Assistant Signal & Telecoms Maintenance Engineer

Network Rail operates and maintains the railway infrastructure 24/7, 365 days a year. Our passengers and freight users are at the heart of everything we do. We help connect people to their friends and families and get goods to their destination safely and efficiently. We are an organisation where people matter. When you are part of our team, you matter to us and you matter to millions.

We are continuing to build a more diverse and inclusive organisation which is representative of the passengers we serve. To do this, it is essential we become a more open, diverse and inclusive organisation, harnessing the skills and expertise of all our people and attracting the best talent to help us have a safe, accessible railway for everyone. We are an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone.

Our Central route is at the heart of Britain's railway. The route covers a major part of the national rail network and is a key commuter line in and out of Birmingham, with hundreds of thousands of passengers and thousands of tonnes of freight carried within our route each week. Within our route is the Chiltern Main Line between London Marylebone and the West Midlands, the Snow Hill line from Stratford-upon-Avon to Worcester, the Cross City line in Birmingham, and lines to other cities including Wolverhampton, Coventry, Walsall, and Oxford. We are home to Birmingham New Street station, the busiest station outside of London with more than 170,000 passengers using it every day.

The Assistant Signalling and Telecoms Engineer will oversee the Intelligent Infrastructure Technicians (IITs) and Control Centre Technicians (CCTs) within the Central route. This role is crucial in managing the route's asset reliability and performance by leveraging the available intelligent infrastructure. The engineer will utilise a “predict and prevent” capability derived from the installed Remote Condition Monitoring (RCM) systems to ensure optimal functioning and maintenance of the signalling and telecommunications assets within Central.

Day to day you can expect to be involved in the following activities:

• Managing and directing the Technical Support team and Control Centre Technicians to achieve business and functional objectives and meet key performance measures.
• Managing the development of individuals and the engagement of the team.
• Managing the arrangements for staff safety and competence.
• Monitoring asset performance, reliability, productivity and efficiency.
• Providing technical guidance and support.
• Undertaking survey and design work.
• Managing the assurance and non-compliance process within the delivery unit.
• Undertaking technical inspections and investigations.
• Providing local requirements to arrange track monitoring trains and receive outputs.
• Maintaining the accuracy of systems, databases and records.
• Reviewing and approving method statements and/or plans for design and/or work activities as required.
• Undertaking an agreed programme of staff surveillance, work quality and asset condition checks.

In order to be successful in this role, we would like you to have/to be:

• Relevant technical competence
• Knowledge of maintenance delivery processes and techniques
• Knowledge of safety and compliance management processes
• Knowledge of operational railway environment
• Detailed knowledge of relevant standards and procedures
• Design knowledge and experience
• Failure/incident management and rectification techniques
• Knowledge of other functional disciplines
• IRSE Licence holder (Signalling only)
• Good interpersonal, influencing, communication and organisation skills

It is not mandatory to have the below, but it would be desirable to have:

• Knowledge of coaching techniques

Salary: starting from £43,588 raising to £49,037 per annum. Network Rail adheres to a structured pay framework, any salary offered will be within the pay range advertised.

Closing date: 08/01/2025. Late applications will not be accepted.

We are a Disability Confident Leader employer and we will try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles.