Job Description

Our passengers and freight users are at the heart of everything we do. We help connect people to their friends and families and get goods to their destination safely and efficiently. We\'re an organisation where people matter.

We\'re continuing to build a diverse organisation which is representative of the people we serve. We want to harness the skills and expertise of our people and attract the best talent, to enable a safe and accessible railway for everyone. To learn why inclusion is important to us, please click .

About our people and the recruitment process - We\'re an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone!

We encourage our colleagues to work flexibly, as we know traditional working patterns don\'t always fit. If you want to consider working flexibly, just let us know and we\'ll do our best to help and invest in your career with us, whilst you have a healthy work life balance.

We\'re also a employer and we\'ll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles.

Brief Description

You\'ll help keep our nation moving every single day.

A critical part of the work we do is the daily up keep of the rail network. As a technician you\'ll work outdoors in a team, supporting essential maintenance to keep the railway running safely and smoothly for passengers and freight users.

Our technician community comes from a variety of different backgrounds, and this might be the first time that you\'ve even considered a career in rail. We\'re focused on your transferrable skills and behaviours and if you can demonstrate that, then we will provide you with all the necessary training to have you working safely and competently out on the network.

And if you make the grade then you can look forward to a rewarding and fulfilling career with a company that recently joined the top 50 in the Glassdoor\'s 2021 Best Places to Work.

About the role (External)

Technicians specialise in a range of disciplines and for this role you\'ll become a specialist in

Signalling&Telecoms. You\'ll be working with equipment including signals that control when trains can run, level crossings, and points systems. With your willingness to learn, you\'ll develop a huge range of technical skills across a range of manual, electrical and digital equipment.

Track: You\'ll be responsible for maintaining, inspecting and repairing the track network, (also known as the Permanent Way or P-Way) to keep the railway safe and efficient. This is a very manual role as you\'ll be working with rails, sleepers and ballast that support the trains, together with their associated drainage and ancillary structures.

Off track: You\'ll be responsible for maintaining, inspecting and repairing the land alongside the track network to keep the railway safe and efficient. This includes vegetation management, drainage and ancillary structures.

Undertrack: You\'ll be responsible for maintaining, inspecting and repairing equipment under the track network to keep the railway safe and efficient. This role has a heavy skills focus on joinery, lubrication and welding.

Distribution&Plant: You\'ll work as part of a team to keep power flowing through the electrified rails safely and efficiently. Day to day you\'ll work on the nuts, bolts and cables of the electrification system making sure that the railway has the power to run the trains, signals and stations.

Overhead Lines: Working with high voltage systems you\'ll ensure our railway has the power to run the trains. Working at height is routine, and you\'ll use various types of specialist tools and equipment to measure, adjust, repair and modify cables and wires that keeps Britain\'s railway running.

Our technicians work outside in all conditions, at all times of the year, day or night. You could be involved in demanding manual work, often with the need to transport kit, across tricky terrain. Being safety focused, respectful of rules and a team player will be critical as you\'ll often be working next to moving trains travelling at highspeed.

You matter to your team

A natural team player, you\'ll also be able to lead the team when asked by the team leader. You\'ll use your skills to deliver work safely and will check the team has the right competencies to meet our strict safety standards. You\'ll also be a role model for safe working behaviours and be confident to challenge any potential risks to safety, so that everyone gets home safe every day.

You matter to us

Today\'s technicians can go onto become tomorrow\'s team leaders.

Your commitment to self-development and continuous learning is hugely important in this role and we\'ll provide you with all the training to develop both technical and non-technical skills. If you\'re joining us from another industry, the structured training will give you the skills and confidence to move into a rewarding career in rail.

Your skills matter

Our technicians play a vital role in our maintenance teams. You don\'t necessarily need rail experience, but you do need to show how your transferrable skills meet the following:

• Leadership - You\'re able to lead, motivate and direct a team for safe and efficient work delivery.
• Effective communicator - You\'ll need strong communication skills and be able to deliver clear instructions to the team and other colleagues.
• Technical skills -You\'ll have knowledge and experience of inspection, faulting, maintenance and renewal techniques in the discipline that you are applying for.
• Safety - You consistently role model safe behaviours, can arrange and implement safe systems of work, and are confident to challenge if you think a situation is unsafe.
• Problem solver - You\'ll be persistent in finding safe and effective solutions. You\'ll consistently develop your skills and competencies relevant to your discipline, keeping up to date with new standards, procedures and instructions. To issues you find out in your working environment.
• Willingness to learn - You\'ll consistently develop your skills and competencies relevant to your discipline, keeping up to date with new standards, procedures and instructions.
• Relevant qualification - You\'ll ideally hold an NVQ Level 1 or 2 linked to the discipline you are applying for. Or you have achieved an equivalent level of relevant experience.

It matters that this is the right role for you.

Here\'s some additional information which might help you.

• Shifts - Technician roles involve a changing shift pattern including days, nights and weekends.
• Outdoor working - Our technicians work outside in all weathers and so you\'ll be comfortable working in different conditions.
• Safe working - Offers of employment are subject to drug and alcohol testing and passing of the relevant medical assessment and BPSS pre-employment checks. This will include a hearing and eyesight examination.
• Driving - As a technician you\'ll also need a driving licence (category B) so you can drive Network Rail vehicles.
• Commute times - You\'ll also need to be within a 60-minute commute of the location that you\'re applying for.

How to apply (External)

Former IMC Terms & Conditions

This is a permanent position.

Please note there may be a requirement to work on call in this role

Closing date: 21st September 2023. Late applications will not be accepted.

Click \'apply now\' or click here for details of how to apply.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status. Click here for more information

We positively embrace flexible working recognising that employees may wish to balance work and family/home life.

For further information please contact Hiring Manager Leigh Wallbank (Principal Technical Officer [Track])

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