Route Control Centre Coordinator with Testing & Commissioning

1. Purpose of the Job

Rail Project Route Control Centre (RCC) Coordinator with Testing & Commissioning Experience based in Romford

• Previous experience within the Testing & Commissioning of the railway.
• Experience in reporting.
• Good level of IT knowledge (Microsoft Office)
• Experience on Trains, Signalling or System Integration
• Undertaking presentation's and leading conference calls

To support the Employer in providing Testing and Commissioning expertise centrally for the project & to provide logistics and administrative support for the Dynamic Testing -. Also to support the Employer in ensuring Systemwide Contractors are cognisant of the Testing and Commissioning requirements of the works information and fulfil them in a manner that ensures full integration between contracts across the Central Operating Section.

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• Coordinating Dynamic Testing at the RCC with direct and indirect communications with all stakeholders
• Provide logistical and administrative support prior to testing activities. (Dynamic Test Windows)
• Collating test procedures for all stakeholders and other relevant documentation.
• Attending all meetings scheduled prior to test windows to ensure full alignment.
• Issuing notifications to all key stakeholders in preparation of testing.
• Ensuring statuses of systems and software configurations are obtained and recorded.
• Producing reporting uniformed documentation for use during testing.
• Producing reporting emails for distribution during testing to be used for key stakeholders during testing.
• Distributing documentation to relevant parties prior to testing. (i.e. Test Train coordinators documentation for units and RCC coordinators documentation folders.)
• Collating Prerequisite Test Readiness Document(s) (i.e. PSD door certificates, Room Readiness Checklist, BT unit health checklist, etc.)
• Cooperate in all matters relating to health and safety, including following safe working procedures at all times
• Act as a role model for vision and values, behaving in ways that are in alignment with clients Ways of Working; encourage and support others to do so too
• Promote equality in the workplace and adopt appropriate behaviour when interacting with colleagues
• Take necessary care to properly protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of corporate information from unauthorised disclosure, modification or destruction; never knowingly put Clients information or information systems at risk

Mandatory Requirements

• Co-operate with Client in all matters relating to health and safety, including following safe working procedures at all times.
• Act as a role model for vision and values, behaving in ways that are in alignment with clients Ways of Working. Encourage and support others to do so too.
• Promote equality in the workplace and adopt appropriate behaviour when interacting with colleagues.
• Take necessary care to properly protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of corporate information from unauthorised disclosure, modification or destruction. Never knowingly put Clients information or information systems at risk.
• To be responsible for the management of Health and Safety for direct reports.

3. Main Challenges of the Job

• Supporting the Employer in relation to understanding and ensuring the coordination and integration of Testing and Commissioning activities to fulfil all defined requirements, including schedule, cost, and self-assured quality for assigned systems/assets.
• Influencing a matrix organisation at project level to deliver a successful and Integrated Testing & Commissioning strategy.
• Building and maintaining strong working relationships with all the key stakeholders in a large multi-tier infrastructure project.

4. Dimensions & Interfaces (Internal and External)
Key working relationships -

• Dynamic Testing Manager
• Testing & Commissioning Command & Control Coordinator
• Works closely with key individuals from all Clients project teams and Systemwide contractors - other members of the CRL T&C team, project field engineers, planners, construction project managers; project managers, quality manager, certification manager, directorate support teams and other third party stakeholders.

5. Person Specification

• Degree qualified engineer or equivalent experience in appropriate railway systems engineering discipline experience of engineering and/or construction on railway systems engineering project projects.

• Experience in the management of testing and commissioning of Rail Systems.

• Knowledge of industry work processes for Testing and Commissioning rail systems.
• Understanding of interface management.
• Knowledge and understanding of working arrangements with joint ventures, alliances and consortiums.
• Preferably I.Eng or C.Eng accredited with IET.
• Ability to effectively work within a matrix organization.
• Knowledge of cross functional work processes and interface knowledge, especially Project Controls, Quality management and the ability to manage the relationships/interfaces with management and functional groups.
• Understanding of Health & Safety requirements for Railway Infrastructure projects, including knowledge of the application of the CDM Regulations and the CSM-RA process for system risk management and control