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High speed rail and infrastructure technician - Civil Engineering Advanced Technician

High speed rail and infrastructure technician - Civil Engineering Advanced Technician

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Level 4 - Higher Technical Occupation

Providing technical solutions across the construction, maintenance and operation of a high speed railway.

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Reference: OCC0528A

Status: assignment_turned_inApproved occupation

Average (median) salary: £50,396 per year

SOC 2020 code: 2133 It business analysts, architects and systems designers

SOC 2020 sub unit groups:

  • 3113/99 Engineering technicians n.e.c.
  • 2121/05 Transportation engineers
  • 2123/03 Railway signalling engineers
  • 5236/00 Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers
  • 5249/02 Overhead line workers
  • 8153/00 Rail construction and maintenance operatives

Technical Education Products

ST0528:

High speed rail and infrastructure technician - Civil Engineering Advanced Technician

(Level 4)

Approved for delivery

Employers involved in creating the standard:

Bouygues, Sir Robert McAlpine, Volker Fitzpatrick, Acciona (ASL), Lagan (ASL), Sisk (ASL), Arup, Atkins, Balfour Beatty, Bechtel, Bombardier, Carillion, Costain, FJD Construction, FJD Consulting, Bam Nuttall, Ferrovial, Morgan Sindall, HS2, ISS Labour, Keltbray Ltd, Kier, Dragados (Momentum), Galliford Try (Momentum), HOCHTIEF (Momentum), Rhomberg Sersa, Siemens, SKANSKA, Volker Rail, Wabtec Rail

Summary

High speed rail is a specialist occupational area of work. High speed rail specialists include civil engineers, higher technicians in track, power and infrastructure, and operations managers. The High Speed Rail and Infrastructure Advanced Technician provides technical solutions across the construction, maintenance and operation of a high speed railway, as defined by their job role. They are responsible for the safe design, construction, installation, maintenance and operation of a high speed railway that provides a safe and reliable service for its customers. The Advanced Technician will need skills and knowledge relating to both high speed and conventional rail networks and infrastructure in order to manage the interface between the systems. High Speed Rail and Infrastructure Advanced Technicians will have core knowledge, skills and behaviours, and knowledge and skills in a specialist area.

Employers involved in creating the standard:

Bouygues, Sir Robert McAlpine, Volker Fitzpatrick, Acciona (ASL), Lagan (ASL), Sisk (ASL), Arup, Atkins, Balfour Beatty, Bechtel, Bombardier, Carillion, Costain, FJD Construction, FJD Consulting, Bam Nuttall, Ferrovial, Morgan Sindall, HS2, ISS Labour, Keltbray Ltd, Kier, Dragados (Momentum), Galliford Try (Momentum), HOCHTIEF (Momentum), Rhomberg Sersa, Siemens, SKANSKA, Volker Rail, Wabtec Rail

Typical job titles include:

civil engineers
operations managers

Keywords:

Civil Engineering
Construction
High Speed Rail
High Speed Rail & Infrastructure Technician
Infrastructure Technician

Knowledge, skills and behaviours (KSBs)

K1: The critical importance of safety and security in the conventional and the high speed railway industries, the principles of safe by design, system assurance, and health and safety legislation
K2: The relationships of health and welfare strategies with safety in the workplace
K3: The relevance of standards, policy, regulation and guidelines for the UK rail industry.
K4: Risk assessment and hazard analysis identification, management and mitigation.
K5: The context and scope of high speed rail in the UK and internationally, and its integration into the wider transportation system.
K6: The distinction and interface between conventional and high speed rail.
K7: The role of specialist areas within conventional and high speed rail; civil engineering, track systems, traction and rolling stock, command, control and communication, power, digital and information operations, business management, systems engineering and integration.
K8: Appropriate fundamental engineering principles.
K9: The relevance and importance of sustainability, environmental, social and economic considerations in the development and operation of a high speed railway.
K10: How the rail network system is designed, built, installed, operated, maintained, renewed and decommissioned.
K11: The impact of ergonomics and human factors on the design and operation of the railway.
K12: The importance of forward thinking to future innovation, technology and ways of working.
K13: The requirements for, and characteristics of, leadership, collaboration and management
K14: The principles of effective project management, stakeholder management and quality management.
K15: The principles of asset management.
K16: The importance of commercial awareness, including the relationship with the supply chain
K17: The procurement process and its importance to the business and industry
K18: The basics of working with Building Information Modelling (BIM) and the Common Data Environment.
K19: How to identify, eliminate and mitigate safety and health risks in the whole project lifecycle;
K20: The social and environmental factors arising from civil engineering activities;
K21: Legislation and standards regarding the design and construction of high speed rail systems;
K22: The civil engineering components, considerations, techniques, methods and software used in high speed rail;
K23: The interface between civil engineering, track and other network systems;
K24: The impact of structures, drainage, geotechnics and lineside equipment on the construction and durability of a high speed rail system;
K25: Procedures for gaining necessary planning consents;
K26: The necessity of designing, planning, coordinating and supervising temporary works;
K27: Processes for planning and delivering both on-site and off-site construction; how to effectively estimate, manage and control costs, resources and programme;
K28: Quality control and assurance, the link to productivity, and the application of lean principles and Business Improvement Techniques (BIT);
K29: The industry software used to achieve BIM requirements.

