Brief Description
Network Rail are looking for a DCCR (Direct Current Conduction Rail) Specialist to join the team as a Lead Trainer in Paddock Wood! Your experience may include working with electricity, high voltage high current / E&P (Electrification and Plant), handling high voltages along with a general knowledge of the rail industry being ideal.
This is an opportunity to join a close-knit team in Paddock Wood where you are supported to succeed, the team is made up of 5 experienced Lead Trainers and Senior trainers who specialise in individual disciplines. In this role you will be training and supporting the development of new starters to the railway, apprentices and experience 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.
We are looking for someone willing to part their knowledge, help others develop whilst building their own career at Network Rail.
This is a role which would be 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 contract and possible other recruitments to other Network Rail route services locations on occasion.
Contract: Permanent
Hours : Monday to Friday full time (35hrs per week)
Salary: £51,600.00
Closing date: Tuesday 25th March 2025
We offer excellent benefits, including:
1. Generous annual leave (28 days plus statutory days), with the option to buy/sell days.
2. Pension schemes.
3. 75% subsidy on rail and underground season tickets.
4. Up to 75% off leisure travel for you and your family (subject to terms and conditions)
5. Interest-free travel loan for train and car park season tickets.
6. Discounts at stations with your Network Rail pass.
7. Volunteer leave to make a positive impact.
8. ❤ Healthcare Scheme, GymPass discounts, Cycle to work plus more.
9. We offer generous maternity and adoption leave to support our employees during significant life moments
About the role (External)
Main responsibilities of the being a Lead Trainer
10. Develop the proficiency of employees by inspirational delivery of technical, safety and vocational training interventions.
11. Provide an exemplary level of learner-focused customer service, enhancing enjoyment and motivation to learn/
12. Actively foster a safety-first, “No-Unsafe-Acts” culture within employees and actively promote the Network Rail Values at every touch point.
13. Drive Network Rail corporate messages & behavioural communications into the consciousness of employees.
14. Without exception, always act safely; always promote safety awareness and always demonstrate clear compliance and belief in safety procedures.
15. Continuously develop your own technical proficiency (including relevant in-date regulated competencies), knowledge and adult education capability.
16. Confidently and actively demonstrate that capability to earn justified and obvious credibility amongst the delegate population.
17. Continuously develop and improve the training material, assessment material and equipment.
18. Positively contribute to Content Review Groups and Skills Forums.
19. Maintain the currency of all local training documentation and visual aids.
20. Fairly assess the capability of delegates and provide them the facilitated opportunity to learn.
21. Support the assessment and evaluation of training impact at course end and at appropriate post training intervals.
22. Support the Workforce Development Manager with Training-Needs-Analysis, programme design, evaluation, team dynamics, centre performance and reputation.
23. Demonstrate a flexible approach to the achievement of the objectives of Competence & Training (and Network Rail).
24. Positively contribute to the continuous improvement of the Training Centres’ internal quality procedures and work instructions, demonstrating a personal commitment to continuous improvement.
25. As a Network Rail Manager, always actively support, promote and enforce company processes, initiatives, messages, policies, whilst actively demonstrating managerial behaviours and values.
The ideal candidate will have:
26. Thorough knowledge of the technical or operational capability relevant to the role
27. Excellent presentational skills
28. Ability to affect a culture change and to motivate and inspire
29. Ability to demonstrate the management capabilities of developing, planning, thinking, and achieving
30. Trainers may occasionally be expected to cover activities in other training locations.
What could set you apart?
31. Experience of railway maintenance or operations
32. An understanding of different learning styles
33. Sound knowledge of rules, regulations and working instructions
34. Displays attributes of a team player.
35. A background, experience, or qualification in adult learning