Network Rail
Job title:
Lift & Escalators Asset Engineer
Company
Network Rail
Job description
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’re an organisation where people matter.We’re continuing to build a diverse organisation which is representative of the people we serve. We want to harness the skills and expertise of our people and attract the best talent, to enable a safe and accessible railway for everyone. To learn why inclusion is important to us, please click .About our people and the recruitment process – We’re an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone!We encourage our colleagues to work flexibly, as we know traditional working patterns don’t always fit. If you want to consider working flexibly, just let us know and we’ll do our best to help and invest in your career with us, whilst you have a healthy work life balance.We’re also a 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.Brief DescriptionRole: Lifts & Escalators Asset EngineerSalary: £43,588-£49,037 (Band 4C)Location: LondonHome office location will depend on area role is coveringContract Type: PermanentInterview Dates: TBCNetwork Rail BenefitsWe have lots of employee benefits, including a range of pension schemes and discounted offers.28 days annual leave + bank holidaysEmployees will be entitled to a 75% discount off leisure travel this includes off peak and super off-peak tickets. Employees will also be entitled to 75% discount on season tickets.About the role (External)Who are we?We manage, maintain, and renew Lifts and Escalators (L&E) assets on behalf of our customer, the region. The quality and availability of L&E is critical to customer experience at our relevant stations. We also manage the mandatory inspections to guarantee compliance of L&E assets across the network.What do we do?
- We provide compliant service which makes them safe to use.
- We deliver products to meet the requirements of our customer.
- We introduce assets which have an optimised whole life cost based on required availability using market competition to deliver proven innovation.
- We provide the best availability of our assets when it is needed, aligned to demand.
- We deliver all mandatory and supplementary inspections within timescales, stored for accessibility, ready for when it is needed.
- We employ an asset management approach ISO55001 approach to make sure the demand is supported by quality spares when they are needed, skills and ability of the teams aligned to technology and provide innovation only when it adds value to the activity
Main ResponsibilitiesManage the Lift and Escalator (L&E) asset portfolio within your area to confirm assets are fit-for-purpose and compliant with relevant legislations and standards. Manage the maintenance contractors in line with the contract conditions and agreements, providing technical expertise on L&E services in all areas, including maintenance, repair, and renewals· Manage the planned preventative maintenance and repairs of L&E assets in accordance with Health and Safety requirements and Network Rails contractual standards, recommending remedial and renewal works based on key intelligent, data led information.· Monitor trends in performance, asset condition, failure and failure precursors reviewing your given area performance periodically and completing more in-depth condition reviews quarterly, to guarantee that appropriate action is specified to predict and prevent similar failures and to feedback into other workstreams that will help support the asset reliability improvement.· Complete business agreed assurance activities through audits that are to be recorded and any items raised tracked through to completion following the business processes and using the business approved portals (currently IRIS), areas for audit shall focus on areas such as: Health & Safety, asset equipment/ civils condition, maintenance and reactive engineers’ documentation standard and condition, strategic spares holdings and maintenance engineer tasks.· Provide technical input to contract management, monitoring key performance indicators, trends in maintenance, asset condition, failure, and failure precursors. Check that appropriate action is specified and implemented to predict and prevent similar failures and implement corrective actions.· Maintain positive relations with customers, suppliers, and between key internal departments feeding into and in many cases leading on important periodic operational and customer meetings regarding Lift & Escalator asset performance, trends, and planned improvements.· Carry out financial and technical reviews on quotations for planned works and for reactive works for works that are proposed to be outside the scope of the contact, these are to be carried out within your financial approved authority to Instruct Levels and follow agreed internal processes within the set SLA’s for this task.· Review proposals from other asset groups or external organisations that may impact on maintenance or renewal activity, identify areas potential synergies or feedback on areas of potential negative impacts, and develop optimised plans as applicable.· Provide specialist input to the development and implementation of the Lift & Escalator management strategy for the Lifts & Escalators, including, maintenance, overhaul, improvements, spares, value engineering and asset condition reviews.· Maintain own competence and development plan to support Lift & Escalator engineering maintenance and repair management.· As required by the business, attend incidents, support, or provide the lead for operational Lift & Escalator support.Full Job Description with all responsibilities attachedThe Ideal Candidate should have all the essential criteria below· NVQ Level 3 as a minimum or equivalent in Lifts or Escalator experience of working in the field of Lifts and Escalators engineering· An understanding of safety management systems and risk assessment techniques· Technical engineering experience· Experience and understanding of the Lift & Escalator Regulations and standards.Desirable but not essential· Working towards membership of a relevant professional institution· Membership of IOSH or NEBOSH· Knowledge of relevant Network Rail policies and standards· Knowledge of the railway industry and an understanding of railway infrastructureHow to apply (External): £43,588-£49,037 (Band 4C)Closing date: 25th October 2024 – Late applications will not be accepted. This role has also been advertised externally.Do you consider yourself to have a protected characteristic? If so and you require any additional support with your application, please do not hesitate to contact the Resourcer who will happily assistClick ‘apply for this job’ to apply. If you would like to speak the Resourcing Team, please contactFor further information about the role please contact for roles based in the North and for roles based in the SouthTo submit your application, click apply now. For tips to help youYou can visit for advice on accessibility support if you’re unsure of the options available. Should you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications,Drugs and Alcohol Standard:Our Drugs and Alcohol Standard is changing as of 16.01.2023. All prospective candidates who have not been offered a conditional role by 16.01.2023 will be required to undergo and pass a drugs and alcohol test. Your application will be rescinded if you record a positive test. All positive drugs and alcohol test results for prospective candidates will be securely held on database and a 5 year suspension from applying for a safety critical role, a role which requires PTS certification or a Key Safety role on Network Rail Managed Infrastructure will be enforced.You can visit for advice on accessibility support if you’re unsure of the options available. Should you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications, please add a note to your application.Network Rail Benefits –All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks.
Expected salary
£43588 – 49037 per year
Location
London
Job date
Sat, 26 Oct 2024 07:30:47 GMT
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