Southeastern Railway

Southeastern is one of the busiest commuter rail companies in the UK running more than 2,000 trains, and carrying nearly 470,000 passengers every day between London, Kent and East Sussex. Here’s some of the reasons why you should come join us:

• Winner of Rail Business of the Year 2023 as well as being highly commended in both the Diversity and Inclusion and the Wellbeing in Rail categories
• Investors in People Gold accreditations in:
• We Invest In People
• We Invest in Wellbeing
• We Invest in Apprentices
• Ranked number 24 of the Sunday Times Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers in the UK.
• We have achieved PLATINUM accredited membership of The 5% Club!
• Named in The Sun's Top 8 menopause-friendly employers (in 2022)
• Won the Women in Rail Top Employer award in both 2020 and 2022

Learn more about our railway.

Just over 5000 employees - mostly from the communities that we serve - work together to provide this vital service and we are looking to expand our successful teams. We have a strong set of values that shape the way we work and deliver what our customers need

At Southeastern, we are committed to building and maintaining a culture of everyday inclusion for everyone, every time and in everything we do. Our people are at the heart of everything we do and we value our people as much as we do our customers.

We believe that everyone has the potential to thrive in the rail industry and our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion is at the core of all we do.

If one person can do it, so can you. Our inclusive culture welcomes everyone from all backgrounds, experiences, and walks of life. Whether you are just starting your career or looking to make a change, there is a place for you here.

Your talent matters and we are dedicated to creating a workplace where everyone has the opportunity to succeed based on their skills, abilities and potential.

Can you move people? We believe you can. Join us and be part of a team where diversity drives innovation, everyone is empowered to achieve their best and where your contributions make a real difference.

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At Southeastern we recognise the value of every single colleague and are proud to offer them an amazing range of benefits, including a final salary pension scheme, Health & Wellbeing support, travel benefits and access to discounts on retailers. Some more great reasons to become a colleague at Southeastern:

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We're embarking on transformative plans to reduce carbon emissions, enhance our resilience to climate change, and to create lasting value for our colleagues and communities. Our trains are more than just a journey – they connect communities to opportunities and can help to take cars off roads. We are focused on being an integral part of a more sustainable region.

We believe in green public transport – with rail travel being one of the most environmentally friendly ways to travel. Even though rail travel accounts for 10% of passenger miles (2019), it is responsible for just 1% of all transport emissions. We want to help reduce climate impacts by encouraging people off the roads onto our services. Operating in a socially and environmentally responsible way is important to us.

Did you know a single train can remove up to 500 cars from our roads?

We’re also proud to work with some fantastic organisations and our recent accreditations are part of our journey to becoming an even better place to work.