Thales Ground Transportation Systems UK (GTS) are helping to shape the future of the rail industry in the UK, and beyond. We specialise in signalling and communication, collaborating with the biggest names in the industry to deliver the rail of the future. Our Early Careers opportunities offer the chance to make a real difference to everyday lives, through the work that we do. This role is expected to transition to Hitachi Rail as part of the transfer of ownership of GTS from Thales.

Ground Transportation Systems UK (GTS) are helping to shape the future of the rail industry in the UK. We specialise in signalling and communication, collaborating with the biggest names in the industry to deliver the rail of the future. This role is expected to transition to Hitachi Rail as part of the transfer of ownership of GTS from Thales.

Our Opportunity

We currently have an opportunity for an Asset & Supportability Manager to join the Services function on our Connect portfolio.

The role holder will be responsible for working with a wide range of teams (including Business development, Delivery and Operations, on the TFL Services contracts (including Connect) for GTS. The post holder will carry out Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) and supportability activities to support the project’s installed in-service assets, maintaining the service and support solution, and assist with future refresh and upgrades to support the development and delivery of the programmes.

This is a hybrid working role, meaning you will mix working from our Waterloo office with working from home and visiting customer sites and offices.

Key Responsibilities:

Day-to-day responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

Data Management

• Effectively managing large amounts of data on thousands of assets spread across the underground network
• Multiple streams of data analysis including –
  • Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Testability (RAMT) Analysis
  • Logistic Support Analysis (LSA)
  • Contribution to the Failure Mode Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA)
  • Level of Repair (LoR) Analysis
  • Maintenance Data Analysis
  • Spares modelling, ranging and scaling & Stock Level Analysis
  • Last Time Buy Forecasting
  • Whole Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • In-service Performance Analyses
  • Obsolescence Management
  • Root Cause & Trend Analysis

Supportability

• Producing on time and accurate reports and explaining these to stakeholders
• Drawing from multiple data sources to collate technical data and present summary reports
• Being the primary Supportability Engineering point of contact for the customer and partners
• Supportability activities particularly in system modelling and engineering issues
• Liaising with Support Sub-Contractors, Supply Chain & Suppliers
• Achieving TLSE and Engineering milestones, metrics and reporting to meet the project requirements (Technical, Cost, Schedule and Quality)
• Working with the Stores Management Contractor and the Repairs Order Planner

Human skills

• Continuous improvement
• Pro-activity
• Motivated
• Highly organised
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Negotiation and influencing skills with key stakeholders

Technical skills

• Technical report writing
• Excellent IT skills – especially Excel and Power BI
• A sound understanding of telecommunications
• Computer & statistical modelling and quantitative methods

What to expect

We aim to complete a single-stage interview process, with this interview being held in-person at our Waterloo office. The interview will focus on technical and behavioural competencies. Reasonable adjustments are available with prior notice so please highlight if this would be necessary.

What We Can Offer

We are committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry. We hire from within as our first priority, so you will have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.

Flexibility

Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

GTS UK is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of GTS UK. We appreciate the strength that diversity adds to our teams. When you join us, you will be part of a business that is striving to be a welcoming, inclusive place to work. We actively promote and encourage our people to feel confident in bringing their true self to work every day.

Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.

Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment, if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles.

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