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Grade 6-8 Signaller

3 months ago


Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom Network Rail Full time
Job Introduction
Your decisions will make all the difference


Based in one of our Anglia Route's signal boxes, you'll make sure trains travel safely and efficiently along your part of the network.

Managing the signals on your part of the network, you're an integral part to passenger and freight journeys, as well as the safety of our maintenance colleagues out on track.


Our signalling community comes from a variety of different backgrounds, and so we're focused on your transferrable skills and behaviours.

No formal rail experience is needed, though any work you've done which has needed concentration, is safety critical and involves communicating with others would stand you in good stead.


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

Main Responsibilities
Are you looking to join an organisation where you do meaningful work every day?

You'll be joining our dedicated Anglia route team, part of Network Rail's busy Eastern Region.

Some of our key links include Liverpool Street to Norwich, the Cross-country corridor via Ely, the West Anglia Mainline to Cambridge and Kings Lynn, the North London Line from Stratford and the Essex Thameside line from Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness.


Whilst you'll be part of a signal box team, you'll also be comfortable with working on your own for long periods of time and shift work.

And when things happen, such as a trespasser on the line, you'll need to use your training and skills to get our passengers moving safely onwards to their destination.


Commitment to self-development and continuous learning is hugely important in this role, we'll provide you with all the training to develop both technical skills and non-technical skills by attending a 12-week residential signaller training course.

followed by a period of supervised on the job training and the opportunity to practise new skills in a real work environment.

You don't need rail experience, but you do need to show how your transferrable skills meet the following,
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Communication
  • A variety of clear communication skills are crucial in the signalling role, for example being comfortable delivering safety critical communications to colleagues and team members to ensure processes and safety standards are always adhered to.
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Ability to learn
  • Due to its safety critical nature, there is a lot to learn to become a proficient signaller.
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Ability to work alone
  • Every signaller requires the ability to operate efficiently and make safety critical decisions confidently on an individual basis.
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Ability to work as part of a team
  • Despite being able to work confidently alone, it is important you are a great teammate.
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Attention to detail
  • The signaller role requires consistent high levels of attention but varying levels of concentration.

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Multi-Tasking

  • You need to deal with phone calls, signal trains, block lines for maintenance work and complete administration tasks.
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Being calm and composed
  • Due to the intense and challenging events that can occur on the railway, it is crucial you are able to remain calm whilst working under pressure.

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Decision Making

  • By its nature, the signaller roles require you to make safety critical decisions throughout the course of your shift.
About The Company
We're an organisation where people matter. We matter to millions.

Our role is to run a safe, reliable and efficient railway, serving customers and communities. We exist to get people and goods where they need to be and to support our country's economic prosperity. Safety is our number one priority.

We're undertaking a bold change.

Our vision is Putting Passengers First - becoming a company that is on the side of passengers and freight users; that is easy to engage with and is an efficient and dependable partner; a company people are proud to work for; instinctively recognised as an industry leader.

Your Signaller recruitment journey

Here's a short video explaining what to expect and how to prepare for your Signalling recruitment journey
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Application
  • This takes around 20 minutes of your time, so find a safe, quiet spot where you're comfortable typing answers to a handful of questions about your interest and understanding of the Signaller role. We'll also need a copy of your CV.
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Virtual ability assessment - helping us understand your suitability.
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Identification documents
  • You'll need to provide your identification documents virtually on our ID platform.

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Virtual assessment

  • All interviews & assessments will be held virtually. You'll take part in two online assessments including a prerecorded scenario assessment and a live video interview to explore your skills and experiences more.

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Pre-employment Screening

  • We'll need some documents to prove your identity and right to work in the UK
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