Senior Maintenance Technician Crossrail

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Job title:

Senior Maintenance Technician (Air Conditioning)

Salary: £41,440 + 30% pensionable unsociable allowance rising to £47,967 + 30% upon full competency.

Band: 2A1

Contract type:
Permanent

Reference: 3672

Location:

Plumstead Depot and Elizabeth Line Central Operating Section

Safety Critical Role

Final date to receive applications: 22/10/2026 at 23:59pm

All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory right‑to‑work checks. Candidates must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK. At the present time TfL is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Join Rail for London Infrastructure and help maintain the mechanical and air conditioning systems that support the Elizabeth Line. You will lead maintenance delivery, provide technical expertise and ensure assets remain safe, reliable and available for passengers.

Lead maintenance activities, fault response, inspections, planned preventative maintenance, asset monitoring, condition-based maintenance and safe hand back of assets. Work collaboratively with engineering and operations teams while promoting safety and continuous improvement.

Leadership experience in a safety critical environment; railway standards knowledge;
Full UK driving license and the ability to drive company vehicles, excellent IT skills essential:
Specialist knowledge of Building Services and public health systems with a strong air conditioning and mechanical maintenance background, Substantial experience as a Mechanical Technician, Building Services Technician or Senior Maintenance Technician within the plant room environment with working experience of planned preventive maintenance and fault finding and repair, NVQ Level 2 & 3 Diploma in Heating and Ventilation (City and Guilds or equivalent 6188-22) and Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Installing, Testing and Maintaining Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Systems (6187-01) or equivalent, Or NVQ Level 2 / 3 in Refrigeration & Air Conditioning City and Guilds 6187-02 C&G 2079-14 Level 2 Awards in F-Gas & ODS Regulations (Category I or II).

HND or equivalent; professional membership;
Network Rail standards knowledge; rail infrastructure experience.

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, 266 hours of annual leave which includes the usual 8 recognized public and bank holidays, Tax-efficient cycle-to-work program, Retail, health, leisure, and travel offers, Discounted Eurostar travel.

This is a safety critical role so you will need to get clearance from our Occupational Health team before you start.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and aim to reflect the diverse communities we serve. We believe that a diverse workforce enables us to deliver better services and outcomes. Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible. As a Disability Confident Leader, we actively encourage applications from disabled people. As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we aim to offer an assessment or interview to candidates who apply via the scheme where the minimum essential criteria for skills, knowledge and experience has been met.

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