Signalling Team Leader

Advance Training & Recruitment Services; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is searching for an experienced Signalling Team Leader to manage a high-performing team. You will direct critical railway operations, ensuring safety and efficiency. Applicants should have strong leadership skills and a valid IRSE licence. The position involves varied working hours, including days, nights, weekends, and on-call duties. This hands-on role requires proven experience in signalling maintenance and excellent communication abilities.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in organising and controlling safe and efficient work delivery.
• Sound knowledge of signalling maintenance, inspection, and faulting techniques.

Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate, and organise a team for safe work delivery.
• Plan and direct maintenance and renewal activities across the railway.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Leadership skills

Signalling maintenance knowledge

Safety management

Education

IRSE Combined Signalling Maintainer & Fault Finder Licence 1.4.230

NVQ Level 2 or 3 in a relevant discipline

Job description

Signalling Team Leader – Railway Operations

Are you an experienced signalling professional ready to lead from the front? We’re looking for a motivated and safety-focused Signalling Team Leader to manage and develop a high-performing team delivering critical inspection, faulting, maintenance and renewal activities across the railway.

This is a hands-on, safety-critical role where no two days are the same – and where your leadership will make a real difference to railway safety, reliability and performance.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead, motivate and organise a team to deliver work safely, efficiently and to the highest standards
• Plan and direct inspection, faulting, maintenance and renewal activities
• Establish and maintain robust safety arrangements and safe systems of work
• Proactively manage quality, compliance and team competence
• Ensure all vehicles, tools, plant, equipment and materials are fit for purpose
• Produce accurate and timely reports to support smooth operations
• Set the standard by working hands-on alongside your team

This role involves days, nights, weekends and on-call working.

Essential criteria

• Proven experience organising and controlling the safe and efficient delivery of work
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Sound knowledge of signalling maintenance, inspection, faulting and renewal techniques
• Working knowledge of relevant standards, procedures and instructions, including
  • NR/L3/SIG/10663
  • NR/L3/SIG/11231
• A clear, confident and inspirational leadership style
• Valid IRSE Combined Signalling Maintainer & Fault Finder Licence 1.4.230

Desirable criteria

• NVQ Level 2 or 3 (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline, or equivalent experience
• Ability and willingness to drive vehicles as required by business needsPrevious experience in railway signalling, ideally in a team-leading role

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.