Location
Arbroath, GBDepartment Name
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Scotland's Railway covers a largegeographical area from the Borders to Thurso at the far tip of the North Eastof Scotland, accounting for almost 20 per cent of the UK rail network. Weprovide rapid access along busy commuter routes to our seven cities, servicingthe varied needs of our business and leisure commuter services, including crossborder services and rural services. We have up to 50 freight servicesoperating every day and we are steadily building capacity for this to grow.
Brief Description
Your decisions make all the difference. Taking the lead on signalling during your shift, you'll take great care to make sure trains travel safely and efficiently along the network. You'll keep Britain moving.
Relief Signaller
Grade: Signaller Grade 4
Salary: £34,699 (£32,874 whilst in training) + a Flexibility Premium
Location: Arbroath SB
About the role (External)
As a guardian of safety and good communications on the railway, you'll ensure the safe passage of trains.
Maintaining the highest standards in every action you take, you'll make sure each decision is thought through, following clear, calm and methodical analysis. Even under pressure, your standards will never slip.
You will work on a shift basis. As the focal point of railway operations in your assigned area, you'll be expected to take the lead in your duties during your shift. That means you'll take command of situations, with an assertive approach and clear communication.
The role of Signaller requires flexibility as you will be required to work on a rotational shift basis to ensure maximum coverage of our railway. As the focal point of railway operations in your assigned area, you'll be expected to take the lead in your duties during your shift. That means you'll take command of situations, with an assertive approach and clear communication.
Essential Criteria
§The ability to concentrate for long periods
§A calm, methodical and precise approach to your work
§Excellent communication skills
§Good hearing and eyesight, with satisfactory colour perception
§Your own transport, so you can reach your base day and night
§Able to assess situations and consider the impact of your decisions
§A highly conscientious worker
§Willing and able to work shifts, including evenings and weekends
§Meet the required benchmark for application screening questions
§Must meet required online testing benchmark
This role involves days, nights and weekend working and the job is safety critical. Offers of employment are subject to drug and alcohol testing and passing of the relevant medical assessment and BPSS pre-employment checks.
How to apply (External)
Please click 'apply now' to login, upload your CV and complete the pre-screening questions.
If you are successful at these application questions, you will receive a link to complete 3 online SHL tests: verbal reasoning, numerical reasoning and a Signaller situational judgement test. You are required to complete the online tests within a 5 day timescale. If you have completed these same tests within the last 12 months, your previous test scores will be used. You will be notified if you have met the online selection test benchmark. Please contactScotlandResourcing@networkrail.co.uk for any queries relating to SHL testing for this vacancy.
Applicants that pass the pre-screening questions and SHL test benchmark will be considered for an interview.
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To ensure an improved representation in our workforce, applications are particularly welcome from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, females, LGBTQi+ people and people with disabilities.
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Keeping people safe on the railway is at the heart of everything we do, safe behaviour is therefore a requirement of working for Network Rail.Applicants should demonstrate their personal commitment to safety in their application.
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All candidates must complete the mandatory pre-screening questions at the start in order for your application to be progressed. Please ensure you state N/A into any free text fields where required.
Grade: Relief Signaller Grade 4
Salary: £34,699 (£32,874 whilst in training) + a Flexibility Premium
Location: Arbroath SB
Closing date: Tuesday 16th February 2021 - late applications will not be accepted.
We retain the right to close the advert before the listed closing date based on application volumes.