Network Rail
Technical Officer [Track]
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At Network Rail, we're dedicated to keeping passengers and freight moving safely and efficiently across the country. When you join us, you're not just part of a team—you're part of something that matters to millions. We believe that our people are at the heart of what we do, and every role plays a vital part in building a better, more connected railway.
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We value flexibility and understand the importance of a healthy work-life balance. As a Disability Confident Leader, we'll do everything we can to accommodate any needs throughout the recruitment process.
Safe behaviour is a requirement of working for Network Rail. Applicants should be able to demonstrate their awareness of our safety vision.
About The Role
Salary: £31,860 per annum
For information about the process or reason for adjustments, please contact WesternResourcing@networkrail.co.uk.
For this role, you must be willing to work night shifts and weekends as per operational and technical team requirements.
What's In It For You
Here are a few of the benefits we offer:
- 22 days annual leave (24 after 10 years’ service) and a total of 12 days associated with Bank Holidays. New Year’s Day, Good Friday, *Easter Monday, May Day, *Spring Bank Holiday Monday, *August Bank Holiday Monday, Christmas Day, and *Boxing Day. *Extra day’s leave associated with these days
- Daily meal allowance when working 5 miles or more from Home Depot at any point during the shift
- General weekly payment for ability to drive: £1.55 p.w
- Daily payment for actual driving: 62p p.d
- Opportunity for further education in the form of college, university, or degree apprenticeships, in relevant engineering qualifications across all levels from level 3 through to level 7, depending on previous experience.
- Night rate from 21:00 hours to 02:00 hours Monday - Saturday: One quarter time extra
- Night rate from 02:00 hours to 06:00 hours Monday - Saturday: One third time extra
- Choice of pension schemes
- 75% discount of leisure travel for you and your family
- 5 days paid volunteer or carers leave
- Gym Pass - access to gyms across the UK
- My Benefits platform - giving national and local retail discount
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Your Experience And Skills
In this role, you will provide technical support to the Maintenance Engineering team, undertake various technical inspections and activities revolving around areas such as structure and gauging management, track geometry, testing, measurement of S&C, stressing, investigations, and subsequent analysis of technical data, providing information to relevant departments for onward processing.
Key Accountabilities
- Carry out work safely and in accordance with the safe systems of work procedures, method statements, plans, and other instructions.
- Adhere to company policies and procedures.
- Assist in the provision of technical support.
- Assist in undertaking technical inspections, tests, investigations, and analysis of technical data.
- Assist with the preparation of method statements and/or plans for design or work activities where required.
- Provide information and accurately update systems, databases, and records.
- Contribute to your own development and that of others.
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In Addition To The Above, You Will
- Manage and check the quality of work delivered and confirm assets are compliant to standards.
- Undertake and supervise technical tasks, survey, and design work.
- Undertake technical inspections, tests, investigations, and analysis of technical data.
- Prioritise work arising with fellow technical team and agree work plans for the group.
- Manage processes and systems for the calibration and certification of tools and equipment.
Essential Criteria
- Able to work as part of a team.
- Able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
- Hold and retain the competencies relevant to this post and required by business need.
- Ideally hold or be working towards an NVQ level 1 or 2 (or equivalent) in an engineering/leadership subject.
- Able and willing to drive vehicles as required by business need.
Desirable Criteria
- Knowledge of track technical support activities and techniques, such as platform gauging, structure and clearance management, and surveying methods, as well as basic knowledge of the railway infrastructure and its operation.
- Already hold any railway-based competencies such as PTS.
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