Track Manager

Ganymede; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading transport operator in the UK is seeking a Track Manager to oversee the maintenance and performance of track assets. The role involves conducting inspections, managing maintenance activities, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. The ideal candidate will have strong technical knowledge, leadership abilities, and excellent communication skills. This position offers a competitive salary of up to £60,000 along with benefits including free rail travel and an attractive pension scheme.

Benefits

Free rail travel

Attractive company pension scheme

Qualifications

• Track Engineer with experience in coordinating detailed records of inspections and maintenance.
• Expertise in planning maintenance jobs and track renewals, including RAMS and plans.
• Strong safety and compliance knowledge to meet regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage maintenance, performance, and renewals of track and points assets.
• Conduct site inspections and track assessments as needed.
• Develop and manage track maintenance activities within the annual plan.

Skills

Technical understanding of track engineering

Leadership and management skills

Communication skills

Planning large maintenance jobs

Safety compliance knowledge

Good IT skills including Office 365 and CAD

Job description

Overview

Track Manager

Nottingham

Circa £60,000 per annum + Free local transportation

The Company

This award-winning operator is looking for a Track Asset Manager to be a key contributor in their small, close-knit team as they continue its desire to offer the most reliable urban public transport system in the UK. Reporting to the Head of Engineering, you will provide technical leadership and management of the maintenance of all track and points assets.

The Role

As the Track Manager, you will be responsible for all maintenance, performance and renewals of all assets in asset groups such as Points Machines, Points Heating and Track which includes preparation of briefs, scope of works, completion of technical tasks, and liaison with stakeholders and contractors. You will be required to carry out site inspections and track assessments as required and undertake failure and fault analysis and develop preventative solutions to reduce and mitigate failures.

You will contribute to the review of track maintenance strategies and life-cycle cost models and develop and manage all track maintenance activities as determined within the annual maintenance plan.

The Track Asset Manager requires a combination of strong technical understanding of track engineering, good leadership, management and communication skills, operational and administrative competence and commercial awareness. Ability to manage a demanding workload and to engage with a diverse team are essential to supporting the business.

About you

Being an experienced Track Engineer, with a keen understanding of how-to co-ordinate the production of detailed records of inspection, maintenance and asset modification, including details of any inadequacies and shortfalls requiring remedial action. You will also be experienced in planning large maintenance jobs (i.e. tamping, grinding) and track renewals (S&C, rails, point machine and controllers) including RAMS, plans and other required paperwork.

Technically you will have a excellent engineering literacy; understand schematics, technical instructions, and terminology, tool and equipment familiarity. Safety & compliance knowledge to ensure all work meets regulatory standards and protocols. Very good levels of IT skills including Office 365 tools and CAD design software. Good commercial awareness.

Benefits

Salary up to circa £60,000 per annum, working 40 hours a week, Free rail travel, and an attractive company pension scheme.

Next Steps

The client is looking to have the successful candidate start ASAP, so interviews are due to take place once applications are received. Once your application is processed, there will then be an initial telephone call to discuss experience and motivation, following the call, interviews will be arranged.

Ganymede is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation