Job Description

Salary: salary starting at \xc2\xa343,588 and increasing to \xc2\xa349,037 (plus Employee Healthcare)

Annual Leave: 28 days + bank holidays

Hours: 35 per week

*Employees will be entitled to a 75% discount off leisure travel from December 2022, this includes all Advance, off peak and super off peak tickets*

About Network Rail:

Network Rail has played a key role in keeping the country moving during the coronavirus pandemic - and we will play an equally important part in rebuilding from it.

We get people where they need to be, whether they are commuting to work, visiting friends or family, or going for a night out.

We make millions of lives better every day and have a vital job in driving the economy and prosperity of the nation!

Over the coming years we will be building and improving crucial rail links between the country\'s biggest cities, making our services faster, more comfortable and more reliable for the people who rely on us.

We\'re also changing our organisation to put the passenger at the heart of everything we do, to make our people even prouder to work for us and to be recognised as a true leader in our industry.

In joining Network Rail, you\'re not only joining an organisation with a vital role to play for the country, but also a team of more than 40,000 people, and a business dedicated to being one of Britain\'s best employers.

Brief Description

The mission statement of the Geotechnics Asset Management Teams is to \xe2\x80\x9c(i) predict where failures may occur, (ii) prevent failures from affecting safety or performance, and (iii) respond to failures as they occur to help minimise safety risk or performance impact\xe2\x80\x9d. Earthworks Examinations are one of the building blocks of good earthworks asset management and bringing examiners in house is designed to help us improve how we plan, deliver and manage the outputs from these examinations in order to improve our asset management, and ultimately, prevent landslides.

This is a really exciting opportunity to join us in the Eastern Region in one of a number of roles of Asset Engineer (Geotechnics) [Examinations] where you will, of course, spend much of your time out on the ground walking up and down slopes and examining earthworks. However, in addition you will become an integral part of the Asset Management Team through supporting the delivery of maintenance and refurbishment workbanks, responding to incidents and dealing with queries from neighbours or other Network Rail teams.

About the role (External)

Role and Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

1. Support the planning of the examination workbank to manage risk and compliance in accordance with Network Rail Standards.

2. Carry out earthworks examinations in line with Network Rail Standards. Support the completion of risk assessments where examinations go non compliant.

3. Support the planning and delivery of outside party slope inspections in line with Network Rail Standards.

4. Provide engineering input to the standards and specifications for earthworks examinations.

5. Maintain comprehensive and accurate asset records.

6. Support the implementation and management of monitoring systems.

7. Specify and instruct reactive \xe2\x80\x9cminor works\xe2\x80\x9d maintenance and refurbishment activities in response to issues identified during examinations or non compliant risk assessments.

8. Provide support to the Geotechnical Maintenance teams in building and managing maintenance and refurbishment workbanks including writing remits, and visiting sites both during and after works.

9. Support the monitoring of trends arising from examinations and evaluations, assessments, asset capability and failure precursors and confirm that action is specified and taken and participate in investigations of incidents.

10. Liaise with community relations to support the resolution of geotechnical issues impacting on neighbours and third parties.

11. Support the team in responding to incidents.

Essential

\xc2\xb7 HNC/HND or equivalent qualification in Civil or Structural Engineering or equivalent geotechnical qualification

\xc2\xb7 Substantial experience of railway earthworks examination

\xc2\xb7 Sound knowledge of the relevant technical, safety and performance standards

\xc2\xb7 Awareness of Construction Design & Management Regulations

\xc2\xb7 An understanding of safety management systems and risk assessment techniques

\xc2\xb7 Working towards membership of a relevant professional institution

\xc2\xb7 Keen to work outside in sometimes challenging conditions

Desirable

\xc2\xb7 Degree in a relevant subject

\xc2\xb7 Incorporated Engineer or Chartered Engineer

\xc2\xb7 Member of a relevant professional institution

\xc2\xb7 A clean UK driving licence

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What will the new Examination Teams look like?

