Section Supervisor Track Canton

About Network Rail

At Network Rail, we are part of a large family serving millions of passengers and freight users throughout the UK every day. Our service impacts millions of people and we strive to become more efficient as we enhance, maintain and operate our network.

Now is a fantastic time to join our team in Wales and Western region as we finalise the reforms to our maintenance organisation, which will deliver a safer, more reliable and punctual service for passengers and employees through quicker fault fixes by agile, multi‑disciplined response teams, individual rostering, multi‑skilling, and accelerated technology deployment.

We are an inclusive employer of choice and welcome applications from everyone. We offer opportunities for learning and professional development, and if you meet the requirements you can look forward to a rewarding and fulfilling career with a company that was named in the 2021 Glassdoor Best Places to Work top 50.

We want to help deliver a railway that is safe, reliable, affordable and provides great customer service to everyone.

You’ll help keep our nation moving every single day. Your role is a tactical one, assisting the Section Manager with the inspection, maintenance and renewal of assets to standards and within agreed resource levels, budget and unit cost measures.

You will supervise the delivery of work and undertake specific inspections as required, assisting in the management of staff as directed.

You will be a specialist in Track – responsible for maintaining, inspecting and repairing the track network (the Permanent Way or P‑Way) to keep the railway safe and efficient. This is a very manual role that involves working with rails, sleepers, ballast and associated drainage and ancillary structures.

• Supervise and check the quality of work delivered and confirm assets are compliant to standards.
• Carry out work safely and in accordance with the safe systems of work procedures, method statements and other instructions.
• Adhere to company policies and procedures.
• Undertake specific inspections in accordance with standards as directed.
• Prioritise work arising.
• Prepare work and resource specifications and method statements including Safe System of Work Plans.
• Assist in the development of work plans that enable work to be delivered safely, efficiently and in compliance with standards.
• Assist in the identification and proposal of asset renewals.
• Assist in the allocation of resources.
• Deliver work in accordance with the relevant maintenance plans.
• Provide appropriate information to update systems, databases and records.
• Undertake a programme of staff surveillance, work quality, compliance and asset condition checks as directed.
• Assist in the management, control and discipline of staff as directed.
• Assist in the monitoring and review of staff competence and welfare.
• Contribute to your own development and that of others.

• Experience of directing and supervising worksites and the safe and efficient delivery of work.
• Knowledge of resource and work organisation/planning processes and systems.
• Knowledge and experience of track inspection, maintenance, renewal and asset condition assessment techniques.
• Knowledge of relevant standards, procedures and instructions.
• Aware of cost and waste control techniques.
• Ability to demonstrate, promote and embed safe working behaviours within the team.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Ability to coach, influence and develop others.
• Hold and retain competencies relevant to this post and required by business need.
• Ideally hold (or be working towards) an NVQ level 2 or 3 (or equivalent) in a relevant subject or have attained the appropriate level of knowledge gained through equivalent relevant experience.
• Ability and willingness to drive vehicles as required by business need.
• Will be within a 60‑minute commute of the location you’re applying for.

Your commitment to self‑development and continuous learning is hugely important in this role. We will provide you with all the training to develop both…