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About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Electrical Marine Engineering Manager to oversee the safe, efficient, and reliable maintenance and upgrade of Woolwich Ferry’s vessels and shoreside assets. This role is crucial for ensuring assets are available for service and comply with all standards, playing a key part in delivering a safe, reliable, and punctual ferry service while driving asset performance and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

Provide day-to-day management for a team of maintenance engineers, establishing clear goals, direction, and support.
Lead from the front, communicating strategies and objectives in a relevant and engaging manner.
Ensure workable safe work procedures are in place, aligned with company policies, and adhered to by the team.
Oversee the full implementation of the computerized asset management system.
Establish annual maintenance plans and ensure all planned, corrective, and arising work is scheduled and assigned to sufficient and competent resources.
Maintain assets in line with designated standards.
Manage budgets according to the company’s business plan, identifying opportunities for efficiencies and cost savings.
Provide periodic reporting of activities for escalation.
Deliver training, mentoring, and competence assessment for the team and other operatives.
Identify team development needs to ensure satisfactory maintenance standards.
Manage 2nd tier contractors, consultants, and external resources within budget to meet maintenance strategy requirements.
Participate in on-call duties.
Input to the capital works plan for asset refurbishment or replacement.
Specify replacement assets to meet system requirements and whole life cycle cost.

Requirements

Degree in a relevant electrical discipline, Electro-Technical HNC/HND, or equivalent electrical qualification.
Knowledge of working with planned maintenance systems and software.
Valid UK driving license (desirable).
Experience in leading planned maintenance teams and chairing maintenance-related meetings.
Extensive electrical engineering experience within an operational or transport industry.
Experience of leading teams.
Experience of work with electrical, electronic, and control engineering.
Experience with remote monitoring, fault diagnostics & resolution, and PLC systems.
Experience in maintenance and repair.
Extensive experience in fault finding, continuous improvement projects, and management of electricians/engineers.

Skills

Ability to write technical reports.
Strong IT & computer literacy skills.
Ability to use Planned Maintenance Software.
Ability to appropriately coach and guide at all levels.
Good approach to safety.
Effective verbal and written communication skills.

Location

Woolwich Ferry

Work Type

Full-time
Operational role

Experience Level

Experienced

Education Level

Degree in relevant electrical discipline, Electro-Technical HNC/HND, or equivalent electrical qualification

Salary/Compensations

Up to £66,520 plus 12.5% on call allowance (1 week in every 4 weeks)

Benefits

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 or 75% reimbursement on a 28-day flexi ticket
30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays
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

About the Company

Transport for London (TfL) offers a rich heritage, a commercial outlook, an iconic brand, and a unique public service, making it a great place to develop your career.
TfL is committed to work-life balance.
At Transport for London, safety, trust and fairness sit at the heart of how we recruit.

Equal Opportunity

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.
Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible.
We are a disability confident employer who guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets all of the essential criteria.
We also use anonymising software that removes identifying information from CVs and cover letters to make the process fair.