Job Description
Planned Maintenance & Infrastructure Manager
Stanford-le-hope, Essex and onsite visits.
PERMANENT
Job Overview:
Lead day-to-day delivery of planned (PPM) and reactive works across rail infrastructure and buildings. You will plan access (possessions/isolations), allocate resources, manage safety, cost and quality, and ensure timely close-out with auditable evidence and minimal service impact.
Key Responsibilities:
* Workbank Planning: Convert CAFM schedules into 4–12 week lookaheads; balance preventive and reactive priorities.
* Possession & Isolation Planning: Input requests into PPS (Possession Planning System); attend planning meetings;.
* Safe Systems of Work: Own RAMS, WPPs and Task Briefs; set exclusion zones and permit controls aligned to EAS (Engineering Access Statement /TPR (Track Protection Rules).
* Daily Operations: Chair morning brief; allocate supervisors/operatives/plant; manage toolbox talks and close-out checks.
* Plant & Tools: Issue/track plant, MEWPs and tools; ensure inspections, calibration and secure storage.
* Materials & Logistics: Raise requisitions, schedule deliveries, and manage compound inventories to avoid downtime.
* Quality & ITPs: Execute inspection regimes, record evidence, clear snags and document handovers.
* Cost Control: Approve timesheets; monitor productivity, overtime and materials against budget; support QS with CVR and variations.
* Stakeholder Coordination: Liaise with depot ops, TOCs and subcontractors to deconflict works and maintain service.
* Performance Reporting: Issue weekly KPI reports on programme adherence, safety, defects and productivity.
* Team Leadership: Coach supervisors and operatives; manage competence and training matrices.
Key Skills & Competencies:
* Rail Maintenance Delivery: PPM/reactive execution in stations/depots/civils.
* Access Rules: Understanding of EAS/TPR, PPS and weekly operating notices.
* Scheduling & CAFM: Building lookaheads from CAFM with resource/plant alignment.
* Safety & CDM: Permits, isolations and practical H&S leadership.
* Commercial Awareness: Productivity, timesheets, change control and materials/plant budgets.
* Communication: Clear briefings and escalation in fast-moving operations.
Key Behaviours:
* Safety-first: Proactive hazard control and challenge.
* Accountable: Owns programme and outcomes.
* Detail-Oriented: Accurate plans, records and handovers.
* Resilient: Effective in night works and live rail.
* Collaborative: Works well across client and supply chain.
Qualifications & Experience:
Essential:
* Experience managing maintenance/infrastructure works in rail/civils
* Knowledge of Network Rail standards, access planning and CDM
* Ability to hold PTS and pass D&A testing
* Resource and programme management experience
* Full UK driving licence
Desirable:
* SMSTS/SSSTS
* Framework maintenance experience
* Formal asset/facilities qualification
You must have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship