Track Competence Assessor - London, United Kingdom - Transport for London

Transport for London

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

Track Competence Assessor

042961

Organisation

TRACK MAINTENANCE AND RENEWALS

Job

Track

Position Type

Full Time

Track Competence Assessor

Salary:
Circa £50,000

Stratford/work across the network

LU Permanent

Overview of project/role

In this role you will support the delivery of the Competence Assurance and Track Maintenance Safety Critical Licensing schemes by providing advice, service and support as a Subject Matter Expert on behalf of the Track Competence Assurance Manager to ensure compliance with London Underground Standards and Legislation.

You will prepare and deliver track skills and safety training plans, undertake assessments and mentor staff to enable successful completion of a range of Safety Critical Licensed activities.

You will be responsible for Maintain Asset Management systems to support assurance and planning of assessments and training.

Plus, you will review and update existing assessments and training documents on an ongoing basis to meet latest legislation, standards and procedures.

Key Accountabilities

Ensure that the work you undertake maintains safety of the line by ensuring that all line staff hold and maintain the required Track Maintenance Safety Critical Licenses to perform their Safety Critical duties
Liaising with the Track Managers on all matters relating to staff competence within the lines, completing a gap analysis and developing an annual training / assessment strategy that is efficient and cost effective
Analysis of the line's safety & skills refresher training requirements on an annual basis, developing and implementing robust annual training plans to ensure that all staffs certification and licensing are maintained
Responsible for the completion of a wide range of Track Maintenance & Protection Safety Critical License assessments in order to deem staff competent to carry out Safety Critical Activities on the line
Monitoring the performance of all linebased assessors for compliance to quality standards by means of quality audits & observations. Develop and implement improvement plans where noncompliance to quality standards are identified
Ensuring that staff are fully briefed on changes to LUL Standards, Concessions & Work instructions and understand the impact of changes on working practices in both track inspections and maintenance
Ensuring that the Asset and People Management systems are accurate through timely updating of staff's competence records and liaising with Asset Management systems administrators to implement changes or improvements to systems once identified
Liaise with external training providers to procure cost effective outsourced skills training and monitoring the quality of training delivered through trainer observations and reporting findings

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Ability to influence managers at all levels of the business
Detailed knowledge of track inspections, maintenance and renewals gained through working in the track environment

Desirable

Working towards gaining an industry approved Train the Trainer qualification
Holds Safety Critical Licences for T001(Inspected Asset) & PWT-EH/TH
Holds valid certification in both PM4 Junction Work Inspection & PM3 Track Quality Inspections
Hold a valid S1176 Switchwear Inspections Certificate
Working towards NVQ Level 3 in Direct Training and Support
Understanding of asset management and HR systems (Maximo, Ellipse & SAP)
Holds Safety Critical Licences for T002 (Repaired Assets),T003 (Modified Asset)
Industry approved qualification in assessing observational competence in the workplace

Knowledge

Detailed understanding of railway engineering standards and concessions LUL or Network Rail
Detailed knowledge of track inspections, maintenance and renewals gained through working in the track environment
Understanding of National Occupational Standards for Rail Engineering Qualifications
Able to hold and retain the relevant certification & Safety Critical Licenses i.e. PWT-EH, T001, T002 & T00
Understanding of LUL's SAP Training & Safety Critical Licenses processes, procedures and systems
Understanding of LUL's competence assurance process for staff working on the track in both traffic and engineering hours

Experience

Proven track record of assessing staff competence in the workplace.
Ability to communicate at all levels of the business
Proven experience of working in the track environment either in Inspections, maintenance or renewals
Ability to produce quality staff briefing and training documents
Working knowledge of LUL / Network Rail Track Engineering Standards and Concessions
Working with I.T systems (Word, Excel, Outlook,)

Additional Information
This role will involve day and night working as required.

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