Engineering Competence Development Specialist (Maintenance)

Job Introduction

Southeastern require an Engineering Competence Specialist (Maintenance) to be accountable to the Quality & Standards Manager for undertaking all vocational  competence assessment of engineering staff, insuring they are conducted in accordance with Railway Group Standards and Southeastern Competence Management Systems, reporting any lapses in competence to the relevant Line Manager

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Role Responsibility

• Ensure competence assessments for all engineering staff, are completed to a high standard, in line with Southeastern Competence Management Systems (CMS) and industry best practice.
• Undertake mentoring & development of engineering peer trainers, ensuring that their knowledge is to a higher standard than those they assess/peer train ensuring that the mentoring / training is to a high standard.
• Assist the Competence Manager in identifying opportunities for the continuous improvement of the Competence Management System in line with legislation & Industry best practices.
• Initiate the IDSS process, ensuring that any areas where competence is not achieved, or after incident a robust development programme is initiated and followed to redress the shortfall in competence.
• Maintain accurate and up to date and auditable records to demonstrate competence assessments have been conducted in accordance with the appropriate Competence Management Systems process
• Provide expert advice and support to Line Managers in matters relating to the appropriate Competence Management System training and incident investigations for engineering staff.

The Ideal Candidate

To be considered for this role we recommend you demonstrate the below in your application;

• Ideally a minimum 5 years’ experience in rolling stock maintenance
• Completed a recognised maintenance apprenticeship framework (Level 3) or equivalent.
• Holder of a current licence to maintain rolling stock with no record of incident for 3 years
• Must have excellent knowledge of rolling stock systems.
• Must have excellent knowledge of engineering procedures and standards.
• Must have good knowledge in EMS
• Must hold or be working towards assessor’s qualification TAQA or equivariant
• Must hold or be working towards IQA qualification level 4
• ILM level 3 or prepared to work towards
• Must have attended or must attend accident investigation training course
• Hold or be able to hold PTS certificate

Package Description

Southeastern recognises the value of every individual employee and offers benefits that reflect this.

As well as a generous salary, we offer an comprehensive benefits package which includes;

• A Contributory Final Salary Pension Scheme 
• Free rail travel on Southeastern and GTR rail services (extends to family members for leisure/educational travel)
• After a qualifying period, reduced rate travel on other train operators, including European services
• Up to 25 days annual leave entitlement (plus bank holidays)
• Private healthcare
• Access to an array of discounts for retail and leisure products through our benefits scheme.
• Family friendly benefits including enhanced maternity/paternity leave, parental leave and carers leave.

About the Company

Other things to know

• This vacancy may close early if we receive a large number of applications. So, make sure you get yours in early.
• All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references, a right to work verification, a basic criminal record check, and a pre-employment medical assessment. Work visa sponsorship isn’t available for this role.

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A bit about Southeastern

We’re one of Britain's busiest train operators, serving London, Kent and parts of East Sussex. We run over 1,700 trains a day, carrying more than 500,000 passengers and serving 180 stations.

However, working on our railway is more than getting passengers from A to B. It’s about all the little moments that make a difference to their journey.

It’s also about making our railway a great place to work. With a team that represents the communities we serve. This is a journey we’re fully committed to and we’re proud to have been named a ‘Great Place to Work’ at the 2023 National Rail Awards and endorsed as a WORK180 Employer for Women.