Network Management Engineer
- Recruiter
- Network Rail
- Location
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Salary
- 34072.00 - 35266.00 GBP Annual
- Posted
- 06 Oct 2017
- Closes
- 19 Oct 2017
- Sectors
- Management
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
About Network Rail
Network Rail owns, manages and develops Britain's railway - the 20,000 miles of track, 40,000 bridges and viaducts, and the thousands of signals, level crossings and stations (the largest of which we also run). In partnership with train operators we help people take more than 1.6bn journeys by rail every year - double the number of 1996 - and move hundreds of millions of tonnes of freight, saving almost 8m lorry journeys. We're investing GBP38bn in the railway by 2019 to deliver more frequent, more reliable, safer services and brighter and better stations.
Group Digital Railway is a national function within Network Rail, its purpose is to deliver operationally excellent services that enhance today's railway, alongside the strategic vision, leadership and capability which will transform the railway of tomorrow. We bring together the industry-wide Digital Railway Programme, which is setting the vision and strategy for tomorrow's railway with services that are supporting delivery both today and in the future. Enhanced by the ORBIS programme, we provide the data-to-intelligence expertise, asset information and telecommunications products and services necessary for a digitally-enabled railway.
The Network Rail Telecom (NRT) team is responsible for operating all of Network Rail's telecoms assets and networks. This responsibility includes managing asset life cycles as well as the development, delivery and support of first class telecommunication networks and services. In simple terms, NRT transports data between A and B enabling Network Rail to run operationally both on the railway (signalling, customer information systems, CCTV cameras etc.) and as a business (desk phones, mobile devices, data connections etc.). NRT is also playing a key role in the realisation of Network Rail's digital railway aspiration which requires huge amounts of data managed securely to work.
Brief Description
By use of the OMC server interfaces, to bring under management both the Alcatel FTN the Nortel GSM-R radio network, integrating them into the design configurations as required. The work also involves testing of alarm functionality, and production of test certification documentation, resulting in a fully managed network being handed over into Network Rail in an operational state.
To monitor the managed network, interfacing with Project staff, Nortel, and maintenance contractors, as required, regarding the notification and clearance of observed or reported faults.
This role operates within a Day Shift format to control the Network Rail radio network.
About the role (External)
Key Accountabilities
• Co-ordinate with Network Rail Project commissioning engineers for the introduction of new system elements.
• Monitor the FTN & GSM-R system, via the OMC server interfaces.
• Identify system problems, and take responsibility for mobilising resource and directing staff to fault find down to system card level.
• Undertake, under the direction of the System Design Authority, acceptance and regression testing of new software releases, patches, and associated hardware.
• Assist the System Design Authorities in the introduction of new equipment.
• Verify that asset databases are maintained.
• Co-ordinate the release of system elements, for service or planned maintenance.
• Act as the focal point for all technical queries resulting from SIM card exchange, call routing, traffic analysis etc.
• Manage all call group areas within signaller boundary areas for emergency calls.
• Manage the configuration of Operational Hand Portable work groups.
• Provide the out of hours enquiry facility for all GSM-R queries.
• Manage the processes necessary to address disaster recovery scenarios.
• Initiate system disaster recovery actions.
• Monitor system utilisation, and recommend actions as appropriate.
• Implement and control incident management facilities.
Essential
• Experience in one or both of FTN & GSM system management.
• Experience in system engineering software testing.
• Practical experience of field engineering fault finding, resolution and planned maintenance activities.
• Telecomms qualification.
• Knowledge of SDH and voice networks.
Desirable
• Experience within a railway environment
• Previous experience of mentoring and up skilling team members
Essential Qualification
• Telecoms qualification
How To Apply- External
Network Rail welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, marital status (including civil partnerships), pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender status, sex (or gender), employment status, trade union affiliation, or other irrelevant factor. We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.
Keeping people safe on the railway is at the heart of everything we do, safe behaviour is therefore a requirement of working for Network Rail. Applicants should demonstrate their personal commitment to safety in their application.
Network Rail positively embraces flexible working recognising that employees may wish to balance work and family/home life.
Network Rail can offer you a rewarding career with competitive pay and excellent benefits including a choice of contributory pension schemes, a generous annual leave package, a bonus scheme and an annual 75% subsidy on season tickets costing up to GBP3000 (to a maximum amount of GBP2,500).
Network Rail adheres to a structured pay framework, any salary offered will be within the following pay range: GBP34,072 - GBP35,266
Network Rail adheres to the Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). This is a government standard for pre-employment vetting. All prospective employees will undergo the required checks to meet this standard before joining the company .
