Possession Management and Isolation Services

Flexible, Knowledgeable and Capable

Our expertise and understanding of track access and the management of overhead lines is proven by our exceptional safety record. This enables our clients to share in the benefits we offer both in economic and deliverable terms on any rail project.

Our experience with Network Rail PPS (Possession Planning System) enables the end to end process from planning through to possession delivery.

Our specialist Railway Possession, AC/DC Isolations and Access Support Department possesses a wealth of experience and expertise, having worked on key projects across the UK rail network.

With our multiskilled safety critical support team spread across the country we are exceptionally well placed to assign our personnel at locations where they have familiarity. This ensures that working times within possessions are maximised.

What we can deliver...

Our highly experienced safety critical personnel hold multi disciplinary competences.

They have ensured that projects are delivered in a safe and timely manner.

This includes the following roles and duties:

  • Safe Work Leaders
  • Person in Charge of Possession
  • Lookout / Site Warden
  • Controller of Site Safety
  • Protection Controller
  • Engineering Supervisor
  • Authorised Persons
  • Nominated Persons
  • Earthing Assistants
  • Possession Assistants
  • Relay/Renewals Bonding
  • Temporary Bonding
  • Level Crossing Attendants
  • Points Operators

Our multi-skilled teams have an array of skills; we have expertise in access management, isolations, safety critical duties, supervising engineering work sites and SSoW planning. We are able to manage both possessions and isolations as a coherent joined-up service.

In addition to this we have the largest team of PICOPs external of Network Rail and a support team of over 350 staff with an array of safety competences. We have a successful history in supporting possessions in the following areas across the United Kingdom:

  • Thameslink Project
  • Crossrail Project
  • Great Northern
  • West Country
  • Wales
  • East Midlands
  • Thames Valley
  • West Coast Mainline (South)
  • North East
  • Wessex
  • London Kings Cross Station Project
Current Vacancies

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!

Please only apply if you can drive to the following locations as this is where we are actively recruiting:
London & Surrounding - Luton, Stevenage, Chelmsford Euston, Camden, Willesden, Wembley, Stonebridge West Midlands - Birmingham, Worcester, Banbury, Northampton, Rugby
East Anglia - Peterborough, Bedford, Cambridge

The deadline for applications is 17/01/2025

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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Funded Skills Bootcamp Training

For this role, you will be required to attend our 11-day training programme.

Skills Bootcamp courses run monthly. Please consider your flexibility before applying.

The competencies you will achieve are:

- Manual Handling
- Full First Aid at Work
- 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!

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