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Salary: £41,440 + 30% pensionable unsociable allowance rising to £47,967 + 30% upon full competency.
Band: 2A1
Contract type: Permanent
Reference: 4197
Location: Plumstead Depot and Elizabeth Line Central Operating Section
Safety Critical Role
Application closing date: 22/10/2026 at 23:59pm
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.
Join Rail for London Infrastructure and support the safe operation of the Elizabeth Line through delivery of electrical maintenance and fault response activities. You will provide technical leadership and ensure high standards of safety, reliability and performance.
Lead maintenance activities, fault response, inspections, planned preventative maintenance, asset monitoring, condition-based maintenance and safe hand back of assets. Work collaboratively with engineering and operations teams while promoting safety and continuous improvement.
Leadership: Lead technicians, support recruitment, competence and training, coordinate fault response. Technical: Deliver maintenance, inspections, renewals, assurance checks, reliability centred maintenance and contractor oversight.
Leadership experience in a safety critical environment; railway standards knowledge; Full UK driving licence and the ability to drive company vehicles, excellent IT skills essential; Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Electro technical Services (Electrical Maintenance) (2357-23) or equivalent. Or level 3 NVQ Diploma in Plumbing, JIB Graded Approved Electrician or Plumber in installation and/or Maintenance, Desirable LVAP qualification and experience, Undertake Installation, Maintenance, Modification and repair of Pumps, pump control panels, PLC and associated pumps in pits – Foul, Non – Foul and track side systems, Desirable Level 3 Award in Electrical Wiring Regulations BS7671:2018 or industry related qualifications with a Electro Mechanical background, Substantial knowledge of railway safety-related standards regime and processes
HND or equivalent; professional membership; Network Rail standards knowledge; rail infrastructure experience.
Why Join Us?
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, 266 hours of annual leave which includes the usual 8 recognized public and bank holidays, Tax-efficient cycle-to-work program, Retail, health, leisure, and travel offers, Discounted Eurostar travel.
This is a safety critical role so you will need to get clearance from our Occupational Health team before you start.
Submit a CV and a cover letter of no more than two pages.
Think carefully about the skills, knowledge and experience in the advert and cover this in your CV and cover letter. PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images
All certificates are required at the interview stage and maybe requested before.
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.
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 or 75% reimbursement on a 28-day flexi ticket
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.
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.
Every day, we help millions of people to make journeys across London: By Tube, bus, tram, car, bike – and more. People don’t associate us with journeys by river, on foot or via the air, but we help with that, too. Getting people to where they need to go has been our business for over 100 years, and it shows. We’re leaders in our field, and no other city’s transport system is quite as recognisable: Red buses, black taxis, Tube trains and roundels have become icons in their own right.
Our main job is to keep the city moving, working and growing but to do that, we have to listen. Constant improvements across the network are fuelled by feedback and comments from customers, as well as work within communities, representative groups, businesses and other London transport stakeholders.
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