There are two separate Geotechnical Route Engineer teams, one in the \xe2\x80\x9cnorth\xe2\x80\x9d looking after the East Coast and North & East Routes, and one in the \xe2\x80\x9csouth\xe2\x80\x9d looking after the East Midlands and Anglia Routes. Each of these RE(G) teams will have a separate Earthwork Examination Team made up of the Examination Senior Asset Engineer who will lead their team of 6 No. Asset Engineers and 1 No. Assistant Asset Engineer.

What will be the same?

• Examinations through the winter months

• 5-chain inspections will continue using the same technology (Gismo / JBA)

What will be different?

• Network Rail will provide a vehicle and any other transportation costs.

• Support of the wider Geotechnical team including the Compliance and Maintenance teams.

• Closer relationships with other NR teams including Off Track, Drainage, Structures, & Maintenance Delivery units.

• More time and better tools for planning examinations (GeoRINM, ability to coordinate with other NR teams)

• Examiners will be able to propose enabling works such as vegetation management directly to the Geotech Maintenance teams which will shorten the time taken to get this work done

• Examiners will be able to propose and remit maintenance or reactive work to address defects observed and will be able to follow the progress of this work through to completion

• During the summer months the Examination team will be carrying out Outside Party slope inspections

• The team will also spend some of their time supporting the Geotechnical Maintenance teams in responding to queries from neighbours and other stakeholders

• The team will be working closely with the Geotechnical Maintenance teams to build and manage maintenance and refurbishment workbanks including writing remits, and visiting sites both during and after works

• The new arrangement offers opportunities for progression and development within the wider Network Rail and Geotechnical community

How will the new teams help with improving how we examine our assets?

• The new Teams will work with the Route Engineers and Asset Management Teams to identify opportunities for improving how we plan, gather, and interpret information from our site inspections

• Ambition is to move to whole earthwork examinations, i.e. examine adjacent five chains at the same time irrespective of compliance dates, the new Teams will be crucial in helping us plan and manage this transition

• Exploring other continuous improvement activities associated with examination, inspections, monitoring including the use of technology such as the use of drones

How to apply (External)

Network Rail welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, marital status (including civil partnerships), pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender status, sex (or gender), employment status, trade union affiliation, or other irrelevant factor.

We are a employer! We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.

We positively embrace flexible working, recognising that employees may wish to balance work with their family and home life.

Network Rail Benefits -

Network Rail is required to comply with UK Government standards when carrying out pre-employment checks for all new starters; this includes a basic criminal record check. In addition to the basic criminal record check, in accordance with the UK Government we are also required to verify your identity, right to work in the UK and previous three years employment history.

Keeping people safe on the railway is at the heart of everything we do, safe behaviour is therefore a requirement of working for Network Rail. You should be able to demonstrate your to safety and awareness of our .

Network Rail can offer you a rewarding career with competitive pay and excellent including a choice of contributory pension schemes, a generous annual leave package, a bonus scheme and an annual 75% subsidy on season tickets costing up to \xc2\xa33,333 (to a maximum amount of \xc2\xa32,500). You will also be entitled to 28 days annual leave

Salary: starting at \xc2\xa343,588 and increasing to \xc2\xa349,037.

*Employees will be entitled to a 75% discount off leisure travel from December 2022, this includes all Advance, off peak and super off peak tickets*

Drugs & Alcohol test: All prospective candidates offered a conditional role will be required to undergo and pass a drugs and alcohol test. Your application will be rescinded if you record a positive test. All positive drugs and alcohol test results for prospective candidates will be securely held on Sentinel database and a 5 year suspension from applying for a safety critical role, a role which requires PTS certification or a Key Safety role on Network Rail Managed Infrastructure will be enforced.

Closing date 8th September 2023. Late applications will not be accepted. We retain the right to close the advert before the listed closing date based on application volumes.

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