Year In Industry Student x4 - 12 month FTC - Cardiff St Patricks House - Mechanical, Electrical or Civil

As an Industrial Placement within the Wales & Western region you will spend some time supporting both Signalling Project Engineering functions and Engineering Assurance. You will be exposed to projects ranging from historic freight and branch lines, to our state-of-the-art signalling centre, this is an opportunity to put your engineering skills into practice in an environment where modern technology meets Victorian engineering, 1. Support the implementation of Network Rail systems and procedures to maintain a cost effective, high quality, safe and environmentally responsible approach to design, construction, commissioning and other technical activities on relevant projects, compliant with all relevant legislation.

2. Assist the Engineer to deliver Projects to the standards and specification of Network Rail. Ensure allocated design and construction contracts include reference to and are compliant with appropriate Railway Group and Network Rail Company standards, formal specifications and procedures.

3. Maintain the use of relevant techniques and procedures of quantified and qualitative risk assessment and HAZOP analysis to allocated projects and manage the environmental aspects of allocated projects in accordance with Network Rail’s environmental policy.

4. Provide project management advice in respect of all construction activities, including testing and commissioning and site supervision. Manage the design and/or construction elements of relevant projects meet the requirements of current legislation, including construction design management (CDM) regulations.

5. Undertake reviews of design and/or construction activities. Arrange audits of contractors monitoring safety, environment and quality of design, construction, testing and commissioning and management systems is adequate.

6. Identify and share best practice across the various project teams.

7. Provide engineering support and participate in investigations of incidents relating to assets.

8. Monitor the technical development of projects, ascertaining that renewal requirements are sufficient, correctly interpreted and any changes are agreed. Assist with the approval in principle of designs and support acceptance of detailed design certification.

9. Provide specialist advice to teams developing signalling layouts across all functions within Infrastructure investment and Asset management.

10. Support the minor scheme plan sign-off process for the region.

11. Monitor for consistency in the application of risk ID and evaluation methods (e.g. HAZOP, QRA, LRM, and the GK/RT/14200 suite), as suitable to evaluate and compare options.

12. Review risk analysis of schemes in development and provide functional direction to the teams.

13. Provide specialist advice resource so that all detailed engineering and development activities, result in schemes that are affordable, meet programme requirements in a safe & environmentally responsible manner and are delivered to time, cost and quality.

· Working towards an engineering bachelor’s degree.

· Good communication skills.

Desirable

· Knowledge of engineering policies and standards

· An understanding of safety management systems and risk assessment techniques

At Network Rail, we’re 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 and join our team in Wales and Western region as we finalise the reforms to our maintenance organisation which will deliver:

· A safer and more reliable and punctual service for passengers and employees – quicker fault fixes by more agile multi-disciplined response teams.

· Individual rostering – enabling us to send the right number or people to fix a fault.

· Multi-skilling – investing in the knowledge and skills of our people so they are better equipped to fix the most common faults themselves.

· Accelerated and improved technology deployment – we have a raft of labour and life-saving technology ready to be rolled out.

Our passengers and freight users are at the heart of everything we do. We help connect people to their friends and families and get goods to their destination safely and efficiently. We’re an organisation where people matter. When you're part of our team, you matter to us and you matter to millions. Watch our video to find out more!

About our people and the recruitment process - We’re an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone! We look for opportunities to offer great opportunities to learn and grow through personal and professional development. And, if you make the grade then you can look forward to a rewarding and fulfilling career with a company that joined the top 50 in the Glassdoor's 2021 Best Places to Work.

Salary: £19,838 per annum. This is a year in industry placement as part of working towards a bachelor degree. This a 12 month fixed term contract