Section Leader

About Network Rail

At Network Rail, we're part of a large family serving millions of passengers and freight users throughout the UK every day. Our service impacts millions of people and we strive to become more efficient as we enhance, maintain, and operate our network.

We provide rapid access along busy commuter routes to our seven cities, servicing the varied needs of our business and leisure commuter services, including cross-border services and rural services. We have up to 50 freight services operating every day and we are steadily building capacity for this to grow. Our ambition to be responsive to passengers and freight users drives us every day, and we're empowered to do the right thing for those who use the rail network. We actively challenge unsafe practices and take responsibility for addressing risks, resolving issues, and protecting safety and wellbeing.

We want to help deliver a railway that is safe, reliable, affordable, and that provides great customer service to everyone.

Brief Description

Please note that this role may require an on-call commitment.

As a key member of our team, you'll direct and inspire the success of a team involved in everything from inspection and faulting to maintenance and renewal. You'll ensure everything is done efficiently and to the highest standards. Safety will be a priority. You'll establish appropriate safety arrangements and ensure Network Rail staff and contractors alike follow safe systems of work.

About the Role

We're looking for a skilled leader to direct, organise, and motivate a high-performing team. From inspection and faulting through to maintenance and renewal, you'll play a hands-on role. You'll ensure that all work is done efficiently and to the highest standards. You'll be responsible for establishing safety arrangements and ensuring that all staff and contractors follow safe systems of work. You'll also be responsible for compiling a range of vital reports.

Key Responsibilities

1. Experience of organising and controlling the safe and efficient delivery of work.
2. Excellent communication skills, both in person and in writing.
3. Knowledge of discipline-specific maintenance, inspection, faulting, and renewal techniques.
4. Knowledge of relevant standards, procedures, and instructions.
5. A clear and inspirational leader with a strong sense of direction.
6. Hold Safety Critical Competencies COSS CRP and PC.
7. Hold Tr04 and Tr11 Competence.

Desirable Criteria

1. Hold or be working towards an NVQ level 2 or 3 (or equivalent) in a relevant subject or have attained the appropriate level of knowledge gained through equivalent relevant experience.
2. Able and willing to drive vehicles as required by business need, this may also include driving vehicles up to 7.5t and a requirement to upgrade their driving licence by undertaking additional training.
3. Hold Safety Critical Competencies Strapping, NSCD (Ops), and Engineering Supervisor.

This role involves days, nights, and weekend working, and is a safety-critical role so subject to drug and alcohol testing and passing of the relevant medical assessment.

Company

Every day, 4.8 million people use our network. Keeping Britain moving and building a better railway for the future is full of challenges – but also tremendous opportunities.

From our commitments to your development, our range of benefits, and our approach to Diversity & Inclusion, we believe there are many reasons to join the team at Network Rail.

We're proactive in empowering employees with the knowledge to help them progress. We encourage all our employees to be ambitious and offer great training and career development opportunities. As the railway becomes bigger and more technologically advanced, it's crucial that our employees have the right skills to develop their careers and meet the challenges ahead.

We believe that investing in our people is one of the most effective ways of improving the safety, reliability, and efficiency of the railway.

We also know that it's vital to get each individual's training programme just right. As well as helping us to meet our immediate needs, we believe this is an approach that encourages people to stay with us and develop their careers.

Your Health, Wellbeing and Benefits

We believe that safety and performance go hand in hand and this doesn't just mean safety on the railway. We are committed to the wellbeing of our employees and believe that should come first.

We provide access to support services such as our employee assistance program to help you with finances, family, health, and wellbeing. In addition to this, we offer excellent benefits, are sensitive to work-life balance, and encourage our employees to use their 5 volunteer days for their favourite causes.

We have a range of benefits including:

• 28 days annual leave entitlement.
• My benefits – Our discounted online shopping site.
• A range of discounted offers including childcare vouchers, Healthcare offers – cycle to work, healthcare club discounted membership, and other benefits.
• Subsidies of up to 75% on rail and underground season tickets.
• A range of pension schemes.
• 2 weeks paid reserve leave for our Armed Forces community.

What Diversity and Inclusion means to us

'Diversity' means recognising differences between people while valuing the contribution they make. 'Inclusion' means creating safe and welcoming workplaces with fair cultures that encourage innovative and fresh ways of thinking.

Our aspiration is that the behaviours and actions that support diversity and inclusion will come from the conviction of everyone here at Network Rail – making diversity and inclusion a conscious part of how we run our business throughout Britain.

Disability Confident Leader

Network Rail is an accredited Disability Confident Leader. This means, where a disabled applicant meets the essential criteria for any of our vacancies, they will receive an interview.

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