VolkerRail Major Projects is an expert in collaborative working through joint ventures and alliance schemes. Collaborative working agreements are a proven strategy for delivering large, complex railway projects, and through its strong relationships with other major contractors, VolkerRail Major Projects has helped to deliver several of the biggest rail projects over the last decade.
The SID is a fully integrated team that will bring together the strengths, capabilities, and knowledge of the partners and Network Rail. It will own the renewals work bank, manage it at portfolio level and drive a transition to a production management ethos. The SID is commercially aligned and jointly incentivised creating a 'share in success' environment. Business partners within the alliance will generate profit through performance against the Final Determination. The four partners, VolkerFitzpatrick, Octavius, Atkins, and VolkerRail are aligned to the core asset disciplines with the fifth partner, Network Rail Minor Works, being multi- disciplinary for low complexity, low value works.
We have a great opportunity for two Rail Operative 3 to work on the track renewals workbank of the SID project providing safety critical support to the project team based in Sussex or Kent area.
You will hold the following safety critical competencies :
Training and Competence Needs
Core Requirement
Desirable
PTS
Yes
COSS
Yes
ES
Yes
Proficient in the use of digital Applications
Yes
IOSH
Yes
Level A Procedure A
Yes
Points Operator
Yes
Level Crossing Attendant
Yes
Protection Controller
Yes
MC/CC - All groups
Yes
Manual Handling
Yes
Small Tools/CAT Scanner
Yes
Emergency First Aider/FAW
Yes
About you
Be Self-Motivated
Have a positive attitude to safety
Have a proactive approach
Be computer literacy in the use of Outlook, word, Excel, Microsoft 365, TEAMS, EPIC,V-Forms, Power point.
Be able to mentor Rail Ops 1 & 2.The above position will all be on a 160 hour roster over a four week period, site based in the Sussex or Kent area and required to operate throughout the South Eastern region.
If your past experience doesn't match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.
Why work with us?
VolkerRail is under the umbrella of VolkerWessels UK which is a multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.
By utilising the specialist skills of each business unit within VolkerWessels UK, VolkerRail are able to ensure our staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to our clients.
We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees.
We offer a range of benefits, including:
Competitive salary
Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday
Pension
Life Assurance
Cycle to Work scheme
Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts
Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training
Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits
Employee Assistance programme
Mental health, physical health, and financial supportFairness, inclusion and respect
We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive. You can read more about our FIR Strategy as well as our partners here