Network Rail Employer Reviews

I have extensive knowledge about the GRIP process, project management procedures and stakeholders that the National Enhancements team interfaces with. I currently have a portfolio projects to the value of £13.7m, which I am accountable for.

Every day is slightly different, apart from the cyclical tasks but these get easier as you do them more and more.
I have learned many new competencies, life and practical things.
The management is ok.
i get on with all of my co-workers, if it wasn't for teamwork, it would be a very different enviroment to work in.
The hardest part of my job is going – more... home at the end of a shift :-)
I enjoy all of my responsibilities and most things to do with the railway, – less

There are lots of opportunity for development. Currently I work at Manchester Piccadilly train station which can be very vibrant and challenging. It is a very sociable job and I currently work shifts. I have worked within HR as a Recruiter and also been involved in a resignalling project.

i high pace environment, with constant reporting to senior management. preparing key documentation for finance applications, day to day management of projects along with monthly reporting. training and developing my team with monthly 1 to 1 sit downs

Network Rail is one of the 20 companies to work for in the UK in my opinion. my job involves both indoors and outdoors depending on the projects am involved in. a typical day will involve starting in the office by reading and replying emails, attending team brief meetings, progress meetings, conference calls and site walks outs when neccessary. its – more... about liasing with all the stack holders involved in the project again depending on the stage of the project. the most enjoyable is switching between office and site and the fact that you get different challenges all the times it never get boring.The hardest part is on site in bad weather. i have been a graduate engineer since 2009 and i feel like i have to further my technical ability by getting into design and that will speed up my training towards chartership. – less

After eight weeks away on Training coarse, You were in charge of the day to day running of a Signal Box ,Running Trains to time and safely, You were regarded as part of a team,running from management, to permanent way workers, You had to be alert and able to concentrate for the whole shift, as emergency measures could be called upon at any time, Being – more... part of a team where when things did go wrong you had the knowledge to rectify situations – less

I loved my job at Network Rail. Each day was different, and I learnt a lot of new skills in the job. I had a fantastic boss. It also taught me that I had to toughen up as an individual.

General day - Stakeholder liaison, spreadsheet updates and report production.
Contractor management - weekly update meeting with 3 seperate contractors

Team environment, good communication

Hardest part - Contractors performing badly

Most enjoyable part - working with site engineers and getting results from poorly performing contractors

Good manual skilled job, requiring equal parts mental and physical effort. Outside in all weathers, good mentality among workmates and a sociable reception from management.

I spent 8 years as an overhead linesman and enjoyed working
in this enviorment, i relocated from bedfordshire to the west midlands in 2010
and would very much like to get back on the railway as a linesman

I would like to say Networkrail is a very good company to work for, they look after there staffs.. They send you on a lot of training courses to improve your skills and education. There is a lot of room for promotion and they look after there workers.

Went for an interview for the exact same position advertised here, through in the training centre in larbet.....was advised I was sucessfull and would be contacted shortly....a year has passed after numerous calls and emails I still havent been offered the position and yet here network rail have the disgrace to advertise again for staff....when very – more... clearly thier are candidates on a waiting list who havent been given the option first.....If I were you....I wouldnt waste your time applying, thier process is so unproffesional – less

Here at St Pancras International we have two teams - we have the mobility assistant's and the security officers. I am on the security side of things. Firstly I am a here to help customers with there everyday needs such as information about the trains, whats local or tourist information. No two days are alike! Since we are a big station we have a mixture – more... of domestic and international services. My duties (other than helping the customers) are to carry out regular security checks in the area I have been given to patrol. This is done every hour (without fail). We do this to pro-actively ensuring the protection of station property and assets and creating a safe and comfortable working environment for employees and visitors. Other duties are directing emergency vehicles and other traffic if a major incident occurs. Responding to emergency situations as they arise. Accurately reporting all incidents to senior managers.
Preventing and detecting offences on site. Conducting searches of personnel, vehicles and bags etc. Producing written reports. Liaising with the emergency services, police, ambulance and fire service to resolve issues and maintain security and service. This is just some of what is required of me and the team. I would saw pros are that no two days are the same, you are always being challenged to better your knowledge and you get to meet a wide range of different people however cons are being constanly on the move (as in walking non stop) weather can be very cold due to the station being open and long days. Over all not a bad job. – less

I work shifts so the nature of my day depends on the shift worked. Early and late shift is to be on stand by at major station / junction in case of a point failure / crossing failure or any other incident that may disrupt the railway network during the morning & evening peaks. This would be until after the peak then area checks and patrols of secure – more... areas and to check any contractors working trackside for safe working precedures and competences. Also any incidents that crop up during the shift, anything from track circuit failure to fatality and all else between. The night shift normally either checking or helping where possible. Any trespass or theft reported to Network Rail control centre would be responded to by me with the British Transport Police. The experience that has been abosorbed over the years has been of great use in various situations and incidents. As a manager of an area, my line managers and above support and work as a team to keep the railway running.I work with a team of two others. We work alternate shifts so work alone alot, but in major incidents such as fatalities, de-railments, major signalling situations we are all called to work together. The hardest part of my job is obviously the fatalities that occur regularly. But it all has to be dealt with professionally and quickly, but with compassion to get the rail network up and running again.The best part of the job is knowing youv'e done a good job and the network gets back to normal in a quick and orderly fashion. – less

since working for networkrail ive been involved in all aspects of the track enviroment at all levels it very varied from day to day,working in a team one day to working alone the other.

Myrole has included representing the project internally and to external Network Rail suppliers and contractors. I work as part of a team that has successfully deployed over 7000 handheld devices to members of the Maintenance Community. My responsibilities include; monitoring the scope of deployment, cleansing and checking data, route engagement, planning – more... workshops, document control and supporting the development of mobile applications to improve current business processes. I also support both the Programme Manager and the Business Sponsors Lead to ensure business requirements are met.
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its a great company to be working for because its a life time job with great benefits an there is a lot to learn to develop yourself in the future

A typical day at work was to start at 7.30 and not come up for air until leaving time - which was officially 3.00 but rarely got away on time. It was not a good place for your health! At one period I did 2 peoples jobs for 11 months and they were very happy for this to continue until I finally said enough is enough. Needless to say they didn't think – more... it was worth anymore than one salary. This is the worst job I have had in my life. – less

Getting an insight to all relevant departments/projects helps to enhance skills. team building is important, limited encouragement however staff are very friendly to work with as i have been with the company since 2006

a good place to start your career in engineering plenty of scope for promotion good staff and suportive management.