Job Description

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 organisation where people matter. When your part of our team, you matter to us, and you matter to millions.

We\'re continuing to build a more diverse and inclusive organisation which is representative of the passengers we serve. To do this, it is essential we become a more open, diverse, and inclusive organisation, harnessing the skills and expertise of all our people, and attracting the best talent to help us have a safe, accessible railway for everyone.

We believe that investing in our people is one of the most effective ways of improving the safety, reliability, and efficiency of the railway. For more information about Network Rail and how we recruit, please refer to the Network Rail Careers website.

Brief Description

We are looking for 5 undergraduate students to join our Year in Industry Civil, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering Scheme based in Milton Keynes.

We are looking for logical thinkers. People who can find creative solutions to challenging problems. Resourceful and hardworking, you\'ll know how to manage your own time to get things done. You\'ll be a natural communicator, capable of building relationships with colleagues, suppliers, and customers alike. And with the potential for training and development opportunities throughout the country, you\'ll be flexible and comfortable travelling.

The entry requirements

You will be in your penultimate year at university, and on track to achieve at least a 2:2 in an

\xc2\xb7 Institution of Civil Engineer (ICE) accredited degree

\xc2\xb7 Institution of Engineering Technology (IET) accredited degree

\xc2\xb7 Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMECHE) accredited degree

About the role (External)

What you\'ll be doing:

Spending a year at Network Rail will give you a chance to experience our culture, discover our career variety and gain exposure to a wide range of projects and possibilities. You\'ll be able to develop your professional experience, enhance your skill set and build a strong network of professionals to help guide you as you progress further in your career.

Securing hands-on engineering experience matters. As one of Britain\'s biggest consumers of electricity, and one of the biggest telecoms provides, we are constantly striving to find smarter and more renewable energy technologies as we push ourselves to be greener and more resilient. Expect to get your hands on cutting technology, and a chance to widen your knowledge of where the fields of signalling and telecommunications are going next. Playing your part in delivering ambitions improvements to track equipment, structural maintenance, and select sustainable building material and techniques. Opportunities to experience many different specialisms such as power distribution, plant traction and rolling stock as well as asset management and infrastructure engineering. If contributing to the upkeep and planning of complex infrastructures matters to you. Then you matter to us.

Our placements offer a unique opportunity to learn from industry experts, share your experiences with other placement students, and develop a sought-after skill set that will complement the knowledge you\'ve gained from your studies. You could even be offered a place on our graduate scheme.

Why you should choose this placement:

Network Rail is among the largest users of energy nationally, is the fourth biggest landowner in Britain, and has 22 million lineside neighbours, so the opportunity to make an impact is huge. This is your chance to play a part in developing solutions to some of the country\'s most important issues.

How to apply (External)

A message from our Chief Executive, Andrew Haines:

\'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 organisation where people matter. Watch our video to find out more!

We\'re continuing to build a diverse organisation which is representative of the people we serve. We want to harness the skills and expertise of our people and attract the best talent, to enable a safe and accessible railway for everyone. To learn why inclusion is important to us, please click here.

Role: 5 x Year in Industry Students

Duration: 12-month FTC placement, with a start date of Monday 25th September (subject to the completion of medical and DBS checks) terminating in August 2024.

Location: These roles are based at The Quadrant: Milton Keynes and you must live within 75/90 minutes of The Quadrant.

Closing date 26th July 2023. On occasions, we may need to close the advert early based upon application volumes. Late applications will not be accepted.

The interview dates are to be confirmed. Further details will be discussed with the successful candidates prior to the interview date.

Band & Salary: Band 7 - \xc2\xa319,838 pro rata

What can we offer you in return?

We have a range of benefits including:

\xc2\xb7 28 days annual leave entitlement, plus Bank Holidays and five volunteer days

\xc2\xb7 My Benefits - our discounted online shopping site

\xc2\xb7 A range of discounted offers including, Healthcare offers, cycle to work, healthcare club discounted membership and other benefits

\xc2\xb7 Subsidies of up to 75% on rail and underground season tickets

\xc2\xb7 A range of pension schemes

\xc2\xb7 Two weeks paid reserve leave for our Armed Forces community

\xc2\xb7 Training, development and employee assistance programme available

About our people and the recruitment process\xe2\x80\xa6

We\'re an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone!

We encourage our colleagues to work flexibly, as we know traditional working patterns don\'t always fit. If you want to consider working flexibly, just let us know and we\'ll do our best to help and invest in your career with us, whilst you have a healthy work life balance.

We\'re also a Disability Confident Leader employer and we\'ll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles.\'

Visit Evenbreak\'s Career Hive should you need accessibility support to apply or should you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications, please contact RecruitmentSupport@networkrail.co.uk and have your IRC number ready as this will be required.

As an arm\'s length department of the UK Government, Network Rail is required to comply with a well-established pre-employment vetting process for all prospective employees. Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks require prospective employees of Network Rail to meet the following requirements.

• Provide eligibility to work in the UK and identity documentation

• Complete a satisfactory 3-year employment history check

• Complete a satisfactory unspent criminal conviction disclosure check for more information regarding BPSS pre-employment related checks, please visit the UK Government website for further information - UK Government - BPSS Checks

Network Rail welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, marital status (including civil partnerships), pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender status, sex (or gender), employment status, trade union affiliation, or another factor.

We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.

Safe behaviour is a requirement of working for Network Rail. Applicants should be able to demonstrate their awareness of our Safety Vision

Network Rail positively embraces flexible working recognising that employees may wish to balance work and family/home life.

Drugs and Alcohol Standard:

All prospective candidates will be required to undergo and pass a drugs and alcohol test. Your application will be rescinded if you record a positive test. All positive drugs and alcohol test results for prospective candidates will be securely held on Sentinel database and a 5 year suspension from applying for a safety critical role, a role which requires PTS certification or a Key Safety role on Network Rail Managed Infrastructure will be enforced.

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