Light Rail Vehicle; LRV) Maintenance Optimization SME

About us

Network Rail Consulting (NRC) is the international consultancy arm of Network Rail – the owner and operator of Britain’s mainline rail system. We have been active in the North American, Australian and the Middle East markets since 2013 and have successfully delivered more than 150 consultancy contracts for government, public and privately owned organizations.

Through our consulting services in the United States (US), we are assisting both public agencies and private clients in the transportation sector to accelerate transformation efforts, make step-changes in major program delivery, and achieve leaps forward in areas such as asset management & maintenance, major projects, railway operations, strategic planning and advisory.

Our work is driven forward by our values:
agile, always safe, care about people, collaborative, impartial and passionate
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About the Role

NRC supports multiple US clients from our strategic locations in Washington DC, New York City, and Boston, as well as West Coast clients from our offices in California and Seattle. We are seeking a Light Rail Vehicle (LRV) Maintenance Optimization SME for our Seattle location.

You will lead the improvement of LRV maintenance processes at Sound Transit on behalf of NRC and deliver increased Mean Distance Between Failure and reduced Mean Time to Repair. The role will lead a small team of LRV coaches and SMEs that will develop Standard Maintenance Procedures, create work instructions, training content and job aids, enabling Sound Transit and King County Rail to improve the way they maintain their rolling stock.

Key accountabilities include.

• Lead all aspects of LRV maintenance optimization on the Sound Transit Asset Management Support Services contract, including the management of a small team of SMEs and Coaches.
• Identify opportunities to develop improved maintenance processes and procedures that will result in less LRV downtime and increased reliability
• Lead Kaizens and Continuous Improvement initiatives that will improve the effectiveness of the Sound Transit maintenance organization
• In partnership with our Learning + Development team, identify maintenance issues and technician behaviors that can be improved with training and competency programs
• Lead workshops and other events that will create high client engagement and will result in a positive experience for our customer and their staff

Job Skills ,

Experience and Qualifications:

• Educated to degree level in a related Engineering discipline.
• Using your experience in LRV operation and maintenance assess the current state of LRV reliability and availability, identifying gaps and opportunities to reduce LRV days out of service, improve “wrench time” of maintenance personnel, and increase Mean Distance Between Failure (MDBF).
• Identify ways to optimize the LRV Preventive Maintenance Inspection program. This will involve identifying tasks that can be eliminated which add limited value and adding tasks that can increase LRV reliability.
• Design and implement improved work management procedures, such as how work orders are planned, assigned, closed and approved.
• Identify areas where enhanced Standard Maintenance Procedures (SMPs) can improve maintenance repair quality and lead the development of these SMPs.
• Design and launch “work cells” to improve the quality and efficiency of component overhaul, such as brake systems, pantographs, HVAC units, etc.
• Design and implement Control Boards (Dashboards) to track team objectives, actions, and trends to drive continuous improvement.
• In partnership with Supply Chain leaders, develop parts kits and Bills of Material to improve technician “wrench time”…