Section Supervisor [Track] - EAST CROYDON PWAY

NETWORK RAIL; Croydon; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Defined benefit pension

Rail season ticket subsidy

Leisure travel discounts

Hybrid working arrangements

Volunteer leave

Carer's leave

Healthcare scheme

GymPass discounts

Cycle to work

Parental leave

Job summary

Network Rail is seeking a Section Supervisor - Track to join our team at Orpington DU. You will lead weekend works and abnormal operations, coordinating Track, Welding, and ETM disciplines to ensure safe, efficient maintenance and renewal across the station area.

You will gain management experience by rostering planned works, monitoring staff fatigue, and developing team competencies while ensuring high quality delivery and compliance with safety standards.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising worksites and ensuring safe, efficient delivery.
• Knowledge of resource planning and work organisation processes.
• Understanding of track inspection, maintenance, renewal, and asset condition assessment techniques.
• Familiarity with relevant standards, procedures, and instructions.
• Awareness of cost and waste control techniques.
• Ability to promote and embed safe working behaviours.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to coach, influence, and develop others.
• Full driving licence and willingness to drive as required.

Responsibilities

• Lead Teams: Take charge of weekend works and abnormal operations, overseeing or assisting teams to ensure projects are completed safely and efficiently.
• Plan Effectively: Work with multiple disciplines to plan and deliver work safely. Coordinate machinery and resources.
• Gain Management Experience: Create rosters for planned works, manage staff fatigue, and assess team competencies.
• Supervise and check the quality of work, ensuring compliance with standards.
• Prepare work plans and Safe System of Work documents.

Skills

Team leadership

Planning & organisation

Stakeholder communication

Health and safety awareness

Coaching & development

Problem solving

Education

NVQ Level 2 or 3 (or equivalent)

Equivalent experience

Job description

Who We Are

Join the Southern Region - where your work truly matters.

Covering Wessex, Sussex, and Kent, the Southern Region is one of the busiest and most dynamic parts of the railway. Our teams keep some of the UK's most vital passenger and freight routes moving every single day. This is a place where collaboration, innovation, and resilience are key-and where your contribution will directly impact millions of journeys. We are entering an exciting new chapter as we integrate with train operating companies under one national leadership, creating even greater opportunities to shape the future of rail. From supporting major modernisation programmes to improving performance for local communities and enhancing safety across complex operational environments, Southern offers a fast-paced, rewarding environment to grow your career and make a real difference.

Section Supervisor - Track: Take the Next Step in Your Rail Career!

Location: East Croydon Pway

Salary: Starting from IMC4 £52601 (dependent on experience) + Location Allowance

Hours: Full-Time

Shift Pattern: Days, Nights & Weekends (Safety-Critical Role)

About the role

Ready for a New Challenge?

At Network Rail, we're looking for a motivated Section Supervisor - Track to join our team at Orpington DU. In this role, you'll play a key part in delivering safe and efficient track maintenance and renewal works across the station and surrounding infrastructure. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your leadership, planning, and management skills-setting you up for future roles such as Section Manager.

What You'll Do

• Lead Teams: Take charge of weekend works and abnormal operations, overseeing or assisting teams to ensure projects are completed safely and efficiently. Run regular staff meetings to engage your team on upcoming projects, overtime requests, and training needs.
• Plan Effectively: Work with multiple disciplines, including Track, Welding, and ETM, to plan and deliver work safely. Coordinate essential machinery such as General Purpose Cranes and Road Rail Vehicles, ensuring reactive and planned works have the right resources and competencies.
• Gain Management Experience: Create rosters for planned works, manage staff fatigue, and assess team competencies. This hands-on experience will deepen your understanding of workforce management and help you identify team strengths and development needs.

• Supervise and check the quality of work delivered, ensuring compliance with standards.
• Carry out work safely in accordance with safe systems of work, method statements, and instructions.
• Undertake inspections and prioritise arising work.
• Prepare work and resource specifications, method statements, and Safe System of Work Plans.
• Assist in developing work plans for safe, efficient, and compliant delivery.
• Support identification and proposal of asset renewals.
• Allocate resources and deliver work in line with maintenance plans.
• Provide accurate information to update systems, databases, and records.
• Undertake staff surveillance, work quality checks, and compliance reviews.
• Assist with staff management, competence monitoring, and welfare.
• Contribute to your own development and support the development of others.

Your experience and skills

What you'll need ............

• Experience supervising worksites and ensuring safe, efficient delivery.
• Knowledge of resource planning and work organisation processes.
• Understanding of track inspection, maintenance, renewal, and asset condition assessment techniques.
• Familiarity with relevant standards, procedures, and instructions.
• Awareness of cost and waste control techniques.
• Ability to promote and embed safe working behaviours.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to coach, influence, and develop others.
• Hold or be working towards NVQ Level 2 or 3 (or equivalent) in a relevant subject, or equivalent experience.
• Full driving licence and willingness to drive as required.

Important Information

This is a safety-critical role, requiring you to pass a medical assessment and undergo drug and alcohol testing. Flexibility is essential as the role involves working days, nights, and weekends.

Perks That Pack a Punch

• We offer excellent benefits, including:
• Generous annual leave (28 days plus statutory days), with the option to buy/sell days.
• Defined benefit pension scheme.
• 75% subsidy on rail and underground season tickets.
• Up to 75% off leisure travel.
• Flexible/hybrid working arrangements.
• Volunteer leave to make a positive impact.
• Carer's leave to support those who matter.
• Healthcare Scheme, GymPass discounts, Cycle to work plus more.
• We offer generous maternity, paternity, and adoption leave to support our employees.
• Plus, more....

We're All About Inclusion

• We believe diversity drives innovation. Whoever you are, however you identify, wherever you're from - if you've got the skills and the spark, we want you on our team. No suits required. Just bring your authentic self.

Network Rail is a Disability Confident Leader 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 Evenbreak's Career Hive for advice on accessibility support if you're unsure of the options available. Should you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications, the candidate may provide a note to their application.

Safety and Compliance

Keeping people safe on the railway is at the heart of everything we do. Safe behaviour is therefore a requirement of working for Network Rail. You should demonstrate your personal dedication to safety on your application.

Drugs and Alcohol Standard

All prospective candidates will be required to undergo and pass a drugs and alcohol test. Your application will be rescinded if you record a positive test. All positive drugs and alcohol test results for prospective candidates will be securely held on Sentinel database and a 5 year suspension from applying for a safety critical role, a role which requires PTS certification or a Key Safety role on Network Rail Managed Infrastructure will be enforced.