Infrastructure Maintenance Engineer Location Liverpool, GB Department Name BC IMDM Liverpool Indirect (852031) G2 About Network Rail We're proud to be recognised as one of the Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equity for the fourth year running. Find out more from our people here. Network Rail operates and maintains the railway infrastructure 24/7 365 days a year. Our purpose is to connect people and goods with where they need to be and our vision is for a simpler, better, greener railway. You will be part of the NW&C Region which consist of three routes: North West Route, covering Manchester, Liverpool, Lancashire and Cumbria. Central Route, covering the West Midlands and Chiltern areas. West Coast South Route, covering the south of Crewe to London Euston. To find out more about us - Take a look here For us, Diversity' means recognising differences between people while valuing the contribution they make. Inclusion means creating safe and welcoming workplaces with fair cultures that encourages innovative and fresh ways of thinking. We value the commitments you may have outside of work and will consider flexible and hybrid working applications. If we can make it work we will Please click here for more information. Brief Description Join us at Liverpool Delivery Unit as an Infrastructure Maintenance Engineer where youll play a crucial role in ensuring the seamless operation of the railway network in Liverpool. Youll cover the Merseyrail underground system, Chester area, and parts of the West Coast Main Line from Liverpool lime street out towards Manchester and Runcorn. Youll lead our Liverpool engineering teams in the efficient delivery of inspection, maintenance and project related work tasks for all infrastructure assets in line with our standards requirements. Youll drive culture transformation for safety and asset performance creating continual improvement and deliver safety, compliance and performance strategies. Youll follow business processes in order to deliver a compliant, well performing asset through a safe, larger multi-disciplinary team of over 250 professionals, dedicated to maintaining signalling, track, overhead line equipment (OLE), and electrical and plant (E&P) assets, extending to managing underground pumping stations. You will also play a key part in working with wider organisations to support Liverpool City events such as Aintree Races and other large sporting or music events. About the role (External) Create a customer focused, high performing team and provide professional leadership and direction in values, behaviours and the application of engineering practises and techniques. Create a strategy for developing a succession of competent engineers to provide service continuity (safety, compliance and performance) and support continual professional development. Act as engineering professional lead to develop and manage implementation of the annual maintenance business plan, ensuring that work is correctly prioritised and volumes delivered to plan, and within agreed budgetary constraints. Lead and manage the engineering team to deliver holistic asset management, identifying deterioration rates, effectiveness of maintenance intervention, and optimal renewal timescales to reduce overall asset costs. Lead and direct the continuous improvement cycle. Identify and implement safety, asset performance, reliability, productivity and efficiency improvement initiatives. Coordinate asset renewals proposals and in conjunction with the Route Asset Management team monitor timescales for delivery against asset condition including deferred renewal sites. Lead and manage the engineering team to be compliant to the management assurance process, create a review strategy that identifies and prevents non-compliance to standards. Check that inspection and maintenance activities are completed in line with policies, procedures and standards, with non-compliances identified, submitted and appropriate action taken where required. Lead the engineering team in the delivery of health and safety, creating a plan of inspection and monitoring to continually improve safety performance and influence culture change. Managing the arrangements for staff safety, training and competence and delivering compliance with competency assessment systems. Develop and manage the engineering team, monitoring adequate resources are available to deliver a flexible, competent, skilled and effective workforce at all times and manage staff welfare, use of equipment and fatigue levels. Undertake appropriate safety tours, staff surveillance, work quality and asset condition checks. Undertake formal investigations and investigate and report on accidents/incidents. Develop and improve relationships with key stakeholders and suppliers. Lead as the ORR Interface for safety/maintenance/compliance issues. Identify and manage the introduction of new systems on the network, where applicable, including systems/safety approvals and monitoring so that processes and documentation exist for sustained network usage. Direct the timely assignment of, and thereafter, discharge of, Construction Design Management (CDM) duties for all maintenance activities. Discharge the relevant duties assigned under the NR Engineering Management Plan to include the role of Construction Engineering Manager (CEM). Create a strategy for developing and evolving weather preparedness plans and lead and direct the team in the safe delivery of the plan. Essential Chartered engineer Educated to degree level or equivalent experience NEBOSH certificate Detailed knowledge of rail engineering discipline and other rail engineering functional disciplines Successful experience in maintenance management, processes and techniques Detailed knowledge of compliance management processes and relevant standards and procedures Formal Accident & Incident Investigation Knowledge of operational railway environment Knowledge of CDM regulations and procedures. Successful experience as a people manager Proven interpersonal, influencing, communication and organisation skills Desirable Experience in Oracle (BMIS) How to apply (External) We are a Disability Confident Leader and want to make the most of the skills and talents disabled people bring to the workplace - skills and talents we need in our business Click here for more information Salary and benefits: Salary: Band 2C, starting at £85,395 Pro-rata annual leave entitlement (28 days) My benefits our discounted online shopping site A range of discounted offers including, childcare vouchers, healthcare offers cycle to work, healthcare club discounted membership and other benefits Subsidies of up to 75% on rail and underground season tickets 75% discount on leisure travel A choice of contributory pension schemes 2 weeks paid reserve leave for our Armed Forces community Want to find out about what fantastic benefits we offer? Find out here Network Rail adheres to a structured pay framework, any salary offered will be within the pay range advertised. All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks. Click here for more information Closing date: 12th July 2024. Late applications will not be accepted. Click apply now to apply. Safe behaviour is a requirement of working for Network Rail. Applicants should be able to demonstrate their awareness of our safety vision We will endeavour to offer a diverse interview panel wherever possible. Drugs & Alcohol test: All prospective candidates offered a conditional role will be required to undergo a medical and pass a drugs and alcohol test. Your application will be rescinded if you record a positive test. All positive drugs and alcohol test results for prospective candidates will be securely held on Sentinel database and a 5 year suspension from applying for a safety critical role, a role which requires PTS certification or a Key Safety role on Network Rail Managed Infrastructure will be enforced.