Rail Safety Trainer / Assessor

Job Title:        Rail Safety Trainer
Location:        Belfast, Northern Ireland + Flexible Working
Compensation:    Competitive + Benefits
Role Type:        Full time / Permanent
Role ID:        SF57031

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Rail Safety Trainer at our Belfast site.

The role
As a Rail Safety Trainer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. As a Rail Safety Trainer, you'll be instrumental in managing, developing, delivering, and verifying our Training and Competence assessment program to meet our business needs. You'll deliver exceptional training, showcase your expertise, and help evolve our training programs.

Day-to-day, you’ll Deliver Track Safety, Permanent Way, On Track Plant, and other rail safety training and assessment, adhering to Northern Ireland Railways and Translink standards.

• Assist in meeting Babcock Rail Skills Academy requirements in Northern Ireland.

• Develop cost-effective training solutions in compliance with industry standards and legislation.

• Respond to feedback to improve