Band 3 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 youll be responsible for getting the best out of a team of enthusiastic engineers Theres 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 Youll make sure our vehicle assets are safe working and compliant developing your own solutions with guidance from your experienced peers and youll 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 &ndash establishing solutions with existing resources
- Ability to work as Site Person in Charge
- Ability to hold LU Depot and Track Licences
- Excellent knowledge of engineering theory and principals
- Good understand 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 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 (