Team Leader - Track Maintenance

Network Rail Limited; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic leader to oversee a dedicated team focused on safety and efficiency in railway maintenance. This role involves directing inspections, faulting, and renewals while ensuring compliance with safety standards. As a hands-on leader, you will inspire your team to achieve the highest quality of work. The organization values diversity and inclusion, encouraging applications from all backgrounds. If you are passionate about safety and leadership, this opportunity offers a chance to make a significant impact in a vital sector.

Qualifications

• Experience in directing and motivating teams for safe and efficient work delivery.
• Knowledge of discipline-specific maintenance and inspection techniques.

Responsibilities

• Direct and inspire a high-performing team in maintenance and renewal tasks.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards and quality control of work.

Skills

Organisation and Control of Work

Excellent Communication Skills

Maintenance and Inspection Techniques

Knowledge of Safety Standards

Leadership Skills

Driving Vehicles

Education

NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Relevant Subject

Job description

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About Network Rail

Our passengers and freight users are at the heart of everything we do. We help connect people to their friends and families and get goods to their destination safely and efficiently. We're an organisation where people matter. Watch our video to find out more!

We're continuing to build a diverse organisation which is representative of the people we serve. We want to harness the skills and expertise of our people and attract the best talent, to enable a safe and accessible railway for everyone. To learn why inclusion is important to us, please click here .

About our people and the recruitment process - We're an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone!

We encourage our colleagues to work flexibly, as we know traditional working patterns don't always fit. If you want to consider working flexibly, just let us know and we'll do our best to help and invest in your career with us ,whilst you have a healthy work life balance.

We're alsoa Disability Confident Leader employerand 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.

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.

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.

· 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 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 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.

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.

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, pleaseadd a note to your application.

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.

You can visit Evenbreaks Career Hive for advice on accessibility support if you're unsure of the options available.Should you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications, pleaseadd a note to your application.