Operations Liaison Planning Engineer (Power)

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Key Information

Job title – Operations Liaison Planning Engineer (Power)
Grade –  MMG0

Salary- £67,283
Location – 139 Long Acre / Hybrid / HV Power locations

Contract Type – London Underground- Permanent- Full Time

Overview of project/role

London Underground is one of the world’s most famous metro systems and is responsible for more than 3.5 million passenger journeys a day. It has 11 lines covering 402km and serving 270 stations. During peak hours, more than 500 trains are in operation. 

The Operations Liaison Planning Engineer (Power Planning) reporting to Power Operations Manager, acts as the critical interface between the London Underground (LU) Power Planning department, multidisciplinary project delivery teams, and external stakeholders.

This role ensures that all capital investment, maintenance, and upgrade projects safely and efficiently integrate with London Underground's high-voltage and low-voltage power infrastructure. The primary focus is to safeguard operational network resilience while proactively facilitating project delivery through expert technical support and rigorous document review in alignment to company policies and procedures.

 Key Accountabilities

• Ensure planned activities are forecast, scheduled, committed, issued, distributed, and closed in a timely manner at the required intervals, with records archived as required.
• Coordinate planning meetings that aim to implement agreed project delivery programmes with the relevant projects and stakeholders.
• Attend HV Power sites alongside project representatives to assess site readiness, evaluate access/outage challenges, and ensure field teams fully understand operational constraints.
• Review and formally endorse multi-discipline Work Method Statements, Risk Assessments (RAMS), to guarantee all proposed site activities strictly adhere to LU safety standards and operational parameters.
• Manage and supervise the booking of access to the railway system via central electronic systems and possessions, resolving clashes with other departments to maximise resource utilisation and project achievement.
• Work in collaboration with the Technical Planning Engineers and deputise for the Planning Engineer as required.
• Provide operational advice relating to the release of Power assets to projects and third parties

Skills, Knowledge & Experience 

Skills  

• Good communication skills and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work on own initiative with minimal supervision
• Ability to adapt to changing deadlines and prioritise work appropriately
• Good verbal and numerical reasoning skills (Essential)
• Ability to hold a safety critical / LV1 license (Essential)
• Attention to Detail (Essential)
• Strong IT literacy, able to quickly adopt and understand new systems (Essential)

 Knowledge 

• Knowledge of P&E power distribution network and locations under its control (Essential)
• Knowledge of HV/LV Safety Rules and their application on the network.
• Knowledge of using associated planning and reporting tools (Essential)
• A good understanding of Microsoft Dynamics (Desirable)
• An ONC or equivalent in Electrical Engineering - Power (Desirable)
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office Software (Essential)
• Good working knowledge of power and electrical assets and the overall Network dependencies for running the operational railway (Essential)

 Experience 

• Experience of outage planning and scheduling work, preferably in an operational engineering environment (Highly Desirable)
• Experience in undertaking risk assessments and determining risk controls and mitigations (Desirable)
• Experience in adhering to various Policies, Procedures and Safety Rules (Desirable)
• Experience at producing reports, presentations and report writing (Essential)
• Experience of working within an Electricity Network in a railway environment (Highly Desirable)
• Experience of working as a member of a team with shared objectives (Desirable)

Application Process  

• Please apply using your CV only
• Think carefully about the skills, knowledge and experience in the advert and cover this in your CV
• PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images 

The closing date for applications is Friday 25th September at 11:59PM .We may close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. 

All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory right‑to‑work checks, and candidates must be able to demonstrate their legal right to work in the UK. In certain circumstances, TfL may be able to sponsor Skilled Worker visas for roles and individuals that meet the required eligibility criteria, including those covered by transitional rules.  Further details can be found here: Our response to visa sponsorship changes.  

Equality, diversity and inclusion 

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.

Benefits  
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
 
Hybrid working within this role enables a balance of 50 per cent of time split between the office and home over a 4 week period. Hybrid working arrangements can evolve subject to business requirements. 

We will make every effort to give you as much notice as possible, however some interviews/assessments could be organised at short notice.