Senior Asset Engineer [Maintenance & Evaluations]

ENGINEERINGUK; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

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Senior Asset Engineer [Maintenance & Evaluations]

Sector: Transport and Logistics
Role: Senior Executive
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time

About Network Rail

Network Rail operates and maintains the railway infrastructure 24/7 365 days a year. Our vision is to put passengers first. We exist to get people and goods where they need to be, on time, every time and support our country's economic prosperity. We are truly ambitious to deliver a safe, resilient and reliable service for our passengers, freight users and stakeholders.

We value the commitments you may have outside of work and will consider flexible and hybrid working applications. If we can make it work we will!

Brief Description

What will you be doing?

1. Lead the area structures engineering input to the structures asset management process in accordance with functional policy to achieve financial and output targets.
2. Provide structures engineering expertise to the team.
3. Manage the scheduling of examination, inspection, monitoring and assessment of structures assets.
4. For sub-standard strength structures lead on the development of interim mitigations and permanent interventions.
5. Lead the monitoring of trends arising from structures assessment work.
6. Manage the production of structures asset maintenance, strengthening and renewal plans.
7. Manage the analysis, risk assessment and mitigation on sensitive assets.
8. Manage route functional support to the specification and development of specific enhancement schemes.
9. Manage the liaison with the central structures team to develop and disseminate consistent best practice.
10. Manage the determination of mitigation actions necessary to reduce the impact of adverse weather on the performance of structures assets.
11. Manage the structures asset data and information within the company systems and processes.
12. Manage initiatives to develop the buildings & civils strategic direction.
13. Develop and improve relationships with key stakeholders and suppliers.
14. Provide engineering support and participate in investigations of incidents relating to structures.
15. Undertake engineering verification activities to support the delivery of the national verification programme.
16. Manage the review of proposals from other disciplines or external organisations.
17. Manage the support to the review and approval processes for abnormal vehicular and rail loads.
18. Control the technical development of projects.

In order to be successful in this role, we would like you to have/to be:

• Incorporated Engineer
• Degree in a relevant subject or equivalent
• Membership of relevant professional institution
• Substantial experience of railway civil engineering, with proven abilities in structures, maintenance and renewals
• A sound knowledge of structures engineering policies and standards
• An understanding of safety management systems and risk assessment techniques

We would also like but it isn't crucial to have/to be:
Chartered Engineer

Your health, wellbeing and benefits

We provide access to support services such as our employee assistance program to help you with finances, family, health and wellbeing. In addition to this, we offer excellent benefits, are sensitive to work-life balance and encourage our employees to use their 5 volunteer days for their favourite causes.

We have a range of benefits including:

• 28 days annual leave entitlement.
• My benefits – Our discounted online shopping site.
• A range of discounted offers including, childcare vouchers, Healthcare offers – cycle to work, healthcare club discounted membership and other benefits.
• Subsidies of up to 75% on rail and underground season tickets.
• A range of pension schemes.
• 2 weeks paid reserve leave for our Armed Forces community.

What Diversity and Inclusion means to us

‘Diversity’ means recognising differences between people while valuing the contribution they make. ‘Inclusion’ means creating safe and welcoming workplaces with fair cultures that encourages innovative and fresh ways of thinking.

Disability Confident Leader

Network Rail is an accredited Disability Confident Leader. This means, where a disabled applicant meets the essential criteria for any of our vacancies, they will receive an interview.