Training Coordinator in Chelmsford

At Colas Rail, differences matter. Join a team where being your authentic self is respected, encouraged, and vital to our success. You'll be welcomed into an inclusive team where there's a role for every talent and a close-knit, familial culture. You will also get the opportunity to help us transform transportation, set new standards, and dare to be different.

We value everyone as part of the same team. We treat everyone as equals - and everyone is approachable, from the CEO down. We put you in control of your career to lead and grow in any way you want. We have a culture of care, from safe working environments to diversity and inclusion. We're renowned for innovation, adopting new ideas, and daring to be different. We are building a more sustainable future and our projects impact infrastructure for generations.

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. 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: Our values, Respect, Commitment, Pioneering and Sharing are at the heart of everything we do. These values feed into our main strategies and accompany us daily in realising our ambitions. We respect our employees, celebrate diversity and foster a culture of safety, care and respect for everyone we interact with. We care about our employee’s wellbeing and create an environment of inclusivity and support. We commit by showing up wholeheartedly. When we commit together, we invest in everyone’s success. We invest in our customers, our teams and our colleagues, and we lead with safety, integrity, passion, purpose, ethics and transparency. We share as we all hold knowledge that could and should be shared, enabling us to grow and making us a strong collective. We have a passion for excellence, celebrating achievements and nurturing talent. We pioneer to push boundaries, imagine what does not yet exist and dare to do what others do not. We innovate with ambition, and we find solutions.

Purpose of the Role: To administer and coordinate training and assessments to maintain staff competence and development in accordance with the Alliance and industry new and existing requirements. To manage the technical competence management in accordance with leading practices, maintain records and issue authority to work to staff performing safety critical activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the inputting of data onto the competence databases and HR system to provide accurate and up to date records of competencies held within the Alliance, in coordination and compliance with all the Alliance Partners requirements.
• Endorse and issue Authority to Work, ATW to staff following training and assessment processes.
• Support line managers in developing the competencies within their teams so that they hold the correct type and number of staff competencies within their team.
• Support the Alliance improvement plans and deliver the contract objectives, e.g. multi-skilling.
• Coordinate and book technical training and competence assessments for staff within the Alliance and prevent any certification to become unwittingly out of date, including Sentinel competences.
• Provide periodic reports on performance criteria and progress of improvement plans.
• Clearly communicate competence requirements to line managers for all safety related and safety critical activities.
• Adapt to organisational changes and meet operational requirements.
• Input data for Competence and Training into the HR system.
• Book periodic and new starter medicals.
• Any other reasonable duties as required from time to time.

Person Specification:

• Excellent organisational skills, including the ability to prioritise and work within allocated deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Good communication skills.
• Experience of administrative work and training coordination.
• Team player with an ability to work on their own initiative.

What we Offer:

• Competitive Salary.
• 26 days Annual Leave.
• Industry leading Life Assurance.
• Healthcare Cash Plan.
• Wellbeing Employee Assistant Programme.
• Pension Scheme.
• Eye Care Vouchers.
• Long Service Award.
• Season Ticket Loan.
• Occupational Health Service.

This is an exciting opportunity to build a career in the rail industry. We’d particularly encourage applications from women, or those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We believe that diversity drives innovation and creativity, and we actively seek to create an environment where everyone feels welcome, heard, valued and respected. Regardless of background, disability, age, race, religion, or gender, everyone is welcome at Colas Rail. We strive to promote equity and eliminate discrimination, actively seeking to create a workforce reflective of communities we serve. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, offering flexible and inclusive adjustments to the interview process. As part of a positive action drive to address under-representation we encourage applications from women, ethnically diverse individuals and people with disabilities, along with all candidates who identify with protected characteristic groups under the Equality Act 2010. We are proudly part of the Disability Confidence Scheme, and as such we operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme if you meet the minimum requirements. On joining Colas Rail you’ll have access to our growing Employee Network Groups including Railbow (representing the LGBTQ+ community), BeyonDisability (representing those with disabilities) and Cross Culture (representing people from ethnic backgrounds). Everyone is welcome to join our network groups whether you are part of the community or an ally. Work life balance is important to us; 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.