Engineer - Vehicles (ATMS Support Engineer)

Engineer - Vehicles (ATMS Support Engineer)

Salary: Payband 3/Circa £55k + TfL Benefits

Location: Hearne House/Various satellite TfL Locations

Contract: TfL

Transport for London (TfL) Engineers are always looking forward. Join us in the Vehicles Engineering team as a Band 3 Engineering and, as well as ensuring legacy assets are maintained to safe and reliable standards and delivering new systems and solutions, you’ll be responsible for getting the best out of a team of enthusiastic engineers. There’s more to it than trains, trams and buses: this is about connecting communities and creating opportunities, so our people and our assets are ready for the rest of the 21st century and beyond.

Working in the Vehicles Engineering Technical Services team you will apply extensive expertise in the field of engineering which is deployed in the review and resolution of high complex or network-wide technical problems - providing functional and technical leadership, advice and expertise to staff, internal and external stakeholders, interpreting technical strategy and company policy to satisfy business requirements.

Day to day your focus in the Technical Services team will be on supporting engineering activities that include delivering equipment maintenance, enhancements, engineering solutions, root cause analyses, information, and testing that keep vital, innovative and big-budget projects moving. You’ll make sure our vehicle assets are safe, working and compliant, developing your own solutions with guidance from your experienced peers; and you’ll become a trusted source of engineering advice for everyone that comes to you, including our Heads of Engineering Delivery.

You will need the ability to manage site-based maintenance activities in depots. This will require occasional unsocial hours and weekends working to gain access to vehicles. You will need to understand how the maintenance and repair of vehicle based remote monitoring equipment operates within a system of systems including mechanical installation as well as electrical and system fault finding. You will have the ability to understand complex issues and be able to communicate this to a wide range of stakeholders within the overall TfL structure.  You will be expected to continue to develop your expertise within the team and share your knowledge with other engineers to aid their development and support the team.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience (essential, unless stated desirable)

Skills

• Strong analytical and assessment skills.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills including Microsoft Office package.

• Ability to creatively solve problems – establishing solutions with existing resources.

• Ability to work as Site Person in Charge.

• Ability to hold LU Depot and Track Licences.

Knowledge

• Excellent knowledge of engineering theory and principles.

• Good understanding of the project lifecycle and maintenance of assets.

• Strong understanding of instrumentation fitment, diagnostics, maintenance and repair 

• Knowledge of engineering safety management and its application within heavy industry.

• Practical knowledge around the railway/transport system and rail vehicle maintenance environment (Desirable).

• Knowledge of data capture and analysis techniques across assets (Desirable).

Experience

• Experience in the practical fitment and the maintenance of instrumentation or monitoring equipment systems and have experience of system diagnostics/repair.

• Experience of collaborating across teams and in different asset areas.

• Proven experience of developing and delivering technical projects/solutions.

• Extensive experience of personal responsibility for providing professional engineering support to major projects and maintenance organisation(s), where there are complex interfaces.

• Experience in vehicle maintenance such as rail, aeronautical or automotive disciplines (Desirable).

• Experience in working with laser-based systems (Desirable).

• Experience working with Fibre Communications systems (Desirable).

So, if you think this challenge is for you and you feel you have the right experience, come and bring on tomorrow, as a Band 3 Engineering in the Vehicles team.

Find out more about TfL engineering here: https://tflengineers.co.uk/

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. We also use anonymising software that removes identifying information from CVs and cover letters to make the process fair.

Application Process

Think carefully about how the advert relates to your experience and cover this in your CV and cover letter. PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images. Use the latter to tell us how your existing skills, knowledge and experience match the description above as shortlisting is carried out on the basis of how well you meet the criteria for the role.

The closing date for applications is Sunday 17 November 2024.

Benefits (External only)

In return for your commitment and expertise, you will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow.  Rewards vary according to the business area but mostly include:

• 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.

• 30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays.

• TfL is committed to work-life balance, operating a hybrid working approach where business and role requirements allow.

• Private healthcare discounted scheme (optional).

• Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme.

• Retail, health, leisure and travel offers.

• Discounted Eurostar travel