Rail Competency & Training Specialist

Loram; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Loram UK/EMEA seeks a Training & Competency Assessor to lead the design and delivery of competence management and learner systems. You will assess learners, provide feedback, and ensure adherence to rail knowledge standards with modern audio/video tools.

You will collaborate with HR and operations to drive workforce training, monitor development plans, and keep materials aligned with UK rail requirements and ORR/RSSB guidelines.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in relevant mechanical/technical subject.
• Assessor Qualification (Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement, A1, D32) or willing to work towards.
• Level 4 - Internal Quality Assurance or willing to work towards.
• Minimum 3 years’ knowledge of rail fleets and technical understanding of fleet maintenance.
• Minimum 2 years’ knowledge and proven record of assessing work in a structured and auditable manner.

Responsibilities

• Develop and oversee competence and learner management systems for Loram UK/EMEA with the HR team.
• Assess learners and provide feedback showing minimum requirements for competence.
• Implement and QA procedures across rail disciplines; train and guide learners.
• Support learners to develop attitudes, skills and abilities for qualification completion.
• Drive training and competence to meet business needs with continuous improvement.
• Support operations in monitoring training plans to comply with Loram UK standards and rail guidelines.
• Identify training gaps and work with business areas to update plans.
• Update training material to reflect current national rail standards and changes.
• Review assessment units and participate in ad-hoc requests with global functions.

Skills

Rail knowledge & fleet maintenance

Assessment & QA expertise

Training & development

Education

NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent)

Assessor Qualification Level 3

Level 4 Internal Quality Assurance

Tools

Dayforce

Cornerstone

IFS

SharePoint

OneNote

Outlook/Teams/Microsoft Office

Competency Management Systems

Job description

Loram UK/EMEA seeks a Training & Competency Assessor to lead the design and delivery of competence management and learner systems. You will assess learners, provide feedback, and ensure adherence to rail knowledge standards with modern audio/video tools.

You will collaborate with HR and operations to drive workforce training, monitor development plans, and keep materials aligned with UK rail requirements and ORR/RSSB guidelines.