Skilled Track Operative; Nights

Skilled Track Operative (Nights)

Position Type:
Full Time Nights

Contract Type:
Permanent

Salary: £54,082 (TC16) salary rising to £61,703 (TC14) when qualified (12-24 months)

London Underground Track depots throughout the London area

We welcome applications from people outside the railway industry, with engineering/maintenance experience in the armed forces, construction, utilities or similar sectors.

Please note that applying for this role means you have read and understood this advert and any associated links.

CVs will be anonymised for shortlisting and interview slots are limited.

London Underground (LU) is the world’s oldest metro system. One of the biggest challenges we face is replacing ageing infrastructure while keeping millions of people moving every single day.

Do you have track infrastructure maintenance experience on London Underground/Network Rail OR demonstrable engineering/maintenance experience in the Armed Forces, Construction, Utilities Industry, or other sectors? Do you also hold a valid driving licence? If so, we would like to hear from you.

We have exciting opportunities for you to work as a Skilled Track Operative (STO) within one of our Track teams across the network. If successful, after the relevant training and assessment, you will undertake safety critical inspections, maintenance and replacement of track and associated assets individually and/or as a member of a team.

Night shift hours are between 23:00 and 06:00, five days a week.

• Ensuring all routine skilled track maintenance activities are undertaken in accordance with London Underground policy and procedures and legislative requirements.
• Undertaking Protection Workers on Track and Site Person in Charge duties as required, ensuring that the company’s rules and regulations are followed.
• Accountable for overseeing the work carried out by small maintenance teams.
• Accountable for undertaking track safety patrols, preparing reports or handheld device reports on defects, sub-standard conditions, and safety issues.
• Undertake running repairs to hand the asset back into service.
• Operating relevant mechanical plant and equipment if certified.
• To carry out these tasks effectively, you will be required to demonstrate competence to the given standards and work instructions.
• In addition, you should be willing to undertake such track maintenance duties and tasks that the management deems necessary and are within the individual’s capability.
• You will be required to liaise and co-operate as directed with other groups, departments, and contractors as necessary for the achievement of work tasks and programs.

• Demonstrate analytical and problem-solving skills (Essential)
• Good communication skills (Essential)
• Literate and numerate (Essential)
• IT literate (Essential)

• Able to gain a deep understanding of track components and track maintenance procedures through initial training (Essential)
• Possess a clean, full manual driving licence as you may be required to drive Company vehicles on an ad-hoc basis (Essential)
• The ability to pass and maintain Track Maintenance Safety Critical Licence T001 (Essential)
• Hold OR have the ability to pass and maintain (PWT-EH) Protecting Workers on the Track licence (Essential)
• Hold OR have the ability to pass and maintain (PWT-Depot) Protecting Workers on the Track licence (Desirable)
• Hold OR have the ability to pass and maintain Track Maintenance Safety Critical Licences T002/3 (Desirable)

• Applicant should have either at least one year track maintenance experience on London Underground or Network Rail OR demonstrable Engineering/Maintenance experience in the Armed Forces, Construction, Utilities or similar sectors (Essential)
• Experience of leading small teams (Desirable)
• Track inspection/patrolling experience (Desirable)

Note
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Any employment offer will be subject to the candidate passing the relevant Occupational Health Medical Assessment for Track staff.

You will be based at any London Underground Track depot throughout the London area, depending on business requirements. Unfortunately, we are unable to give choices of locations.