P-Way Assistant Supervisor

Job Title:                     Rail Permanent Way Supervisor

Location:                     Belfast, Northern Ireland

Compensation:           £39,002 + Roster Premium of 32.5% and Over time

Role Type:                   Full time / Permanent

Role ID:                       SF77295

Lead the way in delivering safer, more reliable rail infrastructure across Northern Ireland

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Rail Permanent Way Supervisor at Belfast, County Antrim.

The role

As a Rail Permanent Way Supervisor, you'll play a vital role in the successful delivery of rail infrastructure projects that keep passengers and freight moving safely. Working within our Rail business, you'll lead on-site teams, coordinate resources, and maintain the highest standards of safety and quality during rail track maintenance and renewal activities. This is an exciting opportunity to progress your rail career with a business trusted to deliver critical infrastructure projects, while developing your leadership skills in a safety-critical environment.

Day-to-day, you’ll be required to:

• Supervise site teams, subcontractors and plant during rail track maintenance and renewal activities.
• Ensure all works are delivered safely and in compliance with railway standards, company procedures and legislation.
• Coordinate labour, materials and equipment to support efficient project delivery.
• Complete site inspections, safety checks and maintaining accurate project documentation and records.
• Liaise with clients, suppliers, site personnel and internal stakeholders to achieve successful project outcomes.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based at in Belfast.  You will be paid roster premium for working two weekends in four and two weeks of nights in four.

Essential experience of the Rail Permanent Way Supervisor

• Experience supervising rail track maintenance or track renewal works.
• Experience leading site teams, subcontractors and resources within a safety-critical environment.
• Strong knowledge of permanent way activities, including switches and crossings.
• Experience managing site safety, inspections, documentation and compliance requirements.
• Experience planning and organising work activities to meet programme and performance targets.

Qualifications for the Rail Permanent Way Supervisor

• Track Foundation qualification or equivalent rail track qualification.
• IOSH Managing Safely qualification.
• Northern Ireland Railways Personal Track Safety, Track Safety Competence, Engineering Supervisor, Person in Charge of Possession, Engineering Operator, Possession Operator and Road Rail Vehicle Controller competencies.
• Site Manager qualification (minimum Level 3).
• Full UK driving licence.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer 

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Flexible working – we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met
• A dynamic working environment

Babcock

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 29,000 people working together to make a difference.

Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.

We are a disability confident, committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 25/11/2026