Track Operative; TES Academy

About The Opportunity

Fancy a career change in rail as a Track Operative - Join TES in the Colchester and surrounding areas!

Are you looking for a new career within Rail? We have the TES Academy with all the training for you.

TES has an excellent training opportunity for a Track Operative to join our team in the Colchester and surrounding area
. We're a well-established rail safety company, and we're looking for dedicated professionals to help us maintain a safe and efficient network.

We will provide you with all the training you need to be able to work within this Safety Critical role. Please ensure that you are available for the dates for training.

This is a 0-hour contract with work available both midweek and weekends. We're ideally looking for candidates based in and around Colchester, Chelmsford, Clacton and Ipswich
and the surrounding areas.

• Manual Handling, Fire Awareness and Emergency First Aid at Work Monday 9th and Tuesday
  10th March
• PTS Wednesday 11th and Thursday 12th March
• TIC Monday
  16th through to Friday 20th March
• Small Tools Tuesday 24th through to Thursday 26th March

Your availability for these dates is essential. After successful completion, you will be supported to undertake safety-critical duties as a Track Operative with TES.

As a key member of our Permanent Way (PWay) Department, you'll be instrumental in maintaining the permanent fixtures of the railway infrastructure.

• Career Development:
  We're committed to helping you achieve your full potential with opportunities for growth.
• Safety First:
  We are a company where safety is the number one focus.

If you're a qualified and safety-conscious professional looking for a new challenge, we'd love to hear from you. For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, please contact our Talent Acquisition Partner, Carley.

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What We're Looking For:

We are seeking safety-conscious individuals who are ready to make an immediate impact. The ideal candidate will:

• Be able to pass a pre-employment medical and drug and alcohol test.
• Availability to attend training.
• Have availability for shifts during the day, night, weekends, and bank holidays.
• PREFERRED:
  Hold a valid driving license and have access to a vehicle.

Please note that we will be holding a group interview/information session in person in Colchester on Monday 16th Feb 2026

TES - Together Everyone Succeeds

At TES 2000 we are committed to creating safe railway working environments and offer a wide range of professions and occupations within the Railway sector. Our continuing success depends on our people, which is why we are committed to attracting, retaining and developing our people with the skills, knowledge and experience to ensure an excellent delivery of our services.

TES 2000 are committed to the equality of opportunity. No worker or candidate will be discriminated against regardless of their gender, gender reassignment, age, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, ethnicity, religion and belief. This information is kept fully confidential, and accessibility is strictly limited in accordance with the Data Protection Act.

In line with our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant, TES recognises the value that Serving Personnel, Reservists, Veterans and military families bring to our workforce. We encourage applications from the Armed Forces community, support Reservists with reasonable flexibility for training and deployment, and ensure fair consideration for Service leavers, Veterans and military spouses or partners.