Safety Year in Industry Student

Salary: £25,409

• Flexible/hybrid working arrangements considered.

• Generous annual leave (28 days plus statutory days), with the option to buy/sell days. 

• Discounts at stations with your Network Rail pass. 

• Defined benefit pension scheme

• 75% subsidy on train tickets. 

• Interest-free travel loan for train and car park season tickets. 

• Volunteer leave to make a positive impact. 

Plus more....

Join Network Rail - Where People and Connections Matter
At Network Rail, we're dedicated to keeping passengers and freight moving safely and efficiently across the country. When you join us, you're not just part of a team - you're part of something that matters to millions. We believe that our people are at the heart of what we do, and every role plays a vital part in building a better, more connected railway. Click here to learn more.

We're committed to creating a diverse, inclusive workplace that reflects the communities we serve. To discover more about our ED&I commitments click here. We value flexibility and understand the importance of a healthy work-life balance. As a Disability Confident Leader, we'll do everything we can to accommodate any needs throughout the recruitment process. You can visit Evenbreaks Career Hive for advice on accessibility support.

If you're ready to make a real difference, we'd love to hear from you!

Network Rail is among the largest users of energy nationally, is the fourth biggest landowner in Britain, and has 22 million lineside neighbours, so the opportunity to make an impact is huge. 

You will be working within the Technical Authority, who are responsible for providing technical expertise to support the wider business and providing strong competence and assurance regimes to make sure that things are done properly. 

You will work alongside colleagues across our regions, routes and business functions, gaining a broad understanding of how safety is managed across the organisation. There will also be opportunities to visit sites across the network and see first-hand how this work translates into action on the railway.

You will have the opportunity to work closely alongside our health and safety professionals to develop your knowledge and skills to take forward in your career. Working alongside technical experts in risk management, human factors, occupational health and incident investigation, you will be exposed to a broad range of projects, initiatives and campaigns, supporting the team to deliver against our commitments in the Home Safe Everyday strategy. You'll be encouraged to bring forward your ideas and help make things happen. You could be:

¿          Researching and writing case studies and guidance notes to support colleagues.

¿          Reviewing and updating standards against new compliance obligations.

¿          Running campaigns and events to improve engagement. 

¿          Supporting data reporting, collating and analysing data to inform decision making.

You will be primarily based in the Level Crossing Safety Team where you will work on projects that contribute to improving safety for our passengers and the public. There will also be access to other teams, such as trackworker safety, level crossing engineering, reporting and assurance, safety culture and leadership, and occupational health. 

Duration: 10 Months Year in Industry placements

Location: This role is based in the Quadrant:MK, Milton Keynes, you must live within 90 minutes.

To join the scheme, you will need to be in your penultimate year at university and looking for a year in industry placement, and on track to achieve at least a 2:2 in a degree which ideally includes at least one of the following areas:

• Risk and safety management
• Safety, health and environment management
• Social sciences
• Human factors/ergonomics
• Statistics and/or data science
• Occupational health and safety
• Electro-mechanical engineering
• Human and behavioural sciences
• Business and management