Maintenance Support Technician London, England
Job description
Main Location: Stratford and Plumstead Depot
Salary: Up to £34.400 depending on experience plus 20% unsociable hours allowance
Contract: Rail for London Infrastructure
The Maintenance Support Technician - Electrical is responsible for providing assistance with the delivery of safety of line inspections, asset monitoring, maintenance, like for like renewal and enhancement works. This will include asset fault response, infrastructure inspection, asset data management and the safe delivery of reliability centred maintenance tasks.
The MST - Electrical will assist the infrastructure management teams ensuring that the new Elizabeth Line is maintained safely, efficiently and effectively, delivering defined performance requirements. The MST - Electrical is the support specialist to the Principal Maintenance Technician, completing auditing and assurance that ensures delivery of the Asset Management Plan providing systems stewardship and asset life improvements.
Key Accountabilities:
Support the delivery and execution of Infrastructure maintenance and renewal works including completion of infrastructure inspections, assurance and quality checks
Guide the MEP Delivery team with fault response and maintenance delivery tasks as defined by the Asset Maintenance Stewardship Plans
Ensure compliance with defined railway standards, processes, procedures and performance. The level of intervention includes defect rectification and safe completion of maintenance and renewals tasks
Assisting the Electrical Infrastructure Maintenance Team in their daily duties
Support technical analysis, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis and auditing to deliver a safe, operable and reliable railway
Support evaluation of asset performance through asset review and data analysis & system evaluation
Knowledge:
NVQ Level 2 minimum, Railway apprenticeship scheme or equivalent qualification to develop into NVQ Level 3
Demonstrable understanding of the business structure of and agencies associated with the Rail Industry
Demonstrable application of railway safety-related standards regime and processes
Knowledge of electrical systems and components
Knowledge of maintenance methods and techniques for electrical assets
Appreciation of Risk Based Maintenance and its application on electrical assets
Knowledge of legislation, safety and standards
Knowledge of railway systems and related engineering disciplines (HV, Signalling, Telecoms
Skills:
Good communication skills explicitly with external contractors
Good decision-making and analytical skills
Established risk management skills
Good collaboration, communication, computational and practical skills.
Ability to identify and solve problems
Ability to prepare reports within their technical field and deploy solutions using evidence-based criteria
Experience:
Experience in the rail or other infrastructure and asset critical industries
Experience in the management of infrastructure stewardship and maintenance
Experience of working alongside other engineering functions
Experience as an E&M Maintenance Technician
Experience in the wider electrical industry
Understanding of auditing & quality assurance process
Working with LV distribution, UPS and BMS systems
Equality, diversity and inclusion
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to represent the city we serve, which will help us become a more innovative and efficient organisation. Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible. We are a disability confident employer who guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets all of the essential criteria. We also use anonymising software that removes identifying information from CVs and cover letters to make the process fair.
Application Process
Please apply using your CV and a covering letter.
Think carefully about the skills, knowledge and experience in the advert and cover this in your CV and cover letter.
Closing date: 2nd May 2023
We reserve the right to close the application window early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Benefits
In return for your commitment and expertise, you will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow. Rewards vary according to the business area but mostly include:
Final salary pension scheme
Free travel for you on the TfL network
Reimbursement of 75% of the cost of a standard class Ticket for National Rail travel from home
266 hours of annual leave which includes the usual 8 recognised public and bank holidays
Private healthcare discounted scheme (optional)
Tax-efficient childcare payments
Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
Retail, health, leisure and travel offers
Discounted Eurostar travel
