Senior Asset Engineer

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Network Rail is at the heart of revitalising Britain's railway. From Crossrail - Europe's largest civil engineering project- to investment in passenger stations and major programmes of electrification, we are involved in some of the most ambitious and diverse ventures that this country has ever seen.

The London North Eastern and East Midlands Route (LNE&EM) runs from the Scottish Borders to London Kings Cross / St Pancras, connecting major towns and cities in the North, North East and Midlands.

Our route covers key lines for commuter, cross-country and long-distance travel both north-south and east-west for both passenger and freight services.

Passenger numbers are growing rapidly across the route and are expected to increase by 30 per cent by 2023. Ongoing work in the route to boost network capacity includes junction improvements, additional track, and train lengthening schemes, all as part of the national Railway Upgrade Plan.

Brief Description

The post is within the LNE Distribution and Plant (D&P) Route Asset Management (RAM) Team. We manage the electrical distribution and plant assets through their lifespan across the route from conception to renewal and beyond. We strive to improve the reliability of our assets and provide a continually better experience for passengers, this is challenging but also very rewarding.

It is currently a significant time of change for the railway and Electrification plays a key part in the future with strong links to decarbonisation, increased efficiency and performance improvement of the railway.

The RAM team are centric to the development and management of electrical distribution and plant assets and as such the team is involved in a number of high-profile electrical projects at varying stages of their lifecycles, which are delivering the necessary upgrades, renewals and new assets to meet the evolving needs of the route into the future.

You will play a key role in leading the determination and development of D&P engineering requirements to support renewal, refurbishment and enhancement investment interventions by leading the production of project requirement specifications and acceptance criteria for electrical distribution and plant engineering works to achieve the required scope and quality in accordance with company asset policies.

We are at the cutting edge of technology development and deployment with the first UK Static Frequency Convertor (SFC) supply point recently commissioned and in service on the route. We also have four further SFCs in various stages of design.

Our asset portfolio is diverse and some of the typical types of equipment you will be managing are;

Transformers

25kV Feeder Stations

Sectioning Cabins

Substations

Circuit Breakers

Protection Relays

SCADA systems

11kV distribution

750V DC substations (3rd Rail)

Transformer-Rectifiers

1500V DC substation (Overhead Line)

HV Cables

High Voltage switchboards

About the role

It is imperative you have...             

Incorporated Engineer  

Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent demonstrable experience 

Membership of relevant professional institution

Substantial distribution & plant engineering experience, particularly related to renewals and enhancements

A comprehensive understanding of electrical protection concepts and techniques

An understanding of SCADA systems used by Network Rail in the control of electrical systems

Holds relevant professional and technical qualifications, or capable of achieving within reasonable timescales

An understanding of the Network Rail Asset Management Policy and processes

An understanding of the GRIP process and its application

An understanding of policy and technical, safety and performance standards relating to electrical engineering

Holds valid UK driving license, or eligible and willing to obtain

It is advantageous if you have...

Chartered Engineer

An understanding of policy and technical, safety and performance standards relating to electrical engineering

An understanding of safety management systems and risk assessment techniques

Knowledge of investment processes and procedures, including relevant computer systems

Experience in the integration of complex engineering systems

Knowledge of project management techniques

How to apply

Network Rail welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, marital status (including civil partnerships), pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender status, sex (or gender), employment status, trade union affiliation, or other irrelevant factor. We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. Network Rail positively embraces flexible working, recognising that employees may wish to balance work and family/home life. We will consider all flexible working applications.

Keeping people safe on the railway is at the heart of everything we do, safe behaviour is therefore a requirement of working for Network Rail.  Applicants should demonstrate their personal commitment to safety in their application.

Network Rail can offer you a rewarding career with competitive pay and excellent benefits including a choice of contributory pension schemes, a generous annual leave package, a bonus scheme and an annual 75% subsidy on season tickets costing up to £3,333 (to a maximum amount of £2,500).

We adhere to a structured pay framework, any salary offered will be within the following pay range: starting at £51,156 per annum to £57,551 per annum

Network Rail is required to comply with UK Government standards when carrying out pre-employment checks for all new starters; this includes a basic criminal record check.  In addition to the basic criminal record check, in accordance with the UK Government we are also required to verify your identity, right to work in the UK and previous three years employment history.

Closing date: 26^th January 2020. Late applications will not be accepted. We retain the right to close the advert before the listed closing date based on application volumes.