Expert Railway Infrastructure Maintenance and Asset Management (f/m/d)

Railways for the world of tomorrow.

Deutsche Bahn's expertise is in high demand all around the world. As a leading engineering and consulting company in the rail sector, DB Engineering & Consulting offers that knowledge - starting with an idea and continuing all the way to operations. We advise our customers in Germany and around the globe, develop technically sophisticated and customized infrastructure and transport solutions.

Mandatory Experience Requirement:

Applicants must have at least 15 years of professional experience in the railway sector, including at least 7 years of relevant international professional experience with a main-line Railway Infrastructure Manager operating according to European railway standards and using ERTMS/ETCS.

Experience focused primarily on rolling stock, metro or tram maintenance without relevant mainline railway infrastructure experience does not meet the requirements of this position.

About the Project:

DB Engineering & Consulting (DB E&C) has been appointed as Technical Advisor for a major five-year railway transformation programme in Greece.

The programme supports a national Railway Infrastructure Manager in strengthening the safe-ty, reliability, efficiency and long-term performance of its railway network. It covers railway operations, infrastructure maintenance and asset management, project delivery, digitalisation, organisational development and governance, with a strong focus on European railway stand-ards, interoperability and ERTMS implementation.

Our international team works directly alongside the client organisation in Athens, providing technical advice, developing practical solutions and transferring know-how to support sus-tainable organisational and operational improvement.

For the Critical Area Railway Infrastructure Maintenance & Asset Management, we are looking for an experienced railway infrastructure professional with hands-on maintenance and asset management experience within a mainline Railway Infrastructure Manager.

Responsibilities:

• Assess and improve railway infrastructure maintenance and asset management processes.
• Support the development of preventive, corrective and condition-based maintenance strategies.
• Strengthen lifecycle management of track, signalling, electrification, telecommunications and civil infrastructure assets.
• Review asset registers, asset condition data, inspection regimes and maintenance requirements.
• Improve fault reporting, work-order management and maintenance planning process-es.
• Support standardised maintenance procedures and consistent maintenance practices across the organisation.
• Support performance-based maintenance through appropriate KPIs and Service Level Agreements.
• Develop risk- and condition-based approaches for maintenance, renewal and replace-ment prioritisation.
• Support digital asset management, condition monitoring and predictive maintenance approaches.
• Strengthen interfaces between maintenance, network operations, safety and infra-structure projects.
• Support monitoring of infrastructure availability, failures, maintenance performance and restoration times.
• Provide practical guidance, mentoring and knowledge transfer to the client's maintenance and asset management personnel.

Qualifications:

• University degree in civil, electrical, mechanical or railway engineering, or a comparable discipline.
  
• Minimum 15 years of relevant professional experience in railway infrastructure maintenance and/or asset management.
• Minimum 7 years of relevant international professional experience with a main-line Railway Infrastructure Manager operating according to European railway standards and using ERTMS/ETCS.
• Strong practical experience in the maintenance and asset management of mainline railway infrastructure.
• Experience across relevant infrastructure disciplines such as track, signalling, electrification, telecommunications and civil works.
• Good knowledge of preventive, corrective and condition-based maintenance process-es.
• Good understanding of lifecycle, risk-based and performance-based asset manage-ment.
• Experience with maintenance management systems, asset registers, condition monitor-ing and maintenance KPIs is an advantage.
• Knowledge of ISO 55000/55001 asset management principles is an advantage.
• Strong analytical, communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Professional working proficiency in English. Greek language skills are an advantage.
  

Attractive employment conditions, Intercultural teams, International career opportunities, Professional onboarding and development

Working Arrangement

• Location: Athens, Greece


• Project: Long-term international railway transformation programme


• Working arrangement: 100% on-site at the client's premises in Athens


• Close day-to-day cooperation with the client's infrastructure maintenance and asset management functions and the international DB E&C Technical Advisor team.

In case you match the profile and are interested in a complex task within the transport sector, we are looking forward to receiving your application.

Please state your earliest possible availability as well as your salary expectations.

Please note that your application will be saved and used in electronic form as a part of the application process for this position.

Thank you for considering DB Engineering & Consulting as prospective employer!