Team Leader [Distribution & Plant]

At Network Rail, we are part of a large family serving millions of passengers and freight users throughout the UK every day. Our service impacts millions of people and we strive to become more efficient as we enhance, maintain, and operate our network. We provide rapid access along busy commuter routes to our seven cities, servicing the varied needs of our business and leisure commuter services, including cross border services and rural services. We have up to 50 freight services operating every day and we are steadily building capacity for this to grow. Our ambition to be responsive to passengers and freight users drives us every day and we are empowered to do the right thing for those who use the rail network. We actively challenge unsafe practices and take responsibility for addressing risks, resolving issues, and protecting safety and wellbeing.

Our colleagues are encouraged to work flexibly as we know that busy lives don’t always fit around a traditional working pattern. If you need flexibility to complete your role, just let us know and we will do our utmost to help you invest in your career with us while balancing other aspects of your life.

This role involves days, nights, and weekend working, and is a safety critical role subject to drug and alcohol testing and passing of the relevant medical assessment. We will look to you to direct, organise, and motivate a high performing team. From inspection and faulting through to maintenance and renewal, you will play a hands-on role. You will make sure everything is done efficiently and to the highest standards. Safety will be a priority. You will establish appropriate safety arrangements and ensure Network Rail staff and contractors alike follow safe systems of work. Proactively controlling and checking the quality of work and the competence of your people, you will ensure that assets are fully compliant and all vehicles, plant, tools, equipment, and materials are fit for purpose. Along the way, you will compile a range of vital reports.

• Experience of organising and controlling the safe and efficient delivery of work
• Excellent communication skills, both in person and in writing
• Knowledge of discipline-specific maintenance, inspection, faulting, and renewal techniques
• Knowledge of relevant standards, procedures, and instructions
• A clear and inspirational leader with a strong sense of direction
• Hold Safety Critical Competencies COSS CRP and PC
• Hold Tr04 and Tr11 Competence
• Hold or be working towards an NVQ level 2 or 3 (or equivalent) in a relevant subject or have attained the appropriate level of knowledge gained through equivalent relevant experience
• Able and willing to drive vehicles as required by business need, this may also include driving vehicles up to 7.5t and a requirement to upgrade their driving licence by undertaking additional training
• Hold Safety Critical Competencies Strapping, NSCD (Ops) and Engineering Supervisor

Please get your application in as soon as possible; we may close the advert before the listed closing date if we receive enough applications. Late applications will not be accepted. Please note the recruitment process for this role is a competency-based interview. Network Rail is a Disability Confident Leader and we will try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply, and interview for roles. You can visit Evenbreak's Career Hive for advice on accessibility support if you’re unsure of the options available. Should you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications, please add a note to your application.

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 the 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.