Technician Overhead Line Equipment E&P Kingsland Road Depot

About Network Rail

Network Rail serves millions of passengers and freight users across the UK. We aim to deliver a safer, more reliable and punctual service with faster fault fixes, agile multi-disciplined response teams, smarter rostering, multi-skilling, and accelerated technology deployment. Our passengers and freight users are at the heart of everything we do.

We are committed to an inclusive recruitment process and to offering opportunities for learning and career development. If you make the grade, you can look forward to a rewarding career with a company recognised for its workplace quality.

Youll help keep our nation moving every day. This role involves daily upkeep of the rail network and working outdoors in a team to support essential maintenance to keep the railway running safely and smoothly for passengers and freight users. Training will be provided to develop the necessary safety and operating competencies.

Technicians provide the link between team leaders and operatives and can specialise in various disciplines. For this role you will become a specialist in Overhead Line Equipment. Responsibilities include working outside in all conditions, often in demanding manual work, transporting kit, and operating next to moving trains. Safety, teamwork and adherence to standards are critical.

• Work outdoors in all conditions as part of a maintenance team to keep the railway running safely and reliably.
• Specialise in Overhead Line Equipment; perform manual tasks, transport equipment, and operate in challenging environments.
• Lead or support the team as required by the team leader; ensure the team has the right competencies to meet safety standards.
• Promote safe working practices and actively identify and challenge risks to safety.
• Deliver work safely, efficiently, and with quality, using transferable skills and behaviours.
• Develop
  
  Skills:
  
  continuously improve technical and non-technical skills and stay up to date with standards and procedures.
• Contribute to a clear career path within Network Rail, with opportunities for progression from technician to team leader.

• Leadership: able to lead, motivate and direct a team for safe and efficient work delivery.
• Effective communication: deliver clear instructions to the team and colleagues.
• Technical skills: knowledge and experience of inspection, faulting, maintenance, and renewal techniques in your discipline.
• Safety: model safe behaviours, arrange safe systems of work, and challenge unsafe situations.
• Problem solving: persistent in finding safe and effective solutions; keep skills up to date with new standards and instructions.
• Willingness to learn: continue developing skills and competencies.
• Relevant qualification: NVQ Level 1 or 2 in the discipline, or an equivalent level of experience.

• Shift patterns include days, nights and weekends.
• Outdoor working in varied conditions; comfortable working outside.
• Pre-employment checks include drug and alcohol testing, medical assessment, BPSS, hearing and eyesight examinations.
• Driving licence (category
  
  B) and within a 60-minute commute of the location.

Your commitment to self-development and continuous learning will be supported with training to develop technical and non-technical skills. There is a clear career path from technician to team leader. We offer a range of benefits and a supportive work environment, including flexible and hybrid working options where possible.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. If you need reasonable adjustments, please add a note to your application. We are a Disability Confident Leader and will adapt the process to support applicants where possible. See the company site for more information.

We do not discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability. Diversity and inclusion are core to our culture.

Our benefits include staff travel discounts, healthcare options, cycle-to-work, and other perks. Offers are conditional on satisfactory pre-employment checks. Some roles may require additional health or security checks.