Grade 2 Crossing Keeper

As a Crossing Keeper, you’ll play an important role in keeping people safe and trains running on time by managing the safe operation of level crossings across the railway network.

Level crossings connect railways with roads, footpaths and local communities. You’ll operate barriers and crossing equipment in line with train movements, ensuring crossings are closed and secured before trains approach and reopened only when it is safe to do so.

To help manage fatigue, you must live within a 60-minute commute of your chosen location, excluding any public transport. When you apply, you’ll be asked to confirm that you are able to commute to your chosen location, whether by car, bike or foot, in under 60 minutes.

You will work independently at a local crossing. Your focus will be protecting the public, supporting the safe movement of trains, and helping to keep the railway running efficiently.

Our Crossing Keepers work a variety of shift patterns, including nights, evenings, weekends and bank holidays, and you’ll usually be working alone. It’s not for everyone – but you’ll finish the day knowing the work you’re doing has helped millions reach their destinations safely.

Crossing Keeper roles are aligned to our Signaller grades (Grades 1 and
2). Details on this roles Grade and Salary are show in ‘key information’ section (top right) of this page.

As a Crossing keeper you will:

• Monitor crossing activity and respond to changing conditions in real time.
• Close and reopen crossings at the appropriate time to support the safe passage of trains.
• Operate barriers, warning systems and other crossing equipment.
• Use CCTV and monitoring systems to manage one or more crossings.
• Communicate clearly and professionally with Signallers, colleagues and members of the public.
• Make timely, safety-critical decisions when circumstances change.
• Identify faults, hazards or unsafe behaviours and take appropriate action.
• Follow operational procedures accurately and consistently.
• Maintain focus and attention throughout your shift to ensure safe operations.

• Check your travel distance from the role location – we do not accept relocators, so you’ll need to be within 60 minutes travel distance of CM4 0BW
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Pay and Benefits

• The FLEXI
  Crossing Keeper role also attracts a 4% flexibility premium. You’ll also receive an Outer London Allowance of £1,942 per annum.

About the role and the location

• This role sits in the Anglia Route & is a vital safety-critical role at the heart of one of the busiest parts of the rail network.
• Once qualified your primary responsibility is to monitor and operate a level crossing effectively, making real-time safety decisions to allow the safe passage of trains while protecting road users and pedestrians.

About Flexi roles:

• Our railway is always open. This means that you’ll need to be able to work shifts which will include nights, weekends, and bank holiday.
• Our crossing keeper (Flexi) current shift pattern is 12 hours 7am to 7pm & 7pm to 7am. This will include Bank Holiday, Christmas and Sunday Working.
• Rosters are published by 12:00 on the Thursday before the relevant week. Rostered turns falling on Bank Holidays are expected to be worked unless not required.
• As a flexi crossing keeper you will receive a flexibility premium to compensate you for unsocial hours and the unpredictability of the role (see above). Due to this unpredictability, the company has the right to change your rostered shift with a minimum of 48 hour hours’ notice.

We’re committed to keeping our tracks, staff, and passengers safe, so it’s important that you’re always alert when you’re working as a Crossing Keeper.

This is a vital safety-critical role at the heart of one of the…