S1: Develop and maintain an effective safety culture.
S2: Embed a culture of health, welfare and safety compliance to ensure the health and safety of employees, customers, visitors and members of the public.
S3: Rigorously apply security procedures.
S4: Apply rigorous health and safety practices, comply with legislation and safety processes.
S5: Design safety into all aspects of the rail network, accounting for end-user requirements.
S6: Comply with relevant standards and regulations.
S7: Identify and manage risk, and prepare contingency plans
S8: Apply effective systems engineering practice, considering the interfaces between work packages and promoting and maintaining effective communications between disciplines.
S9: Embed the principles of sustainability and environmental considerations into the design, development, installation and operation of high speed rail projects.
S10: Design and implement innovative solutions using new technologies to improve efficiency, cost effectiveness, customer service and safety to work-based problems.
S11: Demonstrate effective management, supervising and managing resources as appropriate.
S12: Implement project management processes and tools to effectively manage work packages such as Gantt Charts, Logic Network, PERT Chart, Product and Work Breakdown Structure, Risk Register
S13: Work effectively with stakeholders
S14: Comply with quality assurance processes
S15: Implement appropriate asset management tools to manage assets throughout their life cycle
S16: Apply BIM and Asset Information Modelling (AIM) requirements effectively.
S17: Interpret and manage information, which could include multi-dimensional modelling, complex work plans, technical drawings and schematics, including change control.
S18: Undertake and implement a high standard of technical work taking responsibility for efficient and effective delivery of work packages.
S19: Communicate effectively across all levels.
S20: Use appropriate IT systems and applications
S21: Apply and influence safety and health principles in order to ensure a safe and healthy working environment;
S22: Implement processes that identify, eliminate, avoid and mitigate safety and health risks in design or construction;
S23: Comply with industry standards and legislation;
S24: Create, read, interpret and implement detailed plans and schedules;
S25: Contribute to the design, planning or implementation of high speed rail civil engineering projects, which could include lineside equipment, tunnels, cuttings, bridges, viaducts, or embankments;
S26: Contribute to the design, planning, implementation or decommissioning of temporary works;
S27: Estimate, manage and control costs, programme, risk and resources within area of responsibility;
S28: Effectively use industry software as appropriate to achieve BIM requirements;
S29: Establish dimensional control by surveying and setting out;
S30: Specify and select and manage a range of labour, plant and materials;
S31: Implement procedures that take account of structures, geotechnics and drainage for the construction, durability and safe operation of a high speed railway;
S32: Lead a team to efficiently manage a work package and achieve planned outcomes; apply processes for planning and delivery of both on-site and off-site construction.

B1: Fosters a safe, secure and healthy working environment through personal responsibility and behaviour
B2: Is customer focused and is dedicated to improving the customer experience
B3: Effective self-manage, prioritise and a proactively approaches work and continuous professional development.
B4: Effectively lead
B5: Acts professionally, shows commitment to the industry and employer, and is an effective ambassador for the employer
B6: Is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, and act ethically with integrity and respect
B7: Works flexibly, embraces change, handles ambiguity and accepts new ideas and ways of working
B8: Uses effective communication skills to work collaboratively and to exchange constructive feedback

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