Senior Asset Engineer; Telecoms GSM-R

Join Network Rail - Where People and Connections Matter

At Network Rail, we're dedicated to keeping passengers and freight moving safely and efficiently across the country. When you join us, you're not just part of a team - you're part of something that matters to millions. We believe that our people are at the heart of what we do, and every role plays a vital part in building a better, more connected railway.

We're committed to creating a diverse, inclusive workplace that reflects the communities we serve. To discover more about our ED&I commitments We value flexibility and understand the importance of a healthy work-life balance. As a Disability Confident Leader, we'll do everything we can to accommodate any needs throughout the recruitment process. You can visit Even breaks Career Hive for advice on accessibility support.

If you're ready to make a real difference, we'd love to hear from you!

Some of our great benefits:

• We offer generous maternity, paternity, and adoption leave to support our employees during significant life moments
• Flexible/hybrid working arrangements considered
• Generous annual leave up to 28 days plus statutory days (role dependant), with the option to buy/sell days
• Discounts at selected stations with your Network Rail pass
• Defined benefit pension scheme
• 75% off leisure train tickets for you and your dependents (subject to T&Cs)
• Interest-free travel loan for train and car park season tickets
• Volunteer leave to make a positive impact

Duration:Permanent.

Location:Milton Keynes or London.

Band & Salary:Band 3C, £55,596 - £67,813 per annum.

What does the average day look like?

Telecoms Operations, operate and run all Telecoms services from hardware to Applications supports. Capabilities are embedded within the functions such as Contract & Supplier Management, Governance, Risk and Control, Service Strategy & Transition, Asset Management & Architecture, Engineering & design to ensure the smooth running of introduced technologies and governance/assurance/safety of services against ITIL/regulatory standards. The Asset Management & Architecture Central team that concentrates and bolsters 'forward looking', strategic architecture resources across all domains to meet the future capabilities of the different services we will deliver today and in the future.

The team is responsible for operating all of Network Rail's telecoms assets and networks. This responsibility includes managing asset life cycles as well as the development, delivery and support of first-class telecommunication networks and services.

The Network Rail Telecom (NRT) team is responsible for operating all of Network Rail's telecoms assets and networks. This responsibility includes managing asset life cycles as well as the development, delivery and support of first-class telecommunication networks and services.

In simple terms, NRT transports data between A and B enabling Network Rail to run operationally both on the railway (signalling, customer information systems, CCTV cameras etc.) and as a business (desk phones, mobile devices, data connections etc.). NRT is also playing a key role in the realisation of Network Rail's digital railway aspiration which requires huge amounts of data managed securely to work.

What will you be doing?

• Lead the development and implementation of the Central Telecom renewal, refurbishment, and enhancement work bank to deliver the requirements of the national telecom infrastructure platform.
• Lead the specification and acceptance of the renewal requirements criteria for Telecom engineering works including design approval and any specific requirements for acceptance of the equipment into maintenance.
• Following handover to delivery, support the development and implementation of projects to…