Senior Signalling & Telecoms Trainer

Network Rail; Whetsted; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28-day annual leave

Private Healthcare

Pension schemes

75% travel discount for rail and tube

Job summary

Network Rail is seeking a Lead Trainer in Signalling & Telecommunications to join the Paddock Wood Training Centre. You will shape the future of the railway by developing entrants, apprentices and experienced colleagues in new areas of expertise.

A recognised training qualification is required and a strong safety focus is essential. The role is on-site at Paddock Wood, 35 hours per week, with travel to other locations possible.

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of the technical or operational capability relevant to the role.
• Excellent presentational skills.
• Ability to affect a culture change and to motivate and inspire.
• Ability to demonstrate the management capabilities of developing, planning, thinking, and achieving.
• Trainers may occasionally be expected to cover activities in other training locations.

Responsibilities

• Develop the proficiency of employees by inspirational delivery of technical, safety and vocational training interventions.
• Provide an exemplary level of learner-focused customer service, enhancing enjoyment and motivation to learn.
• Actively foster a safety-first, "No-Unsafe-Acts" culture within employees and actively promote the Network Rail Values at every touch point.
• Drive Network Rail corporate messages & behavioural communications into the consciousness of employees.
• Without exception, always act safely; always promote safety awareness and always demonstrate clear compliance and belief in safety procedures.
• Continuously develop your own technical proficiency (including relevant in-date regulated competencies), knowledge and adult education capability.
• Confidently and actively demonstrate that capability to earn justified and obvious credibility amongst the delegate population.
• Continuously develop and improve the training material, assessment material and equipment.
• Positively contribute to Content Review Groups and Skills Forums.
• Maintain the currency of all local training documentation and visual aids.
• Fairly assess the capability of delegates and provide them the facilitated opportunity to learn.
• Support the assessment and evaluation of training impact at course end and at appropriate post training intervals.
• Support the Training Delivery Manager with programme design, evaluation, team dynamics and centre performance and reputation.
• Demonstrate a flexible approach to the achievement of the objectives of Competence & Training (and Network Rail)

Skills

Technical knowledge

Presentational skills

Culture change

Management capabilities

Travel to other locations

Education

Training qualification City & Guilds Level 3

Job description

Network Rail is seeking a Lead Trainer in Signalling & Telecommunications to join the Paddock Wood Training Centre. You will shape the future of the railway by developing entrants, apprentices and experienced colleagues in new areas of expertise.

A recognised training qualification is required and a strong safety focus is essential. The role is on-site at Paddock Wood, 35 hours per week, with travel to other locations possible.