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About the Role

London Underground requires multi-disciplined technical staff to maintain its extensive electrical distribution network. This role involves carrying out daily operational and maintenance duties to ensure the availability of Greenwich Generating Station, which provides power for the Tube and is also used commercially. The position is safety critical and requires 24/7 manning on a shift pattern.

Responsibilities

• Conduct Health and Safety audits/inspections
• Responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the Generation Station Assets
• Working to a safe system of work including carrying out safe isolations of the generation assets and the acceptance of High Voltage and Mechanical and Electrical (Non-HV) permit to work/safety documentation
• Maintenance of the assets both planned and reactive to ensure continued availability
• Fault diagnostics and rectification across electrical, Control and Instrumentation and mechanical disciplines
• Induction and supervision of external contract staff

Requirements

• Time served apprenticeship in Electrical, Control and Instrumentation or Mechanical Engineering, with a minimum qualification level of a City & Guilds or preferably an Ordinary National Certificate (ONC)
• Extensive Power station or electrical supply industry knowledge from a maintenance perspective
• Knowledge of safe systems of work/safety rules
• Previous experience in a power station environment or from the electrical supply industry sector
• Experience of maintenance of rotating generation plant, generators and ancillary plant/equipment
• Experience of carrying out planned and reactive maintenance on Electrical, Control and Instrumentation and Mechanical plant/equipment and systems
• Proven experience of high voltage switching operations and circuit isolation and earthing
• Experience of application of safe systems of work/safety rules including carrying out isolations and issue/acceptance of safety documentation
• Must pass a medical as this is a Safety Critical Role
• Must have satisfactory right-to-work checks
• Must be able to demonstrate right to work in the UK

Skills

• Good communication skills
• Enjoy working as part of a team
• IT literate, able to produce and record date and information
• Calm, resilient, enthusiastic and resourceful

Location

• Greenwich Power Station

Work Type

• Permanent
• Shift work (12 hour shifts days/nights)
• 24/7, 365 day basis

Experience Level

• Minimum qualification level of a City & Guilds or preferably an Ordinary National Certificate (ONC)
• Extensive Power station or electrical supply industry knowledge
• Previous experience in a power station environment or from the electrical supply industry sector
• Experience of maintenance of rotating generation plant
• Experience of carrying out planned and reactive maintenance
• Proven experience of high voltage switching operations
• Experience of application of safe systems of work/safety rules

Education Level

• City & Guilds
• Ordinary National Certificate (ONC)

Salary/Compensations

• £73,865

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
• 29 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays
• Hybrid working approach where business and role requirements allow
• Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
• Retail, health, leisure and travel offers
• Discounted Eurostar travel

About the Company

• Transport for London has a rich heritage, a commercial outlook, an iconic brand, and a unique public service.
• The Greenwich Generating Station consists of seven Open Cycle Gas Turbines (OCGT) with a combined output of 103MW.
• The Station provides London Undergrounds Central Emergency Power Supply (CEPS).
• Generation is provided commercially under contract with national grid to reduce London Undergrounds overall demand at times of stress on the grid, through Operating Reserve and Capacity Market contracts.
• Safety, trust and fairness sit at the heart of how TfL recruits.

Equal Opportunity

• 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.
• 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.