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This role sits within Supply Chain Operations (SCO), an area of the business which supplies and delivers the logistics, materials, components, rail and road fleet that enable the maintenance and renewal of the railway.
SCO keeps the materials, machinery and components required by its customers moving - making sure they are on-site when needed so work can go ahead as planned and on schedule. Watch our video
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About the role (External)
As Project Engineer, you'll play a vital role in the Electrical Safety Delivery programme to support current project activities ranging from standard writing to technology advancement and innovation, to building business culture around electrical safety. This is an opportunity to help develop the Electrical Safety standard and culture within the rail industry nationwide.
The Engineer would support the Senior Engineers with their work within projects and develop themselves within the Electrical Safety Delivery team.
Electrical Safety Delivery (ESD) Programme leads the strategic development and coordination on the implementation of schemes in support of CP7 key priorities:
* Delivering standards, technology, culture, and process changes to increase workforce safety and regulatory compliance.
* Enabling efficiency benefits and a step change in train performance by reducing the time to take and hand back isolations
* Leading the industry in supporting commitments to passenger and workforce safety
Network Rail is relentless in the pursuit of safety from electrical danger - everyone home safe, every day.
The ESD programme is the control method for the enterprise risk against electrical safety and will demonstrate increased compliance with the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 (EaWR) for Network Rail (NR).
The ESD Team provides programme/project management, engineering, business strategy, planning and benefit specialists, fund management and business change capability on behalf of the Programme Sponsor (Chief Engineer M&E) and builds / maintains the internal and external relationships required to make sure electrical safety improvements endure beyond the project/programme closure.
What does the average day look like?
In this role, you will undertake a diverse range of tasks which includes, but is not limited to, the following:
* Support in standard writing for new electrification safety standards, or updates to current electrification safety standards.
* Be involved in HAZOP sessions that support the development of standards.
* Support with the design and standard requirements of technology innovation projects.
* Support with building training and briefing material relating to updated electrical safety standards and controls.
* Be responsible for briefing to frontline personnel around standards and controls updates and culture workshops.
* Provide expert advice, input and support associated with the provision of services for our customers and suppliers.
* Provide the technical input to the development of the standards, specifications, means of compliance and KPIs.
* Proactively research and respond to changes in the internal and external requirements and practice which impact upon policy and standards.
* Support the setting of policy and standards, operational processes and systems.
* Manage the design and delivery of programmes for the development of technical capability.
* Integrate and co-ordinate activity across different engineering disciplines and contribute to the development of engineers within the practice.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate the following criteria:
Essential Criteria
* HNC/HND in electrical engineering or equivalent
* Good overall appreciation of the railway electrification and plant engineering discipline gained through previous maintenance or project role/placement
* Working knowledge of operational/maintenance standards for overhead line equipment or conductor rail equipment
* A basic knowledge of Common Safety Method Risk Assessment process
* Good interpersonal, influencing, communication and organisation skills
Desired Criteria
* Membership of a relevant professional body and demonstrably working towards professional status
* Educated to degree level or equivalent
* Experience with writing engineering processes and procedures
* Experience with change management techniques particularly in an operational environment
* Knowledge of the product acceptance process
* Knowledge of electrification isolation planning and/or implementation processes
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Brief Description
Route Services is a division of Network Rail that provides the Routes with services so they can help Network Rail deliver a better railway for a better Britain. We support the Routes with a myriad of services and
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