Possession Support x 2 - Slough IECC

Slough, England, United Kingdom

1/9/2025

Location

Slough, GB

Department Name

OW Operations Delivery Thames Valley Wessex (618438) G2

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Brief Description

You will play a key part in our ‘Everyone home safe every day' safety vision, our promise to safely transport more people and goods where they need to be on time, every time.

When a section of track is required for maintenance and trains cannot run, it is handed over by the operators to the engineers, who take “possession”. Special protective measures are used to prevent access by unauthorised trains. When the track is returned to the operators, the engineers “give up the possession”.

The Person in Charge of Possession (PICOP) will communicate with the signaller and then coordinate PSS to block the lines, in order to protect the engineering teams working within the possession limits.

As a PSS you will normally be working alone and on nights out on track. You will receive written instructions and Safe Work Packs prior to your shift and then carry out the placing and lifting of detonator protection, in accordance with the instructions given to you by the PICOP. You will undertake this safety critical role and ensure the safety of yourself and others around you. You may be instructed to allow train movements through the protection limits.

About The Role (External)

Key Accountabilities:

• Undertake Possessions Protection activities as directed
• Operate Level Crossing Barriers as directed (if competency held)
• Able to drive road vehicles with full licence
• Check staff certificates in date for validation and report same expiry date to line management
  
  
  

Job Skills, Experience and Qualifications:

Essential

• PTS
• COSS or IWA
• Level Crossing / AOD Points Operator
• Excellent communication skills
• Full driving license
  
  
  

Desirable

• PSS
• Level Crossing / AOD Points Operator
  
  
  

Safety Responsibilities:

Safe behaviours are critical to this role. Your safety responsibilities will be

• Ensure that you work safely and comply with all current and relevant health, safety and environmental legislation including Railway Group, Line Standards and Network Rail Standards
• Ensure that you assess and control risks and plan and implement safe methods of working and are competent to carry out the task
• Ensure the safety of passengers, the general public and the environment is not affected by the activities of you, your staff and contractors under your control
• Ensure that accidents, incidents or near misses to are reported to Route Control, and to the Duty Operations Delivery Manager
• Ensure you participate in the Company cascade safety briefings
• Be aware of the relevance and importance of activities which you, are required to undertake and how these contribute to achievement of quality policy and business objectives
  
  
  

How To Apply (External)

Salary : £36,431 Per Annum

2 x Positions available

Closing date: 20th January 2025

Please get your application in as soon as possible, we may close the advert before the listed closing date if we receive enough applications. Late applications will not be accepted.

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Our Drugs and Alcohol Standard has changed. All prospective candidates will be required to undergo and pass a drugs and alcohol test. Your application will be rescinded if you record a positive test. All positive drugs and alcohol test results for prospective candidates will be securely held on Sentinel database and a 5-year suspension from applying for a safety critical role, a role which requires PTS certification or a Key Safety role on Network Rail Managed Infrastructure will be enforced.

Keeping people safe on the railway is at the heart of everything we do. Safe behaviour is therefore a requirement of working for Network Rail. You should demonstrate your personal dedication to safety on your application.