Senior Asset Engineer (Support)

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This position is based in London Stratford Place. This is a permanent opportunity.

Provide a comprehensive E&P Fixed Plant asset management and engineering support service to the Route Engineer and route team. The particular focus of this role is on the signalling power supplies systems.

• Provide E&P systems engineering input to the determination of appropriate engineering maintenance regimes and activity volumes for E&P assets in accordance with company policies, standards and specifications.
• Providing necessary assistance to determine compliance with suitability and robustness of maintenance regimes.
• Provide a comprehensive system engineering support service across the E&P asset base throughout the route and across delivery units as and when required.
• Monitor and strive to improve the technical competence of engineers associated with E&P systems engineering in the delivery units.
• Provide technical briefings associated with E&P systems engineering to engineers in delivery units.
• Review and make recommendations on derogation and non-compliance applications to E&P systems engineering related standards.
• Review and monitor progression of potential improvements to E&P systems from delivery units; provide feedback to the originators.
• Carry out asset condition inspections that will inform the E&P asset condition database and the renewals work bank.
• Lead initiatives, as directed, to improve.
• Provide advice and guidance to the delivery unit and other asset engineers in the production of prioritised business focussed E&P systems renewal proposals.
• Participate in, and lead as directed, E&P engineering activities in support assurance processes including the maintenance audit programmes and engineering verification.
• Monitor the reliability and performance of E&P systems related assets across the route and instigate, lead and participate in the implementation of corrective actions to improve as required.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of route asset management plans.
• Participate in investigations of incidents as required.
• Contribute to the development of revised standards and policies relating to E&P assets.
• Assist in the review and acceptance process for engineering project designs as and when required.

• Incorporated Engineer Degree in a relevant subject or equivalent.
• Membership of relevant professional institution.
• Substantial 650V Signalling Power Supply engineering experience (PSPs and Feeders).
• A detailed understanding of the maintenance of signalling power supply assets.
• A sound knowledge of the relevant technical, safety and performance standards.
• Holds relevant professional licences and technical qualifications, or capable of achieving within reasonable timescales.
• Holds valid UK driving licence, or eligible and willing to obtain.

• Chartered engineer.
• Understanding and experience of railway infrastructure maintenance.
• Experience of undertaking engineering assurance activities, including competence assessment.

Network Rail encourages applications regardless of age, disability, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender status, sex, employment status, trade union affiliation, or other relevant factor. We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.

Keeping people safe on the railway is at the heart of everything we do; safe behaviour is therefore a requirement of working for Network Rail. Applicants should demonstrate their personal dedication to safety in their application!