Technician & Team Leader- S&T

Location
London, GB

Department Name
SC HR Business Partner - NW&C G5

About Network Rail
Help Transform Euston Station – Join Network Rail as a Signalling & Telecoms Technician or Team Leader
Euston Station is being transformed — and you can play a key role in that journey.

As Network Rail delivers major upgrades to one of Britain's busiest and most iconic transport hubs, we're looking for skilled and motivated Signalling & Telecoms Technicians and Team Leaders to help shape the future of this vital station.

Working at the heart of this transformation, you'll be part of a dedicated Infrastructure Maintenance team that keeps the railway running safely, efficiently, and reliably. Whether maintaining and fault-finding complex signalling systems, ensuring robust telecoms networks, or leading and motivating a team to deliver work to the highest standards, your contribution will directly help connect millions of passengers and keep Euston moving — every single day.

Brief Description
About our route
The
West Coast South route
stretches from Crewe to London Euston, carrying millions of passengers and 10% of the UK's freight each year. It covers the 1,000-mile West Coast Main Line, with 64 stations linking London, Glasgow, Edinburgh and key commuter hubs.

As part of our
North West & Central region
—the busiest mixed-use railway in Europe—we serve 1.3 million passengers daily, move 700,000 tonnes of freight weekly, and manage 571 stations across major cities including Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Edinburgh and Glasgow.

We're driving safe, reliable, and customer-focused services, while expanding capacity and championing diversity.

About The Role (External)
Are you interested in
Signalling & Telecoms
?

Do you enjoy
hands-on problem solving
and fixing electrical issues?

We're excited to announce a
new depot opening in Euston
— a fantastic opportunity to be part of something new and help shape the future of our operations. If you're ready to make a real impact and grow your career in a dynamic environment, we'd love for you to join us

Signalling & Telecoms (S&T) offers a dynamic and diverse role that combines both electrical and mechanical engineering skills. There is a variety in tasks, from using electronic testing equipment to measuring critical electrical parameters, to working with mechanical systems that guide trains, this ensures that no two days are the same.

You'll be part of a team responsible for inspecting, maintaining, and repairing a wide range of equipment, including:

• Signalling control systems and mechanical signalling
• Track circuits, axle counters, and point machines
• Functional power supplies, transformers, rectifiers, and battery chargers
• Telecoms infrastructure and cabling
• Signals and safety-critical systems

A Technician postbuilds upon the Operative position, and a Team Leader position builds from a Technician position and adds more responsibility, including leadership of the team, technical expertise, and oversight of work quality.

You will support in organising and motivating the team so that work is undertaken safely, efficiently and to the relevant standards. Undertake inspection, faulting, maintenance and renewal work as allocated and where directed.

You'll make sure everything is done efficiently and to the relevant standards and controls. You'll have experience of establishing the relevant safety arrangements for the tasks and make sure Network Rail staff and contractors alike follow safe systems of work. Proactively controlling and checking the quality of work and the competence of your people, you'll see to it that assets are fully compliant to the maintenance standards and all vehicles, plant, tools, equipment and materials are safe & fit for purpose.

Essential Criteria

• Experience of arranging and implementing safe systems of work.
• Knowledge of how to organise and control the safe and efficient delivery of work.
• Able to demonstrate, promote and embed safe working behaviours within the team.
• Able to lead, motivate and direct a team.
• Able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Knowledge of signalling inspection, faulting, maintenance and renewal techniques.
• Conversant with standards, procedures and instructions.
• Hold and retain competencies relevant to this post, required by business need. It will be mandatory to hold an IRSE licence for Team Leader positions.
• Ideally hold (or be working towards) an NVQ level 1 or 2 (or equivalent) in a relevant subject or have attained an appropriate level of knowledge through equivalent relevant experience
• Able and willing to drive vehicles as required by business need.

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.

Please note you but will be required to live in a 60 minute radius from the location stated on this advert.

How To Apply (External)
Technician:

Standard Maintenance Contract:
£43,997.00

IMC13 (if eligible)
:£40, £50,194.00 depending on roster (subject to non pensionable amount)

Team Leader:

Standard Maintenance Contract:
£54,698.00

IMC13 (if eligible):
£47,686,00 - £61,348.00 depending on roster (subject to non pensionable amount)

We're a Disability Confident Leader 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.

You can visit Evenbreaks Career Hive for advice on accessibility support if you're unsure of the options available. Should you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications, please add a note to your application.

Network Rail Benefits
- To find out about what benefits we offer, click here

All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks. Click here for more information

• Some of our roles require face to face Drugs & Alcohol testing. Further details will be shared with you as part of your formal offer.****