Lead Trainer - Track Engineering Specialist

Location

Tonbridge, GB

Department Name

Route Services

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Brief Description

Network Rail are looking for a Track Engineering Specialist to join the team as a Lead Trainer. This role is suitable for someone with experience in track work or engineering, ideally within the permanent way department, along with a general knowledge of the rail industry.

This is an opportunity to join a close-knit team in Paddock Wood, where you will be supported to succeed. The team consists of 5 experienced Lead Trainers and Senior Trainers who specialize in individual disciplines. In this role, you will be training and supporting the development of new starters to the railway, apprentices, and experienced employees who are looking to upskill within a new discipline. This is a chance for you to develop your own experience and career with opportunities to take part in funded further education courses along with CPD training days.

This role is suited to someone who is passionate about safety and has a safety-critical mindset given the nature of the role.

Location: On site at Paddock Wood, Kent - some travel required depending on training contracts and possible recruitments to other Network Rail route services locations on occasion.

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Monday to Friday full time (35hrs per week)

We offer excellent benefits, including:

• Generous annual leave (28 days plus statutory days), with the option to buy/sell days.
• 75% subsidy on rail and underground season tickets.
• Up to 75% off leisure travel for you and your family (subject to terms and conditions).
• Interest-free travel loan for train and car park season tickets.
• Discounts at stations with your Network Rail pass.
• Volunteer leave to make a positive impact.
• Healthcare Scheme, GymPass discounts, Cycle to work plus more.
• Generous maternity and adoption leave to support our employees during significant life moments.

About the role (External)

Main responsibilities of being a Lead Trainer:

• Develop the proficiency of employees by inspirational delivery of technical, safety, and vocational training interventions.
• Provide an exemplary level of learner-focused customer service, enhancing enjoyment and motivation to learn.
• Actively foster a safety-first, "No-Unsafe-Acts" culture within employees and actively promote the Network Rail Values at every touch point.
• Drive Network Rail corporate messages & behavioural communications into the consciousness of employees.
• Always act safely; promote safety awareness and demonstrate clear compliance with safety procedures.
• Continuously develop your own technical proficiency (including relevant in-date regulated competencies), knowledge, and adult education capability.
• Demonstrate that capability to earn justified and obvious credibility amongst the delegate population.
• Continuously develop and improve the training material, assessment material, and equipment.
• Contribute to Content Review Groups and Skills Forums.
• Maintain the currency of all local training documentation and visual aids.
• Assess the capability of delegates and provide them the facilitated opportunity to learn.
• Support the assessment and evaluation of training impact at course end and at appropriate post-training intervals.
• Support the Workforce Development Manager with Training-Needs-Analysis, programme design, evaluation, team dynamics, centre performance, and reputation.
• Demonstrate a flexible approach to the objectives of Competence & Training (and Network Rail).
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the Training Centres' internal quality procedures and work instructions.
• Support, promote, and enforce company processes, initiatives, messages, and policies.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Thorough knowledge of the technical or operational capability relevant to the role.
• Excellent presentational skills.
• Ability to affect culture change and to motivate and inspire.
• Ability to demonstrate management capabilities of developing, planning, thinking, and achieving.
• Trainers may occasionally be expected to cover activities in other training locations.

What could set you apart?

• Experience of railway maintenance or operations.
• An understanding of different learning styles.
• Sound knowledge of rules, regulations, and working instructions.
• Attributes of a team player.
• A background, experience, or qualification in adult learning.

Please see the job description attached for further information.

How to apply (External)

Salary: £51,600.00 - Band 4C

Closing date: Tuesday 25th March 2025 - Late applications will not be accepted.

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