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About the Role
This role is responsible for undertaking maintenance, servicing, breakdown and fault repair of all Substation plant and equipment across the whole of London Underground's HV Power Distribution Network. The goal is to ensure assets are maintained to meet safety and operational criteria, providing efficient and continuous power supplies to the London Underground railway system. The role involves an equal split of electrical and mechanical disciplines.
Responsibilities
- Maintain, service, repair, disassemble & re-build and re-calibrate all substation plant, including High Voltage, Low Voltage and DC switchgear, Signalling systems, Frequency Changers, batteries & chargers, Rectifiers, Transformers, rotating plant, Power Quality equipment including SVCs and Harmonic filters, Off Line Battery Inverters (OLBI) and all other substation equipment.
- Diagnose and eliminate electrical and mechanical faults on all substation plant, wiring and control.
- Use and apply the content of technical documents, manuals, diagrams, drawings to plant and systems.
- Act as Site Person in Charge (SPIC) as required for both HV Power and 3rd party works.
- Declare substation plant fit/ unfit for service.
- Follow the instructions of others when switching plant equipment on or off.
- Undertake advanced condition monitoring techniques, thermal imaging, trip profiling, DC DAOL testing, Ductoring, IR testing etc.
- Undertake lifting, slinging and rigging lifting operation of heavy plant & equipment.
- Prepare and submit reports on faults and plant breakdowns attended.
- Drive company vehicles, clean them and carry out vehicle checks as required.
Requirements
- Completed an indentured or modern apprenticeship in Power, Electrical or Mechanical roles.
- Have an Electrical, Mechanical or Power Engineering technical qualification or equivalent.
- Be proficient in the use of electrical test equipment used to determine the condition of plant & equipment.
- Have relevant electrical or mechanical experience (fitting skills).
- The ability to understand technical drawings.
- Have a full clean driving licence.
- Sound electrical knowledge of DC battery supplies, three phase AC electrical supplies, transformer principles, the fundamentals of circuit protection and earthing arrangements is desired.
- Position holders must have completed an indentured or modern apprenticeship in Power, Electrical or Mechanical role.
- Time served in a Power, Electrical or Mechanical environment would be a requirement.
- Must get clearance from Occupational Health before starting.
- Satisfactory right-to-work checks are required.
- Candidates must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK.
- TfL is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
- Successful candidate would be subject to pre-employment drugs and alcohol test and ongoing random testing in compliance with LU Standards.
- Information provided must be honest and accurate.
Skills
- Mechanical skills
- Sound knowledge of batteries and chargers
- Standby power supplies
- Three phase AC electrical supplies
- Transformer principles
- AC & DC switchgear operation
- Fundamentals of circuit protection and earthing arrangements
- Proficiency in the use of electrical test equipment
Location
- Tufnell Park HV Power Depot
Work Type
- Permanent
- London Underground
- Hybrid working approach
Experience Level
- Time served in a Power, Electrical or Mechanical environment
Education Level
- Indentured or modern apprenticeship in Power, Electrical or Mechanical roles
- Electrical, Mechanical or Power Engineering technical qualification or equivalent
Salary/Compensations
- £66,370.00
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
- 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 has a rich heritage, a commercial outlook, an iconic brand, and a unique public service.
- TfL is committed to work-life balance.
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.
- We use anonymising software that removes identifying information from CVs and cover letters to make the process fair.