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Technician [Signalling Maintenance] - Hither Green
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Join the Southern Region - where your work truly matters.
Covering Wessex, Sussex, and Kent, the Southern Region is one of the busiest and most dynamic parts of the railway. Our teams keep some of the UK's most vital passenger and freight routes moving every single day. This is a place where collaboration, innovation, and resilience are key—and where your contribution will directly impact millions of journeys. We are entering an exciting new chapter as we integrate with train operating companies under one national leadership, creating even greater opportunities to shape the future of rail. From supporting major modernisation programmes to improving performance for local communities and enhancing safety across complex operational environments, Southern offers a fast-paced, rewarding environment to grow your career and make a real difference.
Technician - Signalling Maintenance
Location: Hither Green
Salary: Starting from IMC19 £38718 or Standard Maintenance Contract £45699
Shift Pattern: Days, Nights and Weekends (Safety Critical Role)
About The Role
We're looking for a motivated and safety-focused individual to join our Signalling Maintenance team. In this role, you'll support the Team Leader in organising and motivating the team, ensuring the team delivers work safely and to the highest standards. You'll also carry out inspections, fault-finding, maintenance, renewal work and occasionally step up as Team Leader.
What You'll Do
- Deliver work safely and efficiently in line with approved systems, standards, and procedures.
- Carry out inspections, maintenance, and fault-finding on signalling equipment to keep the network running smoothly.
- Ensure tools, vehicles, and equipment are fit for use and properly maintained.
- Accurately report completed work and maintain essential records.
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Your Experience And Skills
What we're looking for:
- Proven experience in planning and implementing safe systems of work.
- Strong team player with the ability to motivate and embed a culture of safety within your team.
- Knowledge of signalling inspection, faulting, maintenance, and renewal techniques.
- Relevant competencies for the role (or willingness to achieve them), and ideally NVQ Level 1 or 2 (or equivalent experience).
- A valid driving licence and willingness to drive.
What Will Help You Stand Out
- Familiarity with industry standards, procedures, and instructions.
- Working towards or holding SMTH and IRSE competencies.
- COSS (Preferably with CRP & OLP)
- SMTH (Modules a, b, c, d & f)
- Track Circuits (Preferably including EBi 200 Digital, HVI & DC)
- Points (HW/RCPL)
- Even better if you have:
- Interlockings (SSI and/or RRI)
- SMTH SFI Level 1
- Level Crossings (any)
- Control Systems (FDM, GETS Delphin & GETS MCS)
- Protection Controller
For further information please contact SouthernResourcing@networkrail.co.uk
Important Information
This is a safety-critical role, which means you'll need to pass a medical assessment and be subject to drug and alcohol testing. Your role will involve working days, nights and weekends, so flexibility is necessary.
Why you'll love it here
Perks That Pack a Punch:
We offer excellent benefits, including:
- Generous annual leave (28 days plus statutory days), with the option to buy/sell days.
- Defined benefit pension scheme.
- 75% subsidy on rail and underground season tickets.
- Up to 75% off leisure travel.
- Flexible/hybrid working arrangements.
- Volunteer leave to make a positive impact.
- Carer's leave to support those who matter.
- Healthcare Scheme, GymPass discounts, Cycle to work plus more.
- We offer generous maternity, paternity, and adoption leave to support our employees.
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Safety and Compliance
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.
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