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Vacancy Details
Duration: Permanent
Location: This role is based in The Quadrant: MK. This is a full-time opportunity, however flexible working patterns will be considered.
Band & Salary: Band 3C £55,596 - £62,546 (Subject to experience)
Closing date: 24th October 2024. On occasions, we may need to close the advert early based upon application volumes. Late applications may not be accepted.
Some of our great benefits:
- Flexible/hybrid working arrangements considered.
- Generous annual leave (28 days plus statutory days), with the option to buy/sell days.
- Discounts at stations with your Network Rail pass.
- Defined benefit pension scheme.
- 75% subsidy on train tickets & 75% discount on leisure travel.
- Interest-free travel loan for train and car park season tickets.
- Volunteer leave to make a positive impact.
About the team
This role is with the Drainage and Lineside team within the wider team of the Chief Engineer, Buildings and Civils, in the Technical Authority. We work to provide the business and our customers with technical leadership and specialist expertise in Drainage and Lineside Asset Management. Our role is to find creative technical solutions to problems, deliver innovation, to set effective strategy and policy and to provide strong competence and assurance regimes that make sure we do things effectively.
Drainage is how water is carried and conveyed within the railway infrastructure (from multiple sources to discharge points). Lineside includes the vegetation and trees, boundary measures (fences), access facilities including road/rail points and constructed pathways across Network Rail's 22,000km network.
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for a Senior Engineer [Buildings & Civils] to fill a permanent opportunity based in Milton Keynes. You'll be required to provide technical engineering input, support, and advice across a designated engineering discipline.
About the role (External)
What will your day look like?
The role of Senior Engineer [Buildings & Civils] is multifaceted, and you will undertake various duties including (but not limited to):
* Provide technical advice input and support associated with the provision of services for our customers and suppliers.
* Support professional leadership for a designated engineering discipline.
* Provide technical advice, support, and input to accident and incident investigations.
* Support the setting of Drainage and Lineside policy and standards, operational processes, and systems.
* Manage the scope and delivery of programmes for the development of technical capability required within Network Rail, including the competence framework and effective training materials.
* Provide the technical input to the development of the standards, specifications, means of compliance, and KPIs for Asset Management, including system risks.
* Support engineering analysis and risk assessment, including assessment of applications for derogations and non-compliance.
* Act as Delivery Manager for delivery of a specific project or portfolio of projects such as the Drainage and Lineside Intelligent Infrastructure programme and deliver projects to time, cost, and quality.
* Support the development of strategy, technology, and assets across functions and with industry partners.
* Liaise with product manufacturers, including external stakeholders e.g. TOC and provide input into the acceptance processes.
* Proactively research and respond to changes in the internal and external requirements and practice which impact upon policy and standards.
* Identify opportunities for technical and business process improvement and innovation, developing business cases and Investment Papers where required.
* Support Engineering Verification and deep dive review activities.
* Represent Network Rail externally to the industry and input to European issues as required.
* Integrate and co-ordinate activity across different engineering disciplines and contribute to the development of engineers within the practice.
Person Specification
The successful candidate for this role will be required to be/have:
1. Degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline or able to demonstrate an equivalent level of experience (Level 6).
2. Membership of a relevant technical body.
3. Technical engineering experience in Drainage and/or Lineside assets.
4. Experience in leading the delivery of asset management systems and tools.
5. Project or financial planning and management experience.
How to apply (External)
Network Rail are an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, marital status (including civil partnerships), pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender status, sex (or gender), employment status, trade union affiliation, or another factor.
We're also a Disability Confident Leader employer and we'll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply, and interview for roles. We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. Visit Evenbreak's Career Hive should you need accessibility support to apply or require any reasonable adjustments, please email RecruitmentSupport@networkrail.co.uk
Safe behaviour is a requirement of working for Network Rail. Applicants should be able to demonstrate their awareness of our Safety Vision.
BPSS
As an arm's length department of the UK Government, Network Rail is required to comply with a well-established pre-employment vetting process for all prospective employees. Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks require prospective employees of Network Rail to meet the following requirements:
* Provide eligibility to work in the UK and identity documentation.
* Complete a satisfactory 3-year employment history check.
* Complete a satisfactory unspent criminal conviction disclosure check.
For more information regarding BPSS pre-employment related checks, please visit the UK Government website for further information - UK Government - BPSS Checks. #J-18808-Ljbffr