Network Rail
Job title:
Regional Asset Manager
Company
Network Rail
Job description
connect people to their friends and families and get goods to their destination safely and efficiently. We’re an organisation where people matter.Scotland’s Railway is part of this large family, and it covers a large geographical area from the Borders to Thurso at the far tip of the North East of Scotland, accounting for almost 20 per cent of the UK rail network. We provide rapid access along busy commuter routes to our seven cities, servicing the varied needs of our business and leisure commuter services, including cross border services and rural services. We have up to 50 freight services operating every day and we are steadily building capacity for this to grow. Our ambition to be responsive to passengers and freight users, drives us every day and we’re empowered to do the right thing for those who use the rail network. We actively challenge unsafe practices and take responsibility for addressing risks, resolving issues and protecting safety and wellbeing.Our colleagues are encouraged to work flexibly as we know that busy lives don’t always fit around a traditional working pattern, if you need flexibility to complete your role just let us know and we will do our upmost to help you to invest in your career with us while balancing other aspects of your life.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.We want to help deliver a railway which is safe, reliable, affordable and that provides great customer service to everyone.Brief DescriptionWe are seeking a highly capable and experienced civil engineering professional, to lead the Structures section of the Engineering and Asset Management team. Working for the Head of Civil Engineering you will manage the portfolio of structures assets, inspecting, maintaining, refurbishing and renewing assets on our railway in the context of a changing climate.You should enjoy challenging situations and be capable of finding solutions to a breath of problems and be able to provide technical direction at all levels of our organisation. You will provide professional leadership, set vision and strategy, and manage development and welfare of the team. You will have experience of managing a team, ensuring all targets and service level agreements are met.About the role (External)Here are some of the duties your role will include: –· Lead the development of route specific plans, including all maintenance, renewal and investment activity and lead the development and management of the associated prioritised investment work bank. Manage the inclusion of all investment items into appropriate programmes and track through to completion, including approval of programme changes. Determine and advise on the implications if work is not undertaken in the recommended timeframe.· Monitor region / route asset management plans to confirm that they are appropriate to deliver required regulatory outputs and amend the plans as necessary to deliver compliant output targets. Agree maintenance activity volumes with delivery unit teams.· Sponsor structures renewal and incremental enhancement schemes unless specific other arrangements have been made. Review investment papers for compliance to national requirements and participate in funding negotiations.· With other members of the asset management team review renewal and enhancement proposals to optimise engineering activity across the railway infrastructure system and resolve critical technical problems.· Manage the development of renewal and enhancement schemes to meet Network Rail’s goals in line with company asset policies and standards from project inception to transfer to delivery. Following transfer, provide technical resource to support development and implementation of projects to confirm technical requirements are sufficient, correctly interpreted and any changes agreed. Check completed schemes are appropriately assessed to determine they meet the project remit.· Manage the specification of acceptance criteria for structures works including design approval, acceptance of equipment and hand back to maintenance as appropriate. Where necessary check that the acceptance processes are being discharged.· Act as engineering authority for engineering deliverables associated with renewal and enhancement activities unless formally delegated to others.· Provide professional engineering leadership and manage the provision of a comprehensive structures support service focussed on specified delivery units, but also supporting other delivery units when required. Provide nationally consistent advice and guidance in the production and acceptance of business focussed renewals proposals. Manage the monitoring and improvement of the technical competence of structure engineers in specified delivery units.· Provide a region / route based single point of contact engineering support service to maintenance and operations senior management for structures assets.· Manage the arrangements for technical briefing of engineers in specified delivery units in order that the purpose, as well as the content of standards, specification, etc. is understood.· Review, and approve derogations and non-compliances to standards in compliance with delegated authority framework. Manage the response to applications outside of own delegated authority.· Collate any issues of national significance and liaise with the national team to develop and spread consistent best practice. Support the development and review of national standards relating to renewals and enhancements. Collate, review, and manage progression of potential improvements to standards from specified delivery units; provide feedback to the originators.· Lead engineering verification activities and provide resource to support delivery of national verification and maintenance audit programmes. Lead and conduct investigations into significant failures that affect the safety and condition of assets, assist with the management of actions to mitigate risk of recurrence.What you will bring to the role: –· Chartered Engineer· Broad and extensive [discipline] engineering experience, particularly related to renewals and enhancements· A detailed understanding of the maintenance of [discipline] assets· A sound knowledge of technical, safety and performance standards relating to [discipline] engineering.· Proven ability to lead engineering activities in a business environment.· An understanding of safety management systems and risk assessment techniques· Experience in the integration of complex engineering systems· Understanding of CDM regulationsIt’s desirable if you have it to help give you context to the role: –· Relevant management qualification· Expertise in engineering management in a safety critical industryHow to apply (External)Salary: Starting at £85,395 and rising to £96,070 per annum.Network Rail Benefits –Closing date: 11.06.24Please get your application in as soon as possible, we may close the advert before the listed closing date if we receive enough applications. Late applications will not be accepted.Please note the recruitment process for this role is a competency-based interview.Click ‘apply now’ to apply.We’re dedicated to creating an and we welcome applications from everyone!Network Rail is a 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. 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.All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks.Drugs and Alcohol Standard:Our Drugs and Alcohol Standard has changed. All prospective candidates 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.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. You should demonstrate your personal dedication to safety on your application.
Expected salary
£85395 – 96070 per year
Location
Glasgow
Job date
Fri, 31 May 2024 07:34:57 GMT
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