6 Month FTC - Assistant Asset Engineer | York | £27,000 Per Annum
Are you a Building Surveying or Civil Engineering graduate looking to kick start your career?
Would you like to gain work experience at one of the UK’s largest and ‘Best Places to Work’ (Source – Glassdoor).
Situation:
The Civils & Infrastructure team at Ford & Stanley Talent Services are working in partnership with Network Rail to source a recent Building Surveying or Civil Engineering graduate to join their Route Asset Management team on a 6-month fixed term contract as an Assistant Asset Engineer, covering maternity leave.
The successful candidate will be able to schedule examinations, inspections, monitoring and assessment of assets and the evaluation of the reports in accordance with the policy, systems & standards.
You will be putting your knowledge of building surveying into practice to help prioritise and manage maintenance and renewal works across a portfolio of 3000 + assets including some of the most iconic stations in the UK.
The Opportunity:
You will be empowered to transform your educational background into impactful real-world application, within one of the UK’s largest employers, playing a crucial role in keeping our rail network safe, and operational.
With support from the team, you will gain experience making dynamic engineering decisions and operating with a high level of autonomy.
This could be the perfect start of your career journey within Network Rail, opening the door at one the UK’s top rated employers.
Opportunity Information:
Job Role: Assistant Asset Engineer.
Working practice: 35 hours per week, Monday – Friday.
Salary: £27,000 per annum (6 month FTC).
Location: York, Yorkshire.
Benefits:
Flexible working hours (once fully trained).
Highly competitive company pension (Railway Pension Scheme).
28 days annual leave + Bank Holidays.
75% reduction on UK rail travel (for work and leisure) - more below
Reduced international rail travel
Interest free season ticket loan
Contributory defined benefit pension scheme
Give As You Earn scheme
Subsidised private medical care
Healthcare cash plan scheme
Employee Assistance Programme scheme
Access to an E-learning portal offering a wide range of free training courses.
30 weeks full pay for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (subject to eligibility)
Personal Development Days
Employees may sell up to a maximum of five days’ leave. Employees can buy up to a maximum of five days’ leave.
Key Responsibilities:
Support application of asset management processes in accordance with functional policy.
Schedule examinations, inspections, monitoring and assessment of assets and the evaluation of the reports in accordance with functional policy, systems and standards.
Specify and prioritise actions to address defects, comments and other issues raised in the reports.
Oversee the development, implementation and handover of prioritised work items to enable required outputs to be realised.
Undertake engineering analysis and risk assessments of assets or assets components to support the asset management process and scheme developments.
Monitor and evaluate asset condition and capability trend data and failure precursors to examination, maintenance, strengthening, risk mitigation and renewal plans to efficiently achieve corporate objectives.
Candidate Essentials
HNC/HND degree qualification in Building Surveying or Civil Engineering
Desirable
Knowledge of relevant engineering policies and standards.
Understanding of safety management & risk assessment techniques.
Closing Date: Friday 31st January 2025
How the apply for the Assistant Asset Engineer
If you are interested in the Assistant Asset Engineer role, then please apply via this job board. For more in-formation, please get in touch with the Consultant listed on this page.
Likely Job Titles: Graduate Asset Engineer, Junior Asset Engineer, Graduate Engineer – Asset Management, Graduate Building Surveyor
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