Make Your Mark with Colas Rail UK
At Colas Rail, differences matter. Join a team where being your authentic self is respected, encouraged, and vital to our success. We welcome everyone into an inclusive, familial culture and give you the opportunity to help transform transportation, set new standards, and dare to be different.
About Us
Step into the world of Colas Rail, where a century of expertise merges with a daring spirit to shape the future of rail infrastructure.
At Colas Rail, we deliver transport solutions for sustainable mobility. We are a leading rail infrastructure business with on‑track plant and freight capabilities. As a subsidiary of the Colas Group, we are part of over a hundred years' experience in delivering major innovations across our sector. Every day, thousands of trains run on tracks built, designed, or maintained by Colas Rail.
Leading by Our Values
- Respect our employees, celebrate diversity and foster a culture of safety, care and respect for everyone we interact with.
- Commit by showing up wholeheartedly. When we commit together, we invest in everyone’s success, our customers, teams and colleagues, and lead with safety, integrity, passion, purpose, ethics and transparency.
- Share as we all hold knowledge that could and should be shared, enabling us to grow and making us a strong collective.
- Pioneer to push boundaries, imagine what does not yet exist and dare to do what others do not.
Purpose of the Role
We currently have exciting vacancies working from Horsham. The role requires working a combination of days, nights and weekends based around a 5‑week roster.
MMTs (Mobile Maintenance Trains) are an essential element of track maintenance, providing a mobile, safe and secure space for personnel fixing track defects. The MMTs carry equipment and materials essential to maintenance to the chosen worksite.
Person Specification
Essential
- Have a Full UK Driving Licence
- Must live near Paddock Wood, Basingstoke or Horsham
- Able to work weekends, bank holidays and a mixture of days and nights as part of a shift‑based roster
- Hold a Level 3 qualification in a relevant mechanical or engineering background
- Computer skills in Microsoft Windows
Desirable
- Previous experience working on Mobile Maintenance Trains
- Previous railway experience
- Level 4 in a mechanical/engineering or relevant discipline
Key Responsibilities
- As a fitter, resolve any engineering issues on operational shifts. During maintenance shifts, follow maintenance schedules to ensure the MMTs are reliable and fit for service.
- Provide ongoing support for MMT operations, ensuring safety and compliance.
- Adapt to organisational changes and meet operational requirements.
- Perform any other reasonable duties as required from time to time.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary
- 34 days annual leave
- Industry‑leading life assurance
- Health care cash plan
- Wellbeing employee assistant programme
- Pension scheme
- Eye care vouchersLong service award
- Season ticket loan
Equal Opportunity Statement
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We actively seek to create an environment where everyone feels welcome, heard, valued and respected, regardless of background, disability, age, race, religion or gender. We encourage applications from women, ethnically diverse individuals, people with disabilities and others protected under the Equality Act 2010. We are proudly part of the Disability Confidence Scheme and operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for eligible candidates.
On joining Colas Rail you’ll have access to our Employee Network Groups, including Railbow for LGBTQ+ community, BeyonDisability for individuals with disabilities, and Cross Culture for people from ethnic backgrounds. Everyone is welcome to join whether part of the community or an ally.
Work‑life balance is important. Flexible working options are available where feasible and dependent on the role. Please discuss this during the interview process.
Join us in making a positive impact! Apply and be part of a team that values diversity and embraces unique perspectives.
