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Key Information

Job title: Track Plant Project Engineer – Elizabeth Line 

Salary: circa £55k (depending on skills & experience)                                         

Grade: Band 3

Contract type: TfL, Permanent                            

Reference:  SF3246

Contract details: Full-time                      

Location: This role will be primarily based out of Plumstead Depot. Other areas, such as Stratford / Various other TfL Locations, may be required

Application closing date: Tuesday, 20th January @ 23:59

About the role

Transport for London (TfL) Engineers are always looking forward. Join us in our Transport Systems Engineering teams and, as well as maintaining legacy assets, you’ll deliver new systems and solutions.

There’s more to it than tubes, roads, buildings, and bridges. This is about connecting communities and creating opportunities, so we’re ready for the 21st century and beyond.  

The TfL Plant Engineering team has recently grown to encompass assurance activities, oversight of plant operations, and involvement in project work across the Underground, Rail for London Infrastructure (Elizabeth Line), and Trams.

Our scope includes working with: large On-Track machines (OTMs), as found in our Engineering Vehicles division and Elizabeth Line fleet; On-Track Plant (OTP), such as RRVs supplied by external contractors; as well as a range of Non-Railborne Plant, such as disk saws or civils plant.

As the Track Plant Project Engineer on the Elizabeth Line, you will collaborate daily with the Elizabeth Line’s Engineering, infrastructure maintenance and project teams. Your role will involve delivering vehicle overhaul projects, enhancements and new vehicles to the Elizabeth Line OTM fleet, ensuring they remain safe, compliant, and meet the evolving needs of the Elizabeth Line infrastructure.

Leveraging your expertise, you will develop innovative solutions, provide assurance, and offer guidance to key stakeholders. Additionally, you will communicate effectively with Senior Plant Engineers, Infrastructure Maintenance Engineers, Project Engineers, and Maintainers to support operations.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Ability to communicate, motivate and influence effectively with key stakeholders at all levels across the organisation
• Able to apply and explain engineering principles to resolve issues, progress developments, and deal with technical documentation and approvals
• Proven ability to coordinate engineering activities to deliver assured engineering solutions
• Experience in design or assurance of railway plant or rolling stock
• Experience working within railway project governance, such as GRIP, Pathway, and PMF
• Experience of the modification to, or introduction of, new plant, machinery or vehicles
• Knowledge of UK/European railway legislation and standards, including ROGS, PUWER and associated plant standards
• Knowledge of the railway risk assessment process, CSM-RA

Desirable

• Experience in rail vehicle maintenance
• Application of the supply of machinery safety regulations
• Engineering process design
• Formal health and safety qualification (e.g. IOSH/NEBOSH).
• Reliability, performance, and maintenance strategies

Application Process

Please apply using your CV and answering the screening questions provided. Think carefully about the skills, knowledge and experience in the advert and cover this in your CV 

PDF format preferred, and do not include any photographs or images 

UK Skilled Worker Visa Sponsorship is available, although Candidates are responsible for their own application fees. 

Equality, diversity and inclusion

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 guarantees an interview to any disabled candidate who meets all of the essential criteria. 

Benefits In return for your commitment and expertise, you will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow.  Rewards vary according to the level of role but mostly include the following:  

• 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

We will make every effort to give you as much notice as possible; some interviews/assessments could be organised at short notice.