Assistant Signal & Telecoms Maintenance Engineer

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Assistant Signal & Telecoms Maintenance Engineer

Employer Network Rail Location Birmingham, GB Salary £ 43,588.00 per year; £ 50,018.00 per year Closing date 23 May 2025

View more categories View less categories Sector Transport and Logistics Role Assistant Contract Type Permanent Hours Full Time

About Network Rail

Network Rail operates and maintains the railway infrastructure. Our passengers and freight users are at the heart of everything we do. We help connect people to their friends and families and get goods to their destination safely and efficiently. We're an organisation where people matter. When you're part of our team, you matter to us and you matter to millions.

We're continuing to build a more diverse and inclusive organisation which is representative of the passengers we serve. To do this, it's essential we become a more open, diverse and inclusive organisation, harnessing the skills and expertise of all our people and attracting the best talent to help us have a safe, accessible railway for everyone. We're an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone.

About our Route

We are Central route. We are the Heart of Britain's Railway. More than a million people rely on us every week, and we help transport nearly a million tonnes of freight every month. But we are more than just tracks and trains, we are a catalyst for jobs and opportunities, a connection to leisure and time with family and friends, and a foundation for communities and neighbourhoods.

We are a key part of the national network, with Birmingham New Street - the busiest station outside of London and the hub of the railway - connecting England, Scotland and Wales, with hundreds of services arriving and leaving every day.

Brief Description

As an assistant signalling and telecoms maintenance engineer you will be involved in Managing and directing the Technical Support Team and Control Centre Technicians to provide production, performance, assurance, technical, analytical, and data quality support to the Maintenance Engineering team. You will also Assist the Signal & Telecoms Maintenance Engineer in the delivery of duties as required.

About the role (External)

The Assistant Signalling and Telecoms Engineer will oversee the Intelligent Infrastructure Technicians (IITs) and Control Centre Technicians (CCTs) within the Central route. This role is crucial in managing the route's asset reliability and performance by leveraging the available intelligent infrastructure. The engineer will utilise a "predict and prevent" capability derived from the installed Remote Condition Monitoring (RCM) systems to ensure optimal functioning and maintenance of the signalling and telecommunications assets within Central

Day to day you can expect to be involved in the following activities:

• Managing and directing the Technical Support team and Control Centre Technicians to achieve business and functional objectives and meet key performance measures.

• Managing the development of individuals and the engagement of the team.

• Managing the arrangements for staff safety and competence.

• Monitoring asset performance, reliability, productivity and efficiency.

• Providing technical guidance and support.

• Undertaking survey and design work.

• Managing the assurance and non compliance process within the delivery unit.

• Undertaking technical inspections and investigations.

• Providing local requirements to arrange track monitoring trains and receive outputs.

• Maintaining the accuracy of systems, databases and records.

• Reviewing and approving method statements and/or plans for design and/or work activities as required.

• Undertaking an agreed programme of staff surveillance, work quality and asset condition checks.

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

• Relevant technical competence

• Knowledge of maintenance delivery processes and techniques

• Knowledge of safety and compliance management processes

• Knowledge of operational railway environment

• Detailed knowledge of relevant standards and procedures

• Design knowledge and experience

• Failure/incident management and rectification techniques

• Knowledge of other functional disciplines

• IRSE Licence holder (Signalling only)

• Good interpersonal, influencing, communication and organisation skills

• HNC/HND or equivalent qualification

It's not mandatory to have the below, but it would be desirable to have:

• Knowledge of coaching techniques

How to apply (External)
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Salary: starting from £43,588 raising to £ 50,018 per annum. Network Rail adheres to a structured pay framework, any salary offered will be within the pay range advertised.

Closing date : 23 /05/2025 . Late applications will not be accepted.

Want to find out more about what fantastic benefits we offer? Click here

All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of a range of pre-employment checks. Click here for more information

We're a Disability Confident Leader employer and we'll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles.

Safe behaviour is a requirement of working for Network Rail . Applicants should be able to demonstrate their awareness of our safety vision .

We're continuing to build a more diverse and inclusive organisation representative of the passengers we serve. Applicants should be able to demonstrate their understanding of our Equity, Diversity & Inclusion vision Equity, diversity and inclusion - Network Rail .

Our Drugs and Alcohol Standard is changing as of 16.01.2023. All prospective candidates who have not been offered a conditional role by 16.01.2023 will be required to undergo and pass a drugs and alcohol test. Your application will be rescinded if you record a positive test. All positive drugs and alcohol test results for prospective candidates will be securely held on Sentinel database and a 5 year suspension from applying for a safety critical role, a role which requires PTS certification or a Key Safety role on Network Rail Managed Infrastructure will be enforced.

Company

Every day, 4.8 million people use our network. Keeping Britain moving and building a better railway for the future is full of challenges - but also tremendous opportunities.

From our commitments to your development, our range of benefits and our approach to Diversity & Inclusion, we believe there are many reasons to join the team at Network Rail.

We're proactive in empowering employees with the knowledge to help them progress. We encourage all our employees to be ambitious, and offer great training and career development opportunities. As the railway becomes bigger and more technologically advanced, it's crucial that our employees have the right skills to develop their careers and meet the challenges ahead.

We believe that investing in our people is one of the most effective ways of improving the safety, reliability and efficiency of the railway.

We also know that it's vital to get each individual's training programme just right. As well as helping us to meet our immediate needs, we believe this is an approach that encourages people to stay with us and develop their careers.

Your health, wellbeing and benefits

We believe that safety and performance go hand in hand and this doesn't just mean safety on the railway! We are committed to the wellbeing of our employees and believe, that should come first.

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.

Our aspiration is that the behaviours and actions that support diversity and inclusion will come from the conviction of everyone here at Network Rail - making diversity and inclusion a conscious part of how we run our business throughout Britain.

Disability Confident Leader

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

Find out more about our recruitment processhere

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