Head of Track Infrastructure - Crewe, United Kingdom - Freightliner

Freightliner

Verified Company

Crewe, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Head of Track Infrastructure

Freightliner Maintenance Ltd

Freightliner are an established and leading rail freight provider who are committed to the continued investment in the latest locomotive technology, wagons and infrastructure to provide the quality of service that surpasses customer expectations.

Freightliner is a nationwide operator with a fleet of over 175 locomotives and 3,000 wagons.

The Head of Track Infrastructure will be responsible for circa of 120 miles of siding track, inclusive of 400 sets of S&C spread over 30 facilities.

They will also be responsible for a number of customer yards and sidings.

Key Responsibilities:

Be a Safety leader ensure you, your team, contractors and others work safely at all times. Ensure your Team conduct their engineering duties to our high standards safely and with integrity.
Support the track maintenance manager in their duties of ensuring inspections are carried out in accordance with the designated track maintenance schedule and engineering standards,
Support our internal stakeholders to ensure that their track maintenance is completed in accordance with the designated track maintenance schedule and maintenance standards. Provide reports for the sites highlighting what repairs need to be made, timescales and investment required.
Engage with external customers and manage the relationship for their track maintenance requirements and repairs
Own the track maintenance budget and report on the P&L on a monthly basis
Seek out new opportunities to grow our portfolio and offering
Manage our on call engineering support including recovery activities. the engineering team to ensure that we always have a competent recovery team on call to ensure that incidents can be attended 24/7 36
Oncall responsibility for technical advice and protection of Freightliner's interests at mainline incidents including taking the role of silver commend for T&RS if required.

Requirements:

A proven track record of success in management of a team
Experience in track and infrastructure is desirable
Proactive, innovative and creative approach to problem solving
Excellent oral communication, interpersonal and influencing skills with the ability to take a confident and diplomatic approach with staff, colleagues and customers
Written communication skills with the ability to produce clear and concise reports and letters
Prioritise and work well under pressure, whilst making key decisions
Numerical and analytical skills with the ability to interpret data/information and produce in a clear and logical format
On call safety of the line responsibilities.

We are looking for the most committed and reliable individuals who possess the knowledge, skills and experience needed for their roles.