Protection worker on track

We are seeking PWT Supervisors to join our London Underground (LU) Operations Team to assist in smooth running of LU networks, managing a team or multiple teams of staff/sub-contract staff undertaking various complexities of track maintenance or renewal works for TDU.

• Direct work activities to the work groups ensuring you follow the correct procedures for protecting workers on the track.
• Carry out fact finding interviews, compiling statements & reports.
• Handle work activity allocation to work groups.
• Ensure that all Protection duty requirements are effectively discharged in accordance with Client requirements.
• Manage and distribute work activities and responsibilities to other PWTs and external work parties such as S&T, electrification and welding.
• Provide protection and a safe system of work for staff working on or about the railway infrastructure.
• Brief and cascade information to other PWTs managing smaller work groups.
• Start & End of shift briefings and feedback to work groups, clients and own management.
• Brief safety communications to work groups.
• Be responsible for the overall programme of works for all work groups within your work site and have a good knowledge of applicable health & safety requirements.
• Be responsible for various work groups under your control with other PWTs running smaller work groups and the operatives within those work groups.
• Provide detailed reporting on a shift basis to clients and own management.
• Monitor and report on all licencing and certification e.g. team training.
• Give clear direction to PWTs for work activities for smaller work groups.
• Show respect and leadership for all aspects of works by all parties within your work site.
• Hold and attend meetings with clients and own management.
• Cascade safety requirements out to all PWTs working within your work site, ensuring that their work groups adopt and abide strictly to all such requirements.
• Have full responsibility to ensure your teams are trained & mentored and that training attendance and standards are met at all times.
• Carry out one to one briefings, team talks, tool box talks & PGIs.
• Cascade company policies and procedures ensuring compliance.
• Work closely with Handback to ensure all works are inspected and handed back on time, with all documentation fully completed.
• Manage the distribution and control of materials, plant and tools.
• Monitor and report on staff performance.
• Be responsible for all required shift and work site reporting for your work group activities for that shift.
• Monitor and report on staff carrying out key activities i.e. gauging, disc saw, band saw etc.
• Ensure that the works undertaken by your work PWTs are in line with all site documentation such as work instructions, method statements, risk assessments and company and client standards.
• Have overall responsibility for all aspects of site management & control within your work site.

• Eye Test Vouchers.
• Death in Service
• Paid Professional membership
• Employee Assistance Program
• Health cash plan
• Company Pension Scheme (Company 3%, Employee 5%).
• 33 days holiday including bank holidays.