Network Rail
Technician (Works Delivery Signalling)
Location: Exeter Central Station
Department Name: DK CS(S&T), Plymouth, Direct (892093) G1
About Network Rail
At Network Rail, we are part of a large family serving millions of passengers and freight users throughout the UK every day. Our service impacts millions of people, and we strive to become more efficient as we enhance, maintain, and operate our network.
Now is a fantastic time to join our team in the Wales and Western region as we finalize reforms to our maintenance organization, which will deliver:
- A safer, more reliable, and punctual service for passengers and employees – quicker fault fixes by more agile, multi-disciplined response teams.
- Individual rostering – enabling us to send the right number of people to fix a fault.
- Multi-skilling – investing in the knowledge and skills of our people so they are better equipped to fix the most common faults themselves.
- Accelerated and improved technology deployment – we have a raft of labor and life-saving technology ready to be rolled out.
Our passengers and freight users are at the heart of everything we do. We help connect people to their friends and families and get goods to their destination safely and efficiently. We’re an organization where people matter. When you’re part of our team, you matter to us, and you matter to millions.
We’re an inclusive employer of choice, and we welcome applications from everyone! We look for opportunities to offer great opportunities to learn and grow through personal and professional development. And, if you make the grade, then you can look forward to a rewarding and fulfilling career with a company that joined the top 50 in the Glassdoor’s 2021 Best Places to Work. We want to help deliver a railway which is safe, reliable, affordable, and that provides great customer service to everyone.
Brief Description
You’ll help keep our nation moving every single day. A critical part of the work we do is the daily upkeep of the rail network. As a technician, you’ll work outdoors in a team, supporting essential maintenance to keep the railway running safely and smoothly for passengers and freight users.
Our technician community comes from a variety of different backgrounds, and this might be the first time that you’ve even considered a career in rail. We’re focused on your transferable skills and behaviors, and if you can demonstrate that, then we will provide you with all the necessary training to have you working safely and competently out on the network.
And if you make the grade, then you can look forward to a rewarding and fulfilling career with a company that recently joined the top 50 in the Glassdoor’s 2021 Best Places to Work.
Please Note: There may be a requirement to work on call in this role if you opt to take the standard maintenance contract.
About the Role
Our technicians provide the essential link between the team leader and the team’s operatives. Signalling & Telecoms.
You’ll be working with equipment including signals that control when trains can run, level crossings, and points systems. With your willingness to learn, you’ll develop a huge range of technical skills across a range of manual, electrical, and digital equipment.
Our technicians work outside in all conditions, at all times of the year, day or night. You could be involved in demanding manual work, often with the need to transport kit, across tricky terrain. Being safety-focused, respectful of rules, and a team player will be critical, as you’ll often be working next to moving trains traveling at high speed.
You Matter to Your Team
A natural team player, you’ll also be able to lead the team when asked by the team leader. You’ll use your skills to deliver work safely and will check the team has the right competencies to meet our strict safety standards. You’ll also be a role model for safe working behaviors and be confident to challenge any potential risks to safety, so that everyone gets home safe every day.
You Matter to Us
Today’s technicians can go on to become tomorrow’s team leaders. Your commitment to self-development and continuous learning is hugely important in this role, and we’ll provide you with all the training to develop both technical and non-technical skills. If you’re joining us from another industry, the structured training will give you the skills and confidence to move into a rewarding career in rail.
Your Skills Matter
Our technicians play a vital role in our maintenance teams. You don’t necessarily need rail experience, but you do need to show how your transferable skills meet the following:
- Leadership – You’re able to lead, motivate, and direct a team for safe and efficient work delivery.
- Effective communicator – You’ll need strong communication skills and be able to deliver clear instructions to the team and other colleagues.
- Technical skills – You’ll have knowledge and experience of inspection, faulting, maintenance, and renewal techniques in the discipline that you are applying for.
- Safety – You consistently role model safe behaviors, can arrange and implement safe systems of work, and are confident to challenge if you think a situation is unsafe.
- Problem solver – You’ll be persistent in finding safe and effective solutions. You’ll consistently develop your skills and competencies relevant to your discipline, keeping up to date with new standards, procedures, and instructions to issues you find out in your working environment.
- Willingness to learn – You’ll consistently develop your skills and competencies relevant to your discipline, keeping up to date with new standards, procedures, and instructions.
- Relevant qualification – You’ll ideally hold an NVQ Level 1 or 2 linked to the discipline you are applying for, or you have achieved an equivalent level of relevant experience.
It matters that this is the right role for you. Here’s some additional information which might help you.
- Shifts – Technician roles involve a changing shift pattern including days, nights, and weekends.
- Outdoor working – Our technicians work outside in all weathers, and so you’ll be comfortable working in different conditions.
- Safe working – Offers of employment are subject to drug and alcohol testing and passing of the relevant medical assessment and BPSS pre-employment checks. This will include a hearing and eyesight examination.
- Driving – As a technician, you’ll also need a driving licence (category B) so you can drive Network Rail vehicles.
- Commute times – You’ll also need to be within a 60-minute commute of the location that you’re applying for.
How to Apply
Salary: £45,669 per annum
Closing date: 8th May 2026 – Late applications will not be accepted.
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You can visit Evenbreaks Career Hive for advice on accessibility support if you’re unsure of the options available. Should you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications, please add a note to your application.
All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks.
Some of our roles require face-to-face Drugs & Alcohol testing. Further details will be shared with you as part of your formal offer.
We positively embrace flexible working, recognizing that employees may wish to balance work and family/home life.
In the Wales and Western region, you will have the opportunity to join PROUD, our reward and recognition scheme, where you can say thanks and recognize colleagues across the region who have demonstrated outstanding values and behaviors.
At Network Rail, we promote a diverse and inclusive organization. We are working in conjunction with the Cultural Fusion team to support black, Asian, and minority ethnic colleagues.
