Lead Possession Planning Engineer
SIEMENSSwanleyUpdate time: February 23,2021
Job Description
Siemens Mobility are currently recruiting for Lead Possession Planning Engineers for our Rail Infrastructure business in Swanley.
As the Lead Possession Planning Engineer you will be responsible for the management of the Safe Work Leader 2 resource including quality, safety, time, costs, people materials and equipment. The role see you deliver all aspects of engineering access planning ensuring the safe, efficient, and cost-effective planning of Siemens project works in accordance with company, project and industry timescales and standards.
What are my responsibilities?
- Management of Planning Assistants and multi skilled SWL2’s for the region
- Collaborate with other Lead planners to ensure key safety critical resources are shared to allow safe delivery of projects and commissionings
- Responsibility for delivery of engineering access safely, to time and within budget
- Endure the safety culture is authentic zero accident/incident
- Responsibility for planning all track access activities and managing the required resources
- Responsibility for compliance with appropriate legislation and standards
- Ensure that all resources hold appropriate qualifications/licences for the activities carried out
- Ensure rework cycles on projects are minimised and lesson learnt are implemented
- Implementation of approved best practice techniques to ensure standards are maintained
- Apply appropriate planning, safety, and performance measures to all Siemens engineering
- Maintain accurate and details records of possession arrangements
- Proactively deliver track access and operational interface elements of projects within timescales during both planning and implementation
- Produce and book robust, safe, deliverable & technically compliant possessions, worksites, signalling disconnections and electrical isolation on behalf of Siemens.
- Book engineering and test trains as required (via NROL or Network Rail processes)
- Attend Network Rail possession / territory meetings to ensure appropriate deconfliction of works and appropriate access is obtained.
- Book/confirm appropriate possession resources
- Resolve possession/worksite conflicts to deliver the Siemens plan, whilst minimising commercial risk
- Identify possession/engineering access risks and implement mitigation risks throughout the possession life-cycle
- Produce WON section C, D and Operating Notice material and submit to Network Rail within timescales
- Negotiate with Network Rail, Train and Freight Operating Companies for disruptive/enhances possessions and access to Network Rail and third party owned depots/yards
- Support submission of Siemens tender documentation, ensuring that possession, isolation and signalling disconnection strategies are identified and secured
- Provide professional advice from an operations/engineering access viewpoint
What do I need to qualify for this role?
- Track competences relevant to role (Safe System of Work Planner, SWM, SWL2, ES, SWL1, COSS, IWA, Points Operator, Level Crossing Attendant)
- Previous experience of railway operations experience of which 2 years should include planning/management of engineering work
- The ability to prioritise workload and achieve objectives, and a high degree of self-direction
- Commercial awareness and ability to manage work packages and identify change
- A proven track record of delivery, with demonstrable ability to form effective working relationships
- Through knowledge of the rule book, railway operating rules, regulations for train signalling and group standards
- Sound working knowledge of engineering access planning tools (including PPS, Green Zone Planner, Sectional Appendix, Train Planning, Electrical Isolation booking process, Engineering Access Statement and on-trac/e-pic systems)
- Appreciation of ORR Informed Traveller regulations and Network Rail Schedule 4 compensation structure for disruption to Train and Freight Operating Companies
- Technical competence demonstrable by appropriate SSOW planner licence
- Hold full UK driving licence
About us
We’re Siemens. A collection of over 377,000 great minds who are all making the future and you could be one of them. We have offices across the UK, full of talented individual’s helping us to challenge the today and work towards a brighter tomorrow.
Want to join us and be a Future Maker?
We’re excited to hear that you would like to join us here at Siemens. Our people love it here and we want you to be a part of helping us make real, what matters.
We are looking forward to receiving your online application. Please ensure you complete all areas of the application form to the best of your ability to help us review your suitability for the role. We will be in contact as soon as possible with an update on your application.
What else do you need to know?
Our compensation package includes a competitive salary, holiday allowance and pension. We celebrate the fact that our employees are individuals and have different wants and needs. With this in mind, we have a flexible benefits scheme where you can tailor your benefits package to suit you.
If we all thought the same, we would never think of anything new. That’s why we recruit great minds from all walks of life. We recognise that building a diverse workforce is essential to the success of our business, therefore we encourage applications from a diverse talent pool. We are proud to announce that we have partnered with VERCIDA, the UK's largest diversity and inclusion focused careers site where all our vacancies are in an accessible format. We welcome the opportunity to discuss flexibility requirements with our applicants to encourage agile working and innovation.
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Organization: Siemens Mobility
Company: Siemens Mobility Limited
Experience Level: not defined
Job Type: Full-time
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