Technician - Signalling Maintenance

Cornwall or Plymouth

6 Month Contract

Daily Rate £200

In Scope of IR35

The Role

Maintaining the rail network is a full-time job. It calls for determination, dedication and flexibility. Because there’s no room for compromise. Our customers demand and deserve outstanding reliability from the network. And we are passionate about operational and technical excellence. From signalling and track to electrification, the possibilities are huge in Infrastructure Maintenance. Particularly when you’re both playing a hands-on role and supporting the leadership of a team.

Working in all weathers on the frontline, you’ll carry out everything from maintenance to faulting. What’s more, you’ll develop your management skills by deputising for the Team Leader.

In this key post, you’ll support a Team Leader to organise and motivate a specialist Infrastructure Maintenance team. We’ll look to you to make sure work is carried out safely, efficiently and in line with exacting standards. You’ll personally carry out all kinds of work – from maintenance and renewal through to inspection and faulting.

What’s more, you’ll act as Team Leader when the job demands it. This will see you establishing safety arrangements, controlling and checking quality of work, making sure staff have the appropriate competencies for the task at hand, and ensuring vehicles, plant, equipment, tools and material are fit for purpose. It’s a crucial frontline role, which calls for a resilient approach. Working on a shift basis, you’ll maintain the same high standards at all times of day, in even the toughest weather conditions.

Skills

• Railway Signalling
• Route Relay interlocking training - RRI
• Working at Height training
• SMTH
• Colour light signals
• Rail Clamp lock
• Mechanical signalling general
• HW point machine
• ASTER track circuit
• DC track circuit
• 3 people in team
• Outdoor working – Plymouth and Cornwall
• PTS
• COSS
• Shifts – days, nights, weekends
• Level Crossing experience – not essential

Essential Criteria

• Experience of arranging and implementing safe systems of work
• Knowledge of how to organise and control the safe and efficient delivery of work
• Strong communication skills, both in person and in writing
• Knowledge of discipline-specific maintenance, inspection, faulting and renewal techniques
• Willing and able to work shifts in all weathers
• Meet the required benchmark for application screening questions
• Must meet required online testing benchmark

Desirable Criteria

• Hold or be working towards an NVQ level 1 or 2 (or equivalent) in a relevant subject or have attained an appropriate level of knowledge through equivalent relevant experience
• Able to lead, motivate and direct a team
• Willing and able to drive vehicles

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.