Closing date: 18 th October 2017, late applications will not be accepted. We retain the right to close the advert before the listed closing date based on application volumes.
Currency
GBP
Amount of Travel
Work At Home
Network Rail owns, manages and develops Britain's railway - the 20,000 miles of track, 40,000 bridges and viaducts, and the thousands of signals, level crossings and stations (the largest of which we also run). In partnership with train operators we help people take more than 1.6bn journeys by rail every year - double the number of 1996 - and move hundreds of millions of tonnes of freight, saving almost 8m lorry journeys. We're investing GBP38bn in the railway by 2019 to deliver more frequent, more reliable, safer services and brighter and better stations.
Group Digital Railway is a national function within Network Rail, its purpose is to deliver operationally excellent services that enhance today's railway, alongside the strategic vision, leadership and capability which will transform the railway of tomorrow. We bring together the industry-wide Digital Railway Programme, which is setting the vision and strategy for tomorrow's railway with services that are supporting delivery both today and in the future. Enhanced by the ORBIS programme, we provide the data-to-intelligence expertise, asset information and telecommunications products and services necessary for a digitally-enabled railway.
The Network Rail Telecom (NRT) team is responsible for operating all of Network Rail's telecoms assets and networks. This responsibility includes managing asset life cycles as well as the development, delivery and support of first class telecommunication networks and services. In simple terms, NRT transports data between A and B enabling Network Rail to run operationally both on the railway (signalling, customer information systems, CCTV cameras etc.) and as a business (desk phones, mobile devices, data connections etc.). NRT is also playing a key role in the realisation of Network Rail's digital railway aspiration which requires huge amounts of data managed securely to work.
Brief Description
By use of the OMC server interfaces, to bring under management both the Alcatel FTN the Nortel GSM-R radio network, integrating them into the design configurations as required. The work also involves testing of alarm functionality, and production of test certification documentation, resulting in a fully managed network being handed over into Network Rail in an operational state.
To monitor the managed network, interfacing with Project staff, Nortel, and maintenance contractors, as required, regarding the notification and clearance of observed or reported faults.
This role operates within a Day Shift format to control the Network Rail radio network.
About the role (External)
Key Accountabilities
• Co-ordinate with Network Rail Project commissioning engineers for the introduction of new system elements.
• Monitor the FTN & GSM-R system, via the OMC server interfaces.
• Identify system problems, and take responsibility for mobilising resource and directing staff to fault find down to system card level.
• Undertake, under the direction of the System Design Authority, acceptance and regression testing of new software releases, patches, and associated hardware.
• Assist the System Design Authorities in the introduction of new equipment.
• Verify that asset databases are maintained.
• Co-ordinate the release of system elements, for service or planned maintenance.
• Act as the focal point for all technical queries resulting from SIM card exchange, call routing, traffic analysis etc.
• Manage all call group areas within signaller boundary areas for emergency calls.
• Manage the configuration of Operational Hand Portable work groups.
• Provide the out of hours enquiry facility for all GSM-R queries.
• Manage the processes necessary to address disaster recovery scenarios.
• Initiate system disaster recovery actions.
• Monitor system utilisation, and recommend actions as appropriate.
• Implement and control incident management facilities.
Essential
• Experience in one or both of FTN & GSM system management.
• Experience in system engineering software testing.
• Practical experience of field engineering fault finding, resolution and planned maintenance activities.
• Telecomms qualification.
• Knowledge of SDH and voice networks.
Desirable
• Experience within a railway environment
• Previous experience of mentoring and up skilling team members
Essential Qualification
• Telecoms qualification
How To Apply- External
Network Rail welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, marital status (including civil partnerships), pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender status, sex (or gender), employment status, trade union affiliation, or other irrelevant factor. We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.
Keeping people safe on the railway is at the heart of everything we do, safe behaviour is therefore a requirement of working for Network Rail. Applicants should demonstrate their personal commitment to safety in their application.
Network Rail positively embraces flexible working recognising that employees may wish to balance work and family/home life.
Network Rail can offer you a rewarding career with competitive pay and excellent benefits including a choice of contributory pension schemes, a generous annual leave package, a bonus scheme and an annual 75% subsidy on season tickets costing up to GBP3000 (to a maximum amount of GBP2,500).
Network Rail adheres to a structured pay framework, any salary offered will be within the following pay range: GBP34,072 - GBP35,266
Network Rail adheres to the Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). This is a government standard for pre-employment vetting. All prospective employees will undergo the required checks to meet this standard before joining the company .
Closing date: 18 th October 2017, late applications will not be accepted. We retain the right to close the advert before the listed closing date based on application volumes.
Currency
GBP
Amount of Travel
Work At Home