Full time, permanent
Site & Ground Investigation
Nottingham

The deadline for applications is 17/10/2025

Role Purpose

As the Lead Driller. you will be responsible for ensuring the successful delivery of Site & Ground Investigation projects as part of a team established by the nominated Project Manager. The role is predominantly site based and will involve the collection and collation of all site information to enable a report to be produced.

The role will also assist the needs of the business in delivering safety critical duties on railway infrastructure.

Key Accountabilities

• Delivery of SI/GI works to include but not limited to:
• Window Sampling/probing
• Rotary Drilling
• Structural Coring
• Structural hand pitting
• Operate all equipment used by the SI/GI Team and be proficient enough to work unsupervised.
• Be proficient enough to develop the second man and other team members in site works.
• Ensure that the allocated project is executed in accordance with appropriate technical, quality and safety standards.
• Assist in the delivery of safety critical duties on rail infrastructure.
• Maintain a safe environment in and around the drilling rig that is being operated/under their control.
• To maintain and control the drilling equipment and report any defect in real time.
• Comply with the provisions of all current legislation relating to Health, Safety and Welfare at work including environmental legislation.
• Further project specific duties as defined by the needs of the project
• Comply with the requirements of current legislation relating to driver hours, O license working, tachograph use etc.

What we are looking for

• Hardworking, trusted, accountable and reliable
• Happy to work outdoors and embrace physical work
• Flexible with working hours (including night shifts and weekends)
• Happy to stay away from home if needed
• Previous Railway experience in line with the listed qualifications below (desirable)

Qualifications Required

• Full UK Manual Driving licence including experience of trailer towing.
• CSCS
• NVQ 2 in Land Drilling
• Hold a selection of non-rail competencies as agreed to enable the delivery of the SI/GI works. (Training to be provided where required)
• Rail Sentinel Card. (Training to be provided where required).
• Safety critical competencies: PTS, PO, LXA, LEA, HSM, IWA, PAM, COSS, (Training to be provided where required).

Rugby
North West & Central, West Coast South
Full time, Permanent

Job Purpose

To ensure the overall site safety whilst working on a possession. To ensure that the possession support staff are familiar with the work site and possession requirements.

The deadline for applications is 10/10/2025

Job Duties

• Planning duties for the possessions allocated to the individual employee.
• Familiarisation with work sites and engineering tasks to be undertaken.
• Identification of blocking points.
• Tagging of blocking points.
• Attending site meetings.
• Contributing to risk assessments.
• Contributing to the development of contingency planning.
• Arranging for Possession Support Staff to undertake familiarisation with work site and possession requirements.
• Undertake refresher training.
• Undertake development training.
• Working under the direction of Network Rail or its successors’ representatives.
• Familiarise yourself with the Railway Geography of the areas in which you work.
• Undertake local training and familiarisation of Possession Support Staff.
• Comply with the training and other requirements of your Safety Responsibility Statement.
• Attend Possession Management / Site / Safety Critical / Planning meetings as required and requested.
• Assist with the development, coaching and mentoring of Safety Critical Staff.
• To carry out safety critical duties in accordance with competency certification held.
• Undertake other duties in accordance with the requirements of the company.

Key Requirements

• Holds PICOP or SPICOP, Applicants with a minimum 2 years’ experience within a possession management background may be considered for training.
• Experienced in Possession Support Duties
• Holds IWA or COSS and able to work alone
• Full UK manual driving license

Desirable

• Route Knowledge of the West Coast Mainline

East Midlands and East Coast South
Van & Fuel Card provided
35-hour safety critical contract per week

Working in and around:

- Bedford, Luton & Kettering
- Rugby, Coventry, Northampton & Crewe
- Birmingham & Worcester

The deadline for applications is 31/10/2025

Job Purpose

When engineering maintenance is required on a section of track, a possession is taken to close the line to normal traffic providing protection for the workers.

As a Possession Support worker, you will carry out duties under direction to assist the safe and efficient delivery of access to the railway infrastructure for engineering maintenance. You will use the necessary equipment and comply with the plans provided for delivering the safe access arrangements.

Please note the majority of work will be during the night and you will be working alone.

Duties

- To assist in Implementing arrangements
- Support the movement of Engineering Trains
- Comply with all relevant legislation and railway rules
- Clearly communicate with the relevant individuals
- Follow industry and company reporting procedures
- Accurately complete the relevant documentation

Essential skills & requirements

- Excellent communication skills
- Confident working alone
- Willingness to learn and develop with a drive to progress within the organisation
- Right to work in the UK

Essential qualifications

- Hold a full UK Driving Licence

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For this role, you will be required to attend our 8-day training programme in Nottingham at our Head Office, NG2 1DP.

Training courses run monthly. Please consider your flexibility before applying.

The competencies you will achieve are:

- Personal Track Safety (PTS)
- Possession Support (PS)
- Individual Working Alone (IWA)
- Working Near/Adjacent to DC Conductor Rails (DCCR)

More information on training will be provided.

This is a great way to get into working on the rail and we offer excellent career progression to those who put in the work!

Predominently working Saturday nights at the weekend!
Overtime available for mid-week shifts!
Contract is zero-hour - great for those looking to pick up additional work at the weekend of in the week!

The deadline for applications is 10/10/2025

Job Purpose

When engineering maintenance is required on a section of track, a possession is taken to close the line to normal traffic providing protection for the workers.

As a Possession Support worker, you will carry out duties under direction to assist the safe and efficient delivery of access to the railway infrastructure for engineering maintenance. You will use the necessary equipment and comply with the plans provided for delivering the safe access arrangements.

Please note the majority of work will be during the night and you will be working alone.

Duties

- To assist in Implementing arrangements
- Support the movement of Engineering Trains
- Comply with all relevant legislation and railway rules
- Clearly communicate with the relevant individuals
- Follow industry and company reporting procedures
- Accurately complete the relevant documentation

Essential skills & requirements

- Excellent communication skills
- Confident working alone
- Willingness to learn and develop with a drive to progress within the organisation
- Right to work in the UK

Essential qualifications

- Hold a full UK Driving Licence

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For this role, you will be required to attend our 8-day training programme in Nottingham at our Head Office, NG2 1DP.

Training courses run monthly. Please consider your flexibility before applying.

The competencies you will achieve are:

- Personal Track Safety (PTS)
- Possession Support (PS)
- Individual Working Alone (IWA)
- Working Near/Adjacent to DC Conductor Rails (DCCR)

More information on training will be provided.

This is a great way to get into working on the rail and we offer excellent career progression to those who put in the work!

East Midlands & East Coast South
Full time, permanent
Competitive salary

The deadline for applications is 10/10/2025

Job Purpose

To ensure the overall site safety whilst working on a possession. To ensure that the possession support staff are familiar with the work site and possession requirements.

Job Duties

• Planning duties for the possessions allocated to the individual employee.
• Familiarisation with work sites and engineering tasks to be undertaken.
• Identification of blocking points.
• Tagging of blocking points.
• Attending site meetings.
• Chairing PICOP Meetings.
• Contributing to risk assessments.
• Contributing to the development of contingency planning.
• Arranging for Possession Support Staff to undertake familiarisation with work site and possession requirements.
• Undertake refresher training.
• Undertake development training.
• Working under the direction of Network Rail or its successors’ representatives.
• Familiarise yourself with the Railway Geography of the areas in which you work.
• Undertake local training and familiarisation of Possession Support Staff.
• Deputise for the contract manager when required.
• Comply with the training and other requirements of your Safety Responsibility Statement.
• Attend Possession Management / Site / Safety Critical / Planning meetings as required and requested.
• Assist with the development, coaching and mentoring of Safety Critical Staff.
• To carry out safety critical duties in accordance with competency certification held.
• To assist in the office as and when required.
• Undertake other duties in accordance with the requirements of the company.

Key Requirements

• Experience as PICOP or SPICOP in a previous role
• Relevant PICOP or SPICOP rail competencies
• Extensive route knowledge of Eastern and East Midlands routes
• Full UK manual driving license

Full time
35 hrs per week minimum with option of overtime
East Midlands

The deadline for applications is 17/10/2025

Job Purpose

As the S&T Technician you will be integral to the successful delivery of safe and productive S&T works.

This is a full-time position offering long-term opportunities.

Job Duties

• To assist as required with any aspect of maintenance, fault attendance or investigation as directed by the management team.
• To carry out preventative and corrective maintenance on a variety of systems including mechanical points, and signalling systems, to an appropriate high standard of safety and reliability under the direction of the management team.
• Preventative and corrective maintenance on signalling assets.
• Working as part of a S&T team and individually across the UK rail network.
• Ability to competently lead a team in signalling duties with respect to disconnections, reconnections, maintenance, fault finding and renewals of a minor nature.
• Carry out handover / hand back arrangements for S&T equipment.


Essential Skills & Requirements

• Flexibility to work nights and weekends as required
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow instructions and project specifications

Essential Qualifications

• Personal Track Safety
• DCCR lines (Desirable)
• Controller of Site Safety
• Institute of Railway Signal Engineers License (IRSE)
• Signal Maintenance Testing Handbook (SMTH)
• Valid UK driving license

Benefits

• Van
• Fuel Card
• Pension Scheme
• In House Training and Development