Apprentice- Level 4 Asset Management

HS2
Job Description

Level 4 Asset Management Apprenticeship – London Podium

At HS2 we offer a two-year rotational Apprenticeship programme, working towards the Level 4 Asset Manager apprenticeship, providing you with the opportunity to stretch and challenge yourself whilst we support you to implement your learning.

HS2 Apprentices join us in September 2024, where they will have a full Induction into HS2 and meet their apprentice cohort. Our apprentices will complete a learning week every 6 months, which is designed to develop core skills, knowledge and behaviours required on the HS2 Project. Apprentices are supported by their day-to-day team and the Talent and Development team, where regular team meetings are set up weekly, 1:1’s are provided, and every apprentice is assigned a mentor for their durations as well as a team buddy.

About the role

The role will support the Asset Management team, to ensure we set up a business that allows our assets to be managed in a way to achieve our objectives and provide the necessary level of service.

You will learn how to assess the performance, condition, root cause of failure, consequence of failure and risk to physical assets, asset systems and the service they provide. You will learn how to identify asset investment needs, interventions and mitigations for asset failure. You will participate in the management of asset data, supplier selection and management, and support stakeholder engagement. We expect you to promote and champion asset management within HS2.

This programme is designed around learning the theory of asset management with a training provider and putting these skills to use in the workplace. It will provide you with the opportunity to stretch and challenge yourself across various aspects of asset management within the HS2 Infrastructure Management department.

The Infrastructure Management team will be the future operator of the end state railway. This means that today we lead the programme of work to create the business capabilities and processes to run the railway and gain the license to operate the infrastructure, while supporting the HS2 Programme, project managers and engineers to ensure the requirements within the operational concepts are realised.

The Asset Management team, which is within the Infrastructure Management department, supports the deployment of integrated management systems for both digital and physical assets. We manage the information being delivered from building the assets, set up systems to manage this information and establish the necessary data analytics requirements to understand the data and bring it to life, using a variety of tools and solutions. We are also putting in place a structured operating model for the new infrastructure manager organisation, based on ISO 55000 Asset Management Principles.

Your placement may also include rotations within the following teams (within the Infrastructure Management team, noting that the rotational placements may vary and are subject to business requirements):

Infrastructure Operations. The Infrastructure Operations team is responsible for developing arrangements to safely operate the railway from the Network Integrated Control Centre (NICC) in a truly integrated way that differs to the conventional railway network. This includes supporting the HS2 project managers to deliver the railway systems that support this way of working, the development of operational rules, standards and procedures, the planning of exercises to ensure the railway is ready to operate.

Infrastructure Maintenance . The Infrastructure Maintenance Team is responsible for developing arrangements to safely maintain all assets on the railway and in the stations in a way that is invisible to our customers experience and generates the optimum levels of availability and reliability for the lowest sustainable cost. This includes managing contracts to maintain those assets that have already been delivered, development of engineering standards and procurement of on track machines.

Ergonomics. The ergonomics team uses information about human abilities, attributes and limitations, and applies methods and techniques to investigate and predict people’s behaviour. They help to design a railway and an operating organisation that maximizes the safety, performance, efficiency, and reliability of the HS2 network.

Additional placements might be available in other areas of the infrastructure manager, including the passenger rolling stock and depots team, the infrastructure programme management team, the infrastructure capability team, as well as the wider HS2 delivery programme .

This apprenticeship opportunity will be based in London, with opportunities to undertake placements at other HS2 offices/sites. At the end of the programme, you will be able to apply for Associate membership of The Institute of Asset Management. After completion of the programme, apprentices will transfer into a role within the business, where continued development will be supported on your journey to grow and succeed.

Learning:

• Attendance to training provider sessions
• Complete all work aligned to the apprenticeship programme
• Completion of the apprenticeship programme

About You:

• Communication Skills: The ability to communicate with stakeholders at various levels within an organisation
• Interpersonal and relationship skills: The ability to build effective working relationships with colleagues and contacts across the organisation and outside with external partners
• Prioritisation Skills: The ability to organise your workload and meet agreed deadlines to deliver activities/projects in a timely manner and ensuring quality
• Ability to follow process: Working to a process to achieve an outcome and/or identify improvements to existing processes
• Collaborative Working: The ability to work independently and as part of a team to achieve positive outcomes

Knowledge:

• IT: Knowledge of and experience of using MS Office including Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• A desire to learn about the management and operations of a railway.
• A desire to learn about data analytics and manipulation.
• A desire to thrive on understanding complex issues and carrying out problem solving by being adaptable and seeking new ways of working.

Type of experience:

• To join us on an Apprenticeship Programme, you’ll need to have achieved or expect to achieve 5 GCSEs at grade 4 or above, including English and Maths or equivalent

Behavioural Competencies:

• The post-holder is always expected to behave in a manner consistent with HS2 company values

Our Apprenticeship programme salaries:

Salaries are currently pending pay review however please see below figures based on 2023.

London locations (inside M25):

• Level3/Year1 – basic salary of £17,220 plus 10% flexible allowance = £18,942
• Level4/Year1 – basic salary of £18,042 plus 10% flexible allowance = £19,846

Non-London Locations:

• Level3/Year1 – basic salary of £16,217 plus 10% flexible allowance = £ 17,839
• Level4/Year1 – basic salary of £17,039 plus 10% flexible allowance = £ 18,743

Does HS2 offer sponsorship if I do not have the Right to Work in the UK?

To be eligible to apply to the HS2 Apprenticeship scheme for our September 2024 in-take, any applicant will need to already have the on-going Right to Work in the UK, that is not timebound in any way. Please note, unfortunately due to the 2-year time-bound restrictions of the Post Study Work visa, we are unable to accept any applicants who have this visa as this is an ongoing permanent role that will carry on beyond the initial 2-year Apprenticeship programme. Due to the nature of our organization, HS2 are not able to sponsor any applications as we do not hold the required sponsorship license from the UK Home Office and candidates are not allowed to sponsor themselves. We appreciate the Right to Work question can be complex to understand, so if you are unsure of your Right to Work status in the UK, please email us at and we will be happy to advise further. Please note, to enable HS2 to comply with UK Home Office policy, your Right to Work status will be checked early in the recruitment process.About Us

High Speed 2 (HS2 Ltd) will be the UK’s new high speed rail network. As well as improving capacity, the new scheme will shorten journey times between a number of Britain’s major population centres, boost the economy and create thousands of jobs.

HS2 Ltd will create a skills legacy and develop a diverse range of talent. We aim to be a leader in EDI practice by creating a safe & inclusive working environment for all our staff – living our values of Safety, Respect, Integrity and Leadership.

In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.

HS2 Ltd is also a safety-critical organisation. Employees are required to ensure reasonable care of their own and others’ health and safety by taking personal responsibility for working to our ‘Safe at Heart’ programme principles and following safe working procedures at all times.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential.