Track Competence Assessor (SME1)

Contract type: London Underground - Permanent

Location: Stratford Market Depot, London Underground Ltd

Shifts: Days/Nights as required.

Application closing date: Tuesday 2nd June 26 @ 23:59

All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory right‑to‑work checks. Candidates must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK. At the present time TfL is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Overview of project/role

The purpose of this role is to support the delivery of the Competence Assurance and Track Maintenance Safety Critical Licensing schemes through advice, service and support. The ideal candidate will act as a Subject Matter Expert on behalf of the Track Competence Assurance Manager to ensure compliance with LUL Standards and Legislation. As a Track Competence Assessor you will prepare and deliver track skills & safety training plans, undertake assessments and mentor staff to enable successful completion of a range of Safety Critical Licensed activities. You will maintain Asset Management systems to support assurance and planning of assessments and training. You will be required to review and update existing assessments and training documents on an ongoing basis to meet latest legislation, standards and procedures. Regular night working is required to assess and mentor staff and engage with the Frontline Line Track teams.

Key accountabilities

• Ensure that the work you undertake maintains the safety of the line by ensuring that all line staff hold and maintain the required Track Maintenance Safety Critical Licences to perform their Safety Critical duties.
• Liaise with the Track Managers on all matters relating to staff competence within the lines, completing a gap analysis and developing an annual training/assessment strategy that is efficient and cost effective.
• Analyze the lines safety & skills refresher training requirements on an annual basis, developing and implementing robust annual training plans to ensure that all staff certification and licensing are maintained.
• Responsible for the completion of a wide range of Track Maintenance & Protection Safety Critical License assessments to deem staff competent to carry out Safety Critical Activities on the line.
• Monitor the performance of all line based assessors for compliance to quality standards by means of quality audits & observations.
• Develop and implement improvement plans where non‑compliance to quality standards is identified.
• Ensure that staff are fully briefed on changes to LUL Standards, Concessions & Work instructions and understand the impact of changes on working practices in both track inspections and maintenance.
• Review & develop track skills training / assessment material as subject matter experts and influence how training / assessments are delivered based on resource availability, consistency, best practice and cost.
• Ensure that the Asset & People Management systems are accurate through timely up‑dating of staff competence records and liaise with Asset Management systems administrators to implement changes or improvements to systems once identified.
• Liaise with external training providers to procure cost effective outsourced skills training and monitor the quality of training delivered through trainer observations and reporting findings.

Skills, knowledge & experience

• Ability to influence managers at all levels of the business.
• Industry approved qualification in assessing observational competence in the workplace.
• Holds Safety Critical Licences for T001(Inspected Asset), PWT-EH/TH.
• Holds manual driving licence.
• Hold or working towards gaining an Assessing Competence in the Work Environment (D32, A1).
• Working towards NVQ Level 3 in Direct Training & Support.
• Understanding of asset management & HR systems (Maximo, Ellipse & SAP).
• T002 (Repaired Assets).
• Holds valid certification in both PM4 Junction Work Inspection & PM3 Track Quality Inspections.
• Detailed understanding of railway engineering standards & concessions.
• Detailed knowledge of track inspections, maintenance and renewals gained through working in the track environment.
• Thorough knowledge of National Occupational Standards for Rail Engineering Qualifications.
• Understanding and knowledge of Maximo 7.5 & Ellipse Asset Management Systems.
• Able to hold and retain the relevant certification & Safety Critical Licences (PWT-EH, T001, T002, PM3 & PM4).
• Working knowledge of LUL's SAP Training & Safety Critical Licences processes, procedures and systems.
• Detailed knowledge of LUL's competence assurance process for staff working on the track in both traffic & engineering hours.
• Proven track record of assessing staff competence in the workplace.
• Ability to communicate at all levels of the business.
• Proven experience of working in the track environment either in Inspections, maintenance or renewals.
• Ability to produce quality staff briefing and training documents.
• Working knowledge of LUL's Track Engineering Standards and Concessions.
• Working with LUL I.T systems (Word, Excel, Outlook, Maximo & SAP).

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 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.

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.
• 29 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.
• Discounted Eurostar travel.