Senior Technical Officer in Fleckney

Location: Fleckney, GB

Department Name: MA EPOHL Leics - Direct G4

About Network Rail

This is an exciting time to join Network Rail as we celebrate 200 Years of Passenger Rail: Innovating for the Future. It is a commitment to continue delivering a simpler, better, greener railway. Investing in our people is key to enhancing the safety, reliability, and efficiency of our railway system. Network Rail operates and maintains the railway infrastructure 24/7, 365 days a year. From the first passenger railway in 1825 to today’s AI-driven predictive maintenance, the rail industry has continuously evolved. Now, as we enter Network Rail’s Control Period 7 (CP7), the focus is on modernisation, sustainability, and operational efficiency.

We’re passionate about great service and commit to our service equation vision by "Putting Passengers First". Performance, safety and getting the fundamental basics right is something we strive for, as well as asking ourselves - what can we do to put our passengers and freight users at the centre of everything we do? Are you ready to make a difference in people’s lives? At Network Rail, we connect passengers and freight customers, ensuring safe and efficient transportation across the country. We’re an organisation where people truly matter, and when you join us, you matter to us and millions of others.

We’re committed to creating a diverse, inclusive workplace that reflects the communities we serve. We value flexibility and understand the importance of a healthy work-life balance. As a Disability Confident Leader, we’ll do everything we can to accommodate any needs throughout the recruitment process.

As a Network Rail employee, you will enjoy a wide range of benefits:

• 28 days annual leave – with the opportunity to buy and/or sell up to 5 days
• Access to a range of contributory pension schemes and the potential to top up your competitive salary with a bonus
• A subsidy of up to 75% on rail and underground season tickets if you travel to work on the train
• Privileged staff travel – Leisure travel discount of 75%
• A season ticket loan; annual season tickets are discounted.
• A 35-hour-per-week contract with flexible working options available to help support your work-life balance
• Hybrid working and enhanced family-friendly support
• Childcare vouchers, healthcare offers (including discounted healthcare club membership), discounted cycle hire, and online shopping sites
• 5 days of paid volunteering leave
• 2 weeks paid reserve leave for the Armed Forces community

Brief Description

What will you be doing?

You’ll collaborate with a skilled technical team to enhance railway maintenance across Distribution & Plant and Overhead Line disciplines. Leverage cutting-edge technology, data insights, and modern engineering practices to drive safety, innovation, and operational efficiency.

About The Role

Every day will be different, but you can expect to be involved in the following activities:

• Join our dynamic team where safety and excellence are at the heart of everything we do.
• You’ll be responsible for ensuring all work is carried out safely, adhering to our robust systems and procedures.
• Your keen eye for detail will help you manage and check the quality of work delivered, ensuring our assets meet the highest standards.
• You’ll play a pivotal role in preparing work and resource specifications, method statements, and plans.
• Your technical expertise will be invaluable as you provide support and guidance, design, install, test, and commission cutting-edge equipment.
• You’ll undertake and supervise a variety of technical tasks, from surveys and design work to inspections, tests, and data analysis.
• As a key member of our team, you’ll prioritise work and agree on plans for the group, prepare specifications, and requisition materials.
• You’ll manage processes and systems for the calibration and certification of tools and equipment, ensuring everything runs smoothly.
• Your organisational skills will be essential as you manage information to update systems, databases, and records.
• We believe in continuous development, and you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to your own growth and that of your colleagues.

Key Accountabilities:

• Carry out work safely and in accordance with the safe systems of work procedures, method statements, plans and other instructions.
• Adhere to company policies and procedures.
• Manage and check the quality of work delivered and confirm assets are compliant to standards.
• Manage the preparation of work and resource specifications, method statements and plans.
• Provide technical support and guidance.
• Design, install, test and commission equipment.
• Undertake and supervise technical tasks, survey and design work.
• Undertake technical inspections, tests, investigations and analysis of technical data.
• Prioritise work arising and agree work plans for the group.
• Prepare specifications and requisition for materials.
• Manage processes and systems for the calibration and certification of tools and equipment.
• Manage information to update systems, databases and records.
• Contribute to your own development and that of others.

Experience, skills, knowledge and competencies:

Are you ready to showcase your expertise and make a significant impact? We’re looking for someone with a deep understanding of technical support activities and techniques, coupled with extensive knowledge and experience in electrification, plant maintenance, and construction management processes, systems, and standards. Your familiarity with design requirements, processes, and techniques will be invaluable. Safety is our top priority, and we need someone who can demonstrate, promote, and embed safe working behaviours within the team. Your exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written, will help you effectively convey ideas and instructions. As a natural leader, you’ll have the ability to coach, influence, and develop others, fostering a collaborative and supportive environment. We’re seeking someone who holds and retains the competencies relevant to this post and required by business needs. Ideally, you should hold or be working towards an NVQ level 2 or 3 (or equivalent) in an engineering or leadership subject. Additionally, being able and willing to drive vehicles as required by business needs is essential.

Please note: Applicants must provide proof of essential qualifications and/or competencies where required, or demonstrate active progress toward obtaining them, or evidence their applicable experience as a condition of employment.

How To Apply

Salary: £38,278 minimum

Closing date: 21st November 2025. 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 may not be accepted.

What does our recruitment process look like?

Once you have applied, our Recruitment Specialist & the hiring manager will look at your CV. If your experience matches what we’re looking for, you’ll be contacted by our Resourcing Team and invited to an interview. To apply for this role, click 'apply now.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer and we’ll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles. Should you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications, please add a note to your application.

Network Rail Benefits - To find out about what benefits we offer, click here. All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks. 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 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.