Team Leader Track Maintenance

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: Railway Experience essential.

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 our 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

• Hold Tr04 and Tr11 Competence

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 Supervisor

Toi be successful in this role we also require you to have

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in undertaking maintenance tasks including S&C replacement and renewal

Hold Tr04 Track Geometry and Tr11 Competence Track Handback

• Level 1 & 2 stressing

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

Salary: £43997

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!

We are 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.

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

Drugs and Alcohol Standard:

All candidates who will be required to undergo and pass a drugs and alcohol test. Your application will be rescinded if you record a positive test.