Job Description - Infrastructure Maintenance Contracts Mgr (047461)
Organisation
Job
Position Type - Full Time
Salary - £55,000 - £59,970
Location – Plumstead
Contract Type – Perm, RFLi
Hybrid working is not available in this position, it is a full office-based role.
This is a safety critical role so you will need to get clearance from our Occupational Health team before you start.
Overview of project/role
The Infrastructure Maintenance Contract Manager (IMCM) is responsible for the stewardship and leadership of the maintenance contracted services and overall supervision of the specialist contracted services teams ensuring the execution of programmed delivery of maintenance and like-for-like renewal and enhancement works including, but not limited to, asset fault response, infrastructure inspection, asset data management and the safe delivery of reliability centered maintenance tasks. This includes approval and direct supervision of contracted works.
The IMCM will supervise the contracted maintenance services measuring their responsibilities for safety-critical deployment, on-site works delivery, and quality. The IMCM will support planning and management, strategic decision prioritization, and execution in relation to maintenance engineering stewardship leading cross-functional teams.
Key Accountabilities
* Accountable for the supervision of the contracted team including people resources and services in delivering the overall safety of line and safety-critical asset/systems inspection, compliance, work prioritization, and quality, strategy and tactical deployment requirements. This includes the management of delivery of self-assurance checks, quality checks, and audits.
* The IMCM will supervise the delivery of the yearly asset stewardship and renewals plan for contracted services. Accountable for the delivery of the applied strategic intervention regime and the management of maintenance engineering/performance stewardship to enable the defined Crossrail standards, processes, procedures, and performance to be delivered.
* Responsible for the tangible delivery of the contracted maintenance deployment planning with operations colleagues, ensuring that the operational outputs align with the maintenance engineering asset management requirements and deliver a compliant, safe, operable, and maintainable railway.
* To ensure that contracted maintenance services deliver quality maintenance engineering and safety management requirements. This includes the tangible supervision of the delivery of part of the asset management strategy and plan to deliver the required asset whole life, Reliability Availability Maintainability (RAM), and Remote Condition monitoring.
* Ensure Infrastructure and Asset maintenance standards are met by applying established policies and procedures to ensure safety and functional limits are included in the design and construction phase.
* Lead the application of continuous improvement for the applied contracts deliverables program in association with the Infrastructure Maintenance Engineers.
* Ensure continual review of skills gap analysis, competency, and support long-term strategic contract procurement.
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Skills
* Team leader experience with leadership skills to motivate professionals from multiple disciplines.
* Excellent communication skills with proven negotiation and influencing skills explicitly with external contractors.
* Excellent decision-making and analytical skills.
* Established risk management skills.
* Ability to formulate and articulate clear visions for the planning and delivery of initiatives and programmes.
* Ability to supervise projects of high monetary and technical complexity.
Knowledge
* Desirable Higher/National Diploma or equivalent qualification.
* Desirable Member/Associate Technician of a relevant professional institution (Institute of Railway Operators, Permanent Way Institution, Member of Association of Project Managers).
* Desirable understanding of the business structure of and agencies associated with the Rail Industry.
* Demonstrable application of railway safety-related standards regime and processes.
* Desirable knowledge of Railway Safety standards.
Experience
* Knowledge in the infrastructure and asset critical industries.
* Knowledge in the management of infrastructure stewardship and maintenance.
* Knowledge of successfully managing a range of maintainers.
* Knowledge of working alongside other engineering functions.
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 guarantees 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 two-page covering letter. Think carefully about the skills, knowledge, and experience in the advert and cover this in your CV and cover letter. PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images.
The closing date for applications is Tuesday 14th Jan 2025 @ 23:59
* 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 or 75% reimbursement on a 28-day flexi ticket.
* 266 hours of annual leave which includes the usual 8 recognised public and bank holidays.
* Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme.
* Retail, health, leisure, and travel offers.
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