Electrical Engineering opportunities with Network Rail
Category: Job Finding
Publish date: 29/01/2019
We’re responsible for running, maintaining and developing Britain's railway tracks, signalling systems, bridges, tunnels, level crossings and viaducts.
Operations
Our operational function delivers the services that ensure safe performance of the railway, including managing the systems and processes that keep the rail network working: from signalling operators in our regional Rail Operating Centres, to our mobile operations managers and incident response teams that help reopen any part of the network that’s blocked, level crossing managers and station customer service teams.
Maintenance
Maintenance is the day-to-day upkeep of the network. Our maintenance employees support our operations and project teams by making sure every part of our infrastructure – such as signals and power supplies, or assets such as track and bridges – is maintained and in good working order.
Ambitious about the future
Our aim is to keep growing to meet the demands and aspirations of passengers. We expect every one of our people to keep building on the progress we’ve made so far and help transform Britain's railway into a world-class infrastructure.
If you join us you’ll be constantly working hard to improve every aspect of the railway. We’ve already made enormous progress in making the railway safer, more reliable and more efficient.
A large number of our workforce come from an Armed Forces background and have thrived in our organisation providing the skills that are critical to our Railway Upgrade Plan and helping us to build a bigger, better railway for Britain.”
At Network Rail, we have a long history of supporting the Armed Forces. In particular, we are committed to helping Ex-Forces personnel reintegrate into successful civilian careers whilst supporting our already established Reservist community.
We were proud to have signed the British Armed Forces Military Covenant back in 2015, we were honoured by the Ministry of Defence with the Employers Recognition Scheme Silver award back in 2016 and the Employers Recognition Scheme Gold award in October 2017.
We admire so many of the attributes that someone from the Forces can bring to any role :
- discipline
- team work leadership
- ability to stay calm under pressure and change
- comfortable in a fast paced environment
- high-level decision making
- determination
- flexible in an evolving environment
All these qualities, which are essential in the Military, are also highly sought-after within our safety critical environment at Network Rail.
In exchange for your commitment and dedication, we will provide you with a generous benefits package that includes:
- two weeks’ additional paid leave for training commitments as a reservists
- Forces Network for anyone with links to Defence or just those willing to support the Armed Forces
- 28 days’ holiday, plus public holidays
- 75 per cent discount on season tickets (max £3,000)interest-free season ticket loan (max £5,000)up to five days’ paid volunteer leave per annum
- pension scheme
To find out more about our latest vacancies and to apply please visit the website:
https://www.ctp.org.uk/job-finding/directory/network-rail/latest-jobs