Team Leader - Signalling Maintenance

Network Rail; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Network Rail is seeking a Team Leader for Signalling Maintenance in Bournemouth. The role involves leading a high-performing team, ensuring work quality and safety standards are met. Candidates must have experience in maintenance, along with essential safety competencies. Join a dynamic workforce committed to providing safe and reliable transportation services.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering maintenance and inspection work safely and efficiently.
• Knowledge of relevant maintenance standards and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Direct and inspire a team in signalling maintenance tasks.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards and procedures.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Knowledge of discipline-specific maintenance techniques

Organising and controlling work delivery

Safety critical competencies

Education

SMTH (Signalling Maintenance Testing)

IRSE license (working towards)

Job description

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About Network Rail

At Network Rail, we're part of a large family serving millions of passengers and freight users throughout the UK every day. Our service impacts millions of people and we strive to become more efficient as we enhance, maintain, and operate our network.

Location

Bournemouth, GB

Department Name

CX SM(S) Bournemouth Direct (881511) G1

About Network Rail

At Network Rail, we're part of a large family serving millions of passengers and freight users throughout the UK every day. Our service impacts millions of people and we strive to become more efficient as we enhance, maintain, and operate our network.

We provide rapid access along busy commuter routes to our seven cities, servicing the varied needs of our business and leisure commuter services, including cross border services and rural services. We have up to 50 freight services operating every day and we are steadily building capacity for this to grow. Our ambition to be responsive to passengers and freight users, drives us every day and we're empowered to do the right thing for those who use the rail network. We actively challenge unsafe practices and take responsibility for addressing risks, resolving issues, and protecting safety and wellbeing.

Our colleagues are encouraged to work flexibly as we know that busy lives don't always fit around a traditional working pattern, if you need flexibility to complete your role just let us know and we will do our upmost to help you to invest in your career with uswhile balancing other aspects of your life.

We want to help deliver a railway which is safe, reliable, affordable and that provides great customer service to everyone . For more information about Network Rail click here

Brief Description

From establishing safety arrangements to checking the quality of work, you'll direct and inspire the success of a team involved in everything from inspection and faulting, through to maintenance and renewal.

Please note: You must hold SMTH and have or working towards IRSE

About The Role (External)

We'll look to you to direct, organise and motivate a high performing team. 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 highest standards. Safety will be a priority. You'll establish appropriate safety arrangements 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 and all vehicles, plant, tools, equipment and materials are fit for purpose. Along the way, you'll compile a range of vital reports.

Essential Criteria

• Experience of organising and controlling the safe and efficient delivery of work
• Excellent communication skills, both in person and in writing
• Knowledge of discipline-specific maintenance, inspection, faulting and renewal techniques
• Knowledge of relevant standards, procedures and instructions
• A clear and inspirational leader with a strong sense of direction
• Hold Safety Critical Competencies COSS CRP and PC
  
  
  

Desirable Criteria

• Hold or be working towards an NVQ level 2 or 3 (or equivalent) in a relevant subject or have attained the appropriate
  
  
  

level of knowledge gained through equivalent relevant experience

• Able and willing to drive vehicles as required by business need, this may also include driving vehicles up to 7.5t
  
  
  

and a requirement to upgrade their driving licence by undertaking additional training

• Hold Safety Critical Competencies Strapping, NSCD (Ops) and Engineering Superviso r
  
  
  

MUST HAVE SMTH (Signalling Maintenance Testing) & also have or working towards IRSE licence

How To Apply (External)

Salary £ 52797

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Closing date: 12th June

Please get your application in as soon as possible, we may close the advert before the listed closing date if we receive enough applications. Late applications will not be accepted.

Please note the recruitment process for this role is a Competency based interview.

We're dedicated to creating an inclusive environment and we welcome applications from everyone!

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, 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

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

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Rail Transportation

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