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Competences: Technical maintenance of railway bridges
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EstQF level: 8
Performance indicators: Performance indicators:
1. plans and implements the system of verifying the compliance of railway bridges with requirements and documenting it (quality control and risk assessment system);
2. plans the technical maintenance, repair and construction of railway bridges, including work volumes, the schedule and the budget, thereby analysing the necessity of work, technical possibilities and optimal solutions, while taking into account life cycle costs;
3. prepares the maintenance plan for railway bridges;
4. plans and organises the verification of the compliance of railway bridges with requirements and the documentation of measurements and test results;
5. plans, manages and organises the technical maintenance and repair of railway bridges, including work volumes, technology, the schedule and the budget;
6. prepares or commissions the work project, obtains the confirmation and permits necessary for the work;
7. monitors the ensuring of safety and occupational health, analyses incidents and instructs employees;
8. coordinates the inspection of the work and materials, appropriate documentation and the transfer of work;
9. plans the implementation of optimal solutions in the procurement of work and materials, organises procurements and the preparation of tenders, analyses the results of procurements;
10. prepares the instructions for the maintenance of railway bridges, assigns tasks and instructs employees, provides professional training.
Supporting knowledge: Knowledge:
1) the types of railway bridges, the principles of their use, repair and technical maintenance, the technologies, materials and devices used;
2) the technologies of the technical maintenance and repair of tracks, the materials and devices used;
3) the maintenance standards for railway bridges, tracks, facilities and devices; road and environmental safety requirements; quality assurance and control systems;
4) relevant laws, standards and instructions;
5) the requirements of construction projects and the documentation of work;
6) the principles of accounting and financial management.
Related standards
No Occupational qualification standard Valid to Type
1 Chartered Railway Engineer, EstQF Level 8 28.04.2022 Optional
2 Chartered Railway Engineer, EstQF Level 8 28.04.2023 Optional

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