Assistant Electrification & Plant Maintenance Engineer

Network Rail Limited; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Assistant Electrification & Plant Maintenance Engineer to support the management of the Technical Support Team. This role focuses on maintaining Fixed Plant and Distribution equipment, ensuring safety and efficiency across various projects. The successful candidate will manage a maintenance team, engage with supply chain partners, and oversee compliance and performance metrics. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the safety and reliability of Scotland's railway network while enjoying a flexible working environment. If you're passionate about engineering and safety, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Candidates should have electrical experience and knowledge of High Voltage working.
• Relevant technical competence and design experience are essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Technical Support team to achieve business objectives.
• Monitor asset performance and ensure compliance with safety standards.
• Provide technical guidance and undertake inspections.

Skills

Electrical experience

Knowledge of High Voltage working arrangements

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Education

Relevant technical competence

Design knowledge and experience

Job description

Assistant Electrification & Plant Maintenance Engineer

Location

Springburn, Glasgow, GB

Department Name

Scotland

About Network Rail

At Network Rail, 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. Watch our video to find out more!

Scotland's Railway is part of this large family, covering a large geographical area from the Borders to Thurso at the far tip of the North East of Scotland, accounting for almost 20 percent 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 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 utmost to help you invest in your career with us while balancing other aspects of your life.

We're also a Disability Confident Leader 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.

The Distribution & Plant team for Scotland’s Railway look after equipment across some of the busiest parts of the network between Glasgow and Edinburgh, as well as some of the most scenic parts. This team keeps power flowing through the electrified line safely and efficiently. The team works on the electrification system to ensure that the railway has the power to run the trains, signals, and stations, as well as maintaining fixed generators, UPS systems, and fixed pumps. This role offers significant responsibility within the engineering team, focusing on the maintenance of Fixed Plant and Distribution equipment. You’ll play a key part in managing and developing a large maintenance team, driving safety and efficiency across a variety of projects. Please note this vacancy is a 6 month secondment/FTC opportunity.

About the role (External)

The successful candidate will support with the management and direction of the Technical Support Team, whilst providing support to the wider D&P team through engaging with our supply chain partners and project teams. This may include working nights and weekends as well as being on-call. The role is varied in nature, managing compliance, safety, and performance of the teams and the asset itself across Scotland Route.

Here are some of the duties your role will include:

1. Manage and direct the Technical Support team to achieve business and functional objectives and meet key performance measures.
2. Manage development of individuals and the engagement of the team.
3. Manage the arrangements for staff safety and competence.
4. Monitor asset performance, reliability, productivity, and efficiency.
5. Provide technical guidance and support.
6. Undertake survey and design work.
7. Manage the assurance and non-compliance process within the delivery unit.
8. Undertake technical inspections and investigations.
9. Provide local requirements to arrange track monitoring trains and receive outputs.
10. Maintain the accuracy of systems, databases, and records.
11. Review and approve method statements and/or plans for design and/or work activities as required.
12. Undertake an agreed programme of staff surveillance, work quality, and asset condition checks.

What you will bring to the role:

We are interested to hear from candidates who have electrical experience as well as knowledge of High Voltage working arrangements alongside the below essential criteria:

1. Relevant technical competence
2. Knowledge of maintenance delivery processes and techniques
3. Knowledge of safety and compliance management processes
4. Knowledge of operational railway environment
5. Detailed knowledge of relevant standards and procedures
6. Design knowledge and experience
7. Failure/incident management and rectification techniques
8. Knowledge of other functional disciplines
9. Good interpersonal, influencing, communication, and organisation skills

It’s desirable if you have it to help give you context to the role:

Please note this vacancy is a 6 month secondment opportunity.

Please 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.

Network Rail is a Disability Confident Leader 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 Evenbreak’s Career Hive 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.

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.