Transport for London (TfL) seeks a Senior Maintenance Technician to play a key role in the Crossrail network. This position is initially crucial for bringing the new railway into service safely and efficiently. Upon operation, you will assist in the safety-critical deployment and tactical supervision of maintenance teams.
What You'll Do
- Assist the Principal Maintenance Technician in delivering overall line safety and safety-critical asset inspection, compliance, work prioritization, and tactical deployment.
- Support the Delivery Supervisor in establishing the intervention regime and managing maintenance engineering stewardship to deliver defined Crossrail standards.
- Deliver maintenance deployment planning with operations colleagues, ensuring operational requirements align with asset management needs.
- Ensure Infrastructure and Asset maintenance standards are met by applying established policies and procedures.
- Implement the operating model for continuous improvement using Reliability Based Maintenance as part of the 'Predict and Prevent' asset stewardship strategy.
What We're Looking For
- Team leader experience with leadership skills to motivate professionals from multiple disciplines.
- Excellent communication skills with proven negotiation and influencing skills, explicitly with external contractors.
- Excellent decision-making and analytical skills with established risk management skills.
- Ability to formulate and articulate clear visions for the planning and delivery of initiatives.
- A broad range of HVAC/MECH skills and willingness to learn other desirable skills within the MEP scope.
- In-depth working knowledge of A/C and associated systems and plant.
- Strong knowledge of Air Conditioning and associated controls, proficient in HVAC systems fault finding and maintenance.
- HND, City and Guilds, and FGAS qualification.
- Member or Associate of a relevant professional institution (such as ICE, IstructE, ImechE / IEE / IRSE).
- Demonstrable understanding of the business structure of and agencies associated with the Rail Industry.
- Demonstrable application of railway safety-related standards regime and processes, including Network Rail Safety standards.
- Experience in HVAC Systems, electrical and mechanical sides.
- Experience in fault finding in mechanical control panels and associated PLC experience.
- Experience in the rail or other infrastructure and asset-critical industries.
- Experience in the management of infrastructure stewardship and maintenance.
- Experience of successfully managing a range of maintainers.
- Experience of producing and delivering maintenance engineering stewardship strategies.
- Experience of working alongside other engineering functions.
Nice to Have
- LUL or Network Rail experience (desirable not essential).
Technical Stack
- HVAC
- MECH
- PLC
Team & Environment
You will assist Principal Maintenance Technicians (PMST) and Delivery supervisors, reporting to Principal Maintenance Technicians.
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation: £40,000.00 (Rising to £44,800.00 once full competencies are complete) + 30% Unsocial hours allowance
- 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 or 75% reimbursement on a 28-day flexi ticket
- Hybrid working approach where business and role requirements allow
- Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
- Retail, health, leisure and travel offers
- Discounted Eurostar travel
- 266 Hours annual leave which includes 8 Public Bank Holidays
Work Mode
This role is onsite at the Plumstead Depot.
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.
