Team Leader

Network Rail; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading rail infrastructure company is seeking a Team Leader for their Overhead Line team in Liverpool. This role involves directing a high performing team, overseeing electrical maintenance, and ensuring safety standards. The ideal candidate will possess experience in electrical engineering and strong leadership skills. Benefits include a competitive salary and extensive employee perks including discounts on travel and healthcare.

Benefits

Pro-rata annual leave entitlement

Discounted online shopping

75% discount on leisure travel

Contributory pension schemes

Qualifications

• Ability to work as part of a team and lead effectively.
• Knowledge of electrical inspection and maintenance techniques.
• Experience in organizing safe and efficient work delivery.

Responsibilities

• Direct and motivate a high performing team.
• Liaise with management and other departments.
• Oversee inspection and electrical maintenance.

Skills

Team leadership

Electrical inspection and maintenance

Strong communication skills

Education

Electrical engineering qualifications

Tools

Specialized tools for electrical maintenance

Job description

We're proud to be named as one of the Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equity for the fourth year running.

Our North West route covers Cheshire to Cumbria, including key cities like Liverpool and Manchester, and destinations such as Blackpool and the Lake District. Major stations include Crewe, Liverpool Lime Street, Preston, and Manchester Piccadilly and Victoria.

This busy region sees 1.3 million daily passengers and moves 700,000 tonnes of freight weekly, with 571 stations making up a quarter of Britain's rail network.

We champion diversity and inclusion, creating safe, innovative workplaces. We also support flexible and hybrid working – if it works, we'll make it happen.

We are looking to recruit for a Team Leader within our Overhead Line team in the Liverpool area. As part of the role, you will undertake inspection, faulting, electrical maintenance and installation.

Overhead Lines (OHL) offers a dynamic and varied role, involving a wide range of tasks. You'll work with high-voltage systems to help ensure the railway remains powered and operational. Working at height is a regular part of the job, and you'll use specialized tools and equipment to measure, adjust, repair, and modify the cables and wires that keep Britain's railway moving.

We value individuals with transferable skills, a willingness to learn and want to develop a career within OHL.

Please note: There may be a requirement to work on call in this role if you opt to take the Standard Maintenance Contract.

About the role (External)

Team Leader – In this role we'll look to you to direct, organise and motivate a high performing team as well as liaise with management teams and other department/companies. From inspection and faulting through to maintenance and renewal, you'll play a hands‑on role.

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.

Responsibilities

• Direct, organise and motivate a high performing team.
• Liaise with management teams and other departments/companies.
• Oversee inspection, faulting, electrical maintenance and renewal.
• Ensure work is efficient and meets relevant standards and controls.
• Establish and maintain safety arrangements for tasks.
• Control and check quality of work and competence of people.
• Ensure assets are compliant with maintenance standards and equipment is safe and fit for purpose.

Requirements

• Ability to work as part of a team / lead, motivate and direct a team.
• Knowledge and experience of electrical inspection, faulting, maintenance and renewal techniques.
• Hold and retain competencies relevant to this post, required by business need.
• Ability and willingness to drive vehicles as required by business need.
• Interest or experience in Electrical Engineering.
• Willingness to work outdoors in all weather types at any time of the day.
• Experience of organising and controlling the safe and efficient delivery of work.
• Desire to always improve yourself and make things better.
• Strong communication skills, both in person and in writing.

Desirable Criteria

• Already hold a valid PTS.
• Previous experience in OHL or working with OHL equipment.
• Hold Electrical engineering qualifications from either further education or from previous employment, or be able to demonstrate these principles from experience.

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. Safe behaviour is a requirement of working for Network Rail. Applicants should be able to demonstrate their awareness of our safety policies.

Salary and Benefits

Salary as below per role:

• Team Leader IMC25: £43,997

Other benefits:

• Pro‑rata annual leave entitlement.
• Discounted online shopping site.
• 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.
• 75% discount on leisure travel.
• A choice of contributory pension schemes.
• 2 weeks paid reserve leave for our Armed Forces community.

Network Rail adheres to a structured pay framework; any salary offered will be within the pay range advertised. All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre‑employment checks.