Engineer – Track Engineering Full Time

Overview of Role

Provides specialist technical services within an organisational unit by producing designs, associated drawings, information, calculations and enabling improvement of transport system operational performance in line with policies, technical strategies and local procedures asrequired.

Key Accountabilities

• Ensures the safety,functionalityor compliance of low to medium risk newly implemented or altered assets, engineering processes,proceduresor systems.
• Leads the development and implementation of low complexity engineering solutions within their stated discipline or functional specialism, through the application of defined engineering standards and governance.
• Provides internal stakeholders withappropriate challengeand professional advice to ensure the development or delivery of high quality, tested engineering solutions.
• Undertakes on-site risk-based monitoring and surveillance of works asrequired, resolving and or escalating risks and issues asappropriate.
• Maintains working knowledge of applicable standards, designcodesand legislation applicable to their discipline or functional specialism.
• Evaluates,selectsand appliesappropriate solutionstolow risk/value/complexity engineering problems that improve efficiency or effectiveness, while improving safety and reducing operating costs.
• Makes technical recommendations for own discipline or functional specialism to customers or senior management to inform technical decision making.
• Supports continuous improvementthrough the use ofbest practice, innovation, whole life costoptimisationand effective root cause analysis.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Skills

Health, Safety & Environment – Supervised Practitioner

Whole Life Asset Management – Supervised Practitioner

Quality Management – Supervised Practitioner

Legislation & Standards – Supervised Practitioner

Domain Knowledge – Supervised Practitioner

Knowledge

Incorporated Engineerrecognised international equivalent orpossessesequivalent knowledge and experience.

Basic understanding of the challenges of introducing new assets or changes in practice into the transport system and the necessarytrade-offbetween cost,timeand quality.

Basic level knowledge of a relevant engineering discipline or functional specialism.

Basic understanding of the interfaces between own discipline / functional specialism and the wider transport system.

Basic understanding of the principles of risk management and value engineering.

Basic knowledge of applicable health & safety legislation, industry best practice,standardsand guidance.

Basic knowledge of the TfL Vision, Mayoral Transport Strategy, Businessprioritiesand financial constraints.

Experience

Experience in several of the following areas: conception, specification, design, construction, testing, commissioning, bringing into use, operation and or disposal of assets,systemsor changes to engineering practice.

Experience of managing small multi-disciplinary engineering teams or applying engineering principles to resolve low complexity technical challenges.

Experience of applying professional engineering judgement to supportlow risk/ complexity projects or operational activities.

Experience of building relationships with and influencing a wide range of stakeholder at all levels within and outside of the organisation.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion

We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We want torepresentthe 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 meetsall ofthe essential criteria. We also use anonymising software that removesidentifyinginformation from CVs and cover letters to make the process fair.

Application Process

Please apply using your most recent CV andmandatory 1 pageCover Letter (Word format only) explaining how you meet the criteria listed under the section ‘Role Requirements’, with reference to the skills, knowledge and experience you have gained at expert level.

You are encouraged to apply for the position that is most relevant to your existing skills, knowledge and experience as shortli