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Job Specification – Infrastructure Technician
Job Title: Infrastructure Technician
Salary: £47,173.45 per annum
Hours: 32 hours per week (Monday – Thursday)
Contract: Permanent, Full Time
Location: Nottingham network (multiple sites)
Purpose of the Role
To maintain, repair, and support the safe operation of tramway infrastructure, ensuring reliability and compliance with industry standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Undertake routine and unplanned maintenance activities across infrastructure assets.
- Carry out fault diagnosis and rectification to maintain safety and integrity of the tramway.
- Perform overhead line isolations and issue permits to support maintenance activities.
- Work with isolators, electrification & plant, distribution systems, generators, substations, and associated assets.
- Ensure all planned maintenance is completed on schedule and emergent work is addressed promptly.
- Supervise and instruct Assistant Technicians, Apprentices, and contractors, ensuring work is delivered to required standards.
- Provide coaching and mentoring to junior team members.
- Undertake project work and technical modifications to infrastructure assets.
- Maintain tools, equipment, and parts in good working order.
- Collaborate with other engineering disciplines and departments to ensure effective delivery of services.
- Participate in the on call rota (approx. 1 week in 6).
- Travel flexibly across multiple sites within the Nottingham network as required.
Requirements
- Electrical background with Level 3 qualifications (or equivalent).
- Experience in isolations, issuing permits, and working with electrification & plant.
- Knowledge of distribution systems, generators, substations, and overhead lines.
- Strong fault finding and problem solving skills.
- Ability to supervise, instruct, and mentor junior staff and contractors.
- Commitment to safety, quality, and compliance with company procedures.
- Flexibility to travel across multiple sites.
Benefits
- Free tram travel.
- Pension scheme (employee contributes 2.5% or more, employer contributes 5%).
- Westfield Health cover.
- Death in service benefit.
