Asset Engineer Drainage Inside IR35

Contract Term: 12 Month

Contracting Authority: Network Rail

Location: Birmingham

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Network Rail is at the heart of revitalising Britain’s railway. From Crossrail – Europe’s largest civil engineering project – to investment in world-class stations and major programmes of electrification, we're involved in some of the most ambitious and diverse ventures that this country has ever seen. We at Network Rail are dedicated to becoming one of Britain's best employers and believe this starts with placing the candidate at the heart of everything we do!

As an Asset Engineer Drainage, your main responsibilities would be:

• Provide engineering input to the specification and management of Drainage inspection, examination and maintenance. Investigate and resolve technical and quality issues with suppliers
• Provide input into the development and implementation of asset management policies, standards and specifications to manage Drainage assets to the required level of safety and capability in accordance with business objectives
• Identify requirements for inspection and examination of Drainage assets and undertake evaluation and assessment of the outputs, in accordance with functional policy, systems and standards. Monitor compliance against requirements of standards and risk assess any deferred activities
• Identify the requirement for maintenance activity of Drainage assets and develop technical specifications for the works, providing direction to the maintenance delivery function as required
• Monitor trends in asset condition, maintenance works, failure rates and precursors, and implement actions to predict and prevent similar failures from occurring and participate in investigations of incidents
• Input into the development of the route assurance plan and undertake asset verification and other assurance activities to confirm that asset management activities are being undertaken in accordance with functional policy, systems and standards
• Direct the implementation of monitoring systems and undertake the review of monitoring results and other control measures
• Input into the development of maintenance, renewal and enhancement plans, providing the prioritised investment work bank for Drainage assets, for inclusion in the route business plan
• Input into the development of route requirements and the project development, implementation and handover for renewal and enhancement works to realise the required outputs
• Maintain Drainage asset data and information within the company systems and processes

You’ll have relevant experience in:

• Knowledge of engineering policies and standards relating to Geotechnics, Drainage and Environment
• Experience of drainage design
• Experience of Geotech, Drainage and Environment asset management activities.
• Knowledge/experience in environmental management and sustainability, including biodiversity and landscape management

You will also have these Qualifications/Skills:

• Chartered Engineer
• Full driving licence due to travelling between sites

If this Asset Engineer Drainage role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or email Simon Middlehurst at <email address removed>

Network Rail are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. They welcome applications from everyone

"In applying for this role you acknowledge the following; this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment, and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different."

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.