Description
Do you have extensive experience with SCADA? Do you have prior experience working on Rail systems? Have you led large scale migrations? Then read on, this is the role for you...
You will lead migration activities from a Network Rail Electrical Control Room from the existing system to the new SCADA solution. This will be a daily activity during office hours but may require weekend overtime work.
Role Responsibilities:
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Lead Migration activities from an Electrical Control Room from the existing system to the new SCADA solution
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Coordinate site teams to migrate Railway electrical devices to the given schedule.
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Support the operators with the new software and cooperate with Rail electrification rules.
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Regular discussions with operators to find potential risks and blockers.
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Run testing between site engineers, NOC and key SMEs.
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Work collaboratively with network rail to keep migration and develop the migration processes.
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Escalation of any incident to the relevant designers, NOC or SME.
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Report and escalate problems or failures identified during testing to the appropriate parties.
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Accurate daily record keeping of events and with handover given to operators.
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Complete train ing and understand operation of electrification SCADA software.
Typical Deliverables:
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Migration and testing of new devices on the new system.
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Daily records of migration activities.
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Populate documents that feed into Form E.
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Strong relationship built with the customer both operators and other Network Rail parties.
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Support on-site installation and testing.
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Contribute to migration success by improving processes.
Business Operations Skills Experience:
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Experience in the integration of large SCADA systems
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Experience of migrating onto new systems as part of a transformation project.
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Able to coordinate corrective and preventative tasks at all levels
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Customer focused testing of new software solutions.
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Able to undertake technical investigations and audits
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Knowledgeable in the design, architecture and configuration of the relevant systems
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Able to maintain procedures, reports, plans and associated technical and performance documentation
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Able to identify issues and escalate to the engineer's investigation in a timely fashion.
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Able to produce testing documentation and accurate records.
Desirable:
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Experience of Commissioning of relevant systems in the Rail environment.
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Practical experience of safety and operational process/procedures in the Rail environment.
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Knowledge of the legislative and technical standards applicable to the Rail Environment.
Start date - 6th April 2020
Initial 6 month contract - Canterbury
£400pd outside IR35