Are you looking for a career that can take you places? Become a Southeastern Train Driver at our Charing Cross Depot ONLY. Imagine the pride youll feel when your focus and problem-solving get hundreds of passengers safely to their destination. Our training will take you from trainee to Train Driver in 12-18 months and give you a nationally-recognised qualification. Enjoy a career that comes with great pay and benefits, a real sense of ownership, and where every shift is a chance to make a difference. Please note that we are only accepting applications from individuals residing within 20 minutes (via public transport) of our Charing Cross Depot. Applications for other depot locations will not be considered and will be withdrawn. 2025 is the 200th anniversary of the first-ever passenger rail journey, so were celebrating our proud history and our bright future. Can you move people? Apply now. What youll do Get passengers to their destination, keeping them safe and informed about their journey.It takes concentration and good decision-making, and means being at ease working on your own as youll spend much of your time alone in the cabin of the train. Your training As a trainee Train Driver, youll be enrolled into our Driver Apprenticeship Programme. Youll complete a mix of classroom days, modular assessments and practical training with a driving instructor. This will teach you everything from safety procedures to signalling regulations and braking techniques. It usually takes 1218 months to become qualified. Your shifts Rosters vary but are based over a 35-hour week. You will normally work one week of early shifts followed by one week of late shifts. Our railway operates 24-hours, so shifts can start as early as 00:01 and end at almost any time of day or night. As a driver your maximum shift length will be 9 hours 15 minutes and the minimum shift length is 5 hours 30 minutes. The experience youll need You dont need railway experience to do this role. Were looking for people from all backgrounds to join our team. All you need is: a passion for making every passenger journey the best it can be excellent concentration and communication skills the ability to be proactive in solving problems a desire to learn and a respect for rules and regulations the ability to apply your training and make good decisions to be punctual and reliable. However, we can only consider you for the role if you: are 20 years or older, as train driving is a safety critical role live within 20-minutes by public transport (not car or motorbike) from our London Charing Cross depot Please note that we are only accepting applications from individuals residing within 20 minutes (via public transport) of our Charing Cross Depot. Applications for other depot locations will not be considered and will be withdrawn. As proud members of the Armed Forces Covenant and Disability Confident Scheme, we will offer you an interview if you apply under these schemes and meet the minimum criteria for the role.