/02 @ 23:59.
Benefits
* 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
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