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Senior Engineer (B3) Built Environment (BS/BE)

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Senior Engineer (B3) Built Environment (BS/BE)
Salary: £70,000.00 - £76,500.00 (depending on skills, knowledge and experience)
Grade: Pay Band 3
Contract type: TfL
Reference: 5846
Team: Built Environment
Directorate: Engineering
Contract details: Permanent
Location: Southwark, London + various locations across London
Application closing date: 18th of October at 23:59
All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory right-to-work checks. Candidates must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK. At the present time TfL is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
Hybrid working within this role enables a balance of 50 per cent of time split between the office and home over a 4-week period. Hybrid working arrangements can evolve subject to business requirements.
Overview of role
Providing specialist technical input related to Built Environment, buildings and urban realm structures in support of TfL projects and asset management. This may include architectural design, inspection and maintenance of urban realm structures, technical input to signage, discipline specific construction engineering, project engineering and building control activities. Safeguarding the safety, integrity and efficiency of the urban realm structures assets at all stages in the asset life cycle through engagement in planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance and assessment activities.
Key Accountabilities
- Ensures the safety, functionality or compliance of low to medium risk newly implemented or altered assets, engineering processes, procedures or systems
- Leads the development and implementation of low complexity engineering solutions within their stated discipline or functional specialism, through the application of defined engineering standards and governance
- Provides internal stakeholders with appropriate challenge and professional advice to ensure the development or delivery of high quality, tested engineering solutions
- Undertakes on-site risk-based monitoring and surveillance of works as required, resolving and or escalating risks and issues as appropriate
- Maintains working knowledge of applicable standards, design codes and legislation applicable to their discipline or functional specialism
- Evaluates, selects and applies appropriate solutions to low risk/value/complexity engineering problems that improve efficiency or effectiveness, while improving safety and reducing operating costs.
- Makes technical recommendations for own discipline or functional specialism to customers or senior management to inform technical decision making
- Supports continuous improvement through the use of best practice, innovation, whole life cost optimisation and effective root cause analysis
- Monitors and supports the development of junior engineers, graduates and apprentice surveyors, providing appropriate technical guidance, mentoring and performance feedback to build capability and ensure the consistent application of engineering standards and best practice.
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Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Knowledge
- Ideally the candidate will be either a Registered Architect; Chartered Building Surveyor; Chartered Building Engineer; or a Chartered Builder. Essential
- If the candidate is an Architect the candidate shall be a Registered Architect with the Architects Registration Board (ARB). Essential
- For other Built Environment disciplines the candidates will ideally be a Member of their respective professional institution as follows: Building Surveyor – Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) or other relevant internationally recognised institution. Building Engineer / Builder – Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) or other relevant internationally recognised institution. Essential
- Good knowledge of legislation, technical standards and industry best practice related to Built Environment Essential
- Good knowledge of health, safety and environmental considerations applicable to Built Environment Essential
- Good knowledge of some of the following: design, construction, operation, maintenance and assessment of Built Environment assets Essential
Skills
- Ability to lead design of Built Environment assets Essential
- Ability to assess the condition of Built Environment assets Essential
- Ability to maintain and undertake asset management of Built Environment assets Essential
Experience
- Significant experience in several of the following areas: conception, specification, design, construction, testing, commissioning, bringing into use, operation and or disposal of assets, systems or changes to engineering practice Essential
- Broad experience of managing multi-disciplinary engineering teams or applying subject matter expertise to resolve complex technical challenges Desirable
- Broad experience of applying professional engineering judgement to support significant value programmes, projects or operational activities Essential
- Broad experience of building relationships with and influencing a wide range of stakeholder at all levels within and outside of the organisation Essential
- Extensive experience in Built Environment asset design, construction, operation and maintenance. Essential
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Equality, diversity and inclusion
We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion and aim to reflect the diverse communities we serve. We believe that a diverse workforce enables us to deliver better services and outcomes. Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible. As a Disability Confident Leader, we actively encourage applications from disabled people. As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we aim to offer an assessment or interview to candidates who apply via the scheme where the minimum essential criteria for skills, knowledge and experience has been met. In some circumstances, it may not be practical to offer an interview or assessment to every candidate who applies through the scheme and meet the minimum essential criteria; in these situations, we select candidates who best meet the minimum criteria for the job rather than interviewing all who meet them.
Across all recruitment activity, we recognise that selection methods may vary depending on the nature and scale of the campaign and will be applied fairly, consistently and proportionately in line with our Disability Confident commitments.
We also use anonymising software that removes identifying information from CVs and cover letters to make the process fair.
Benefits
In return for your commitment and expertise, you will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow. Rewards vary according to the level of role but mostly include the below:
- Final salary pension scheme
- Free travel for you on the TfL network
- Reimbursement of 75% of the cost of a standard class Ticket for National Rail travel from home
- 30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays
- TfL is committed to work-life balance, operating a hybrid working approach where business and role requirements allow
- Private healthcare discounted scheme (optional)
- Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
- Retail, health, leisure and travel offers
- Discounted Eurostar travel
We will make every effort to give you as much notice as possible, however some interviews/assessments could be organised at short notice.
Vetting Process
At Transport for London, safety, trust and fairness sit at the heart of how we recruit. Our Vetting Charter (https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/careers/our-vetting-process) explains the checks we carry out before you join us, helping ensure we create a safe, inclusive and reliable network for everyone who depends on our services. We simply ask that the information you provide is honest and accurate so we can progress your application smoothly. If something doesn’t match or can’t be verified, we may not be able to move forward with your application, but we’ll always treat you with transparency, respect, and clear communication throughout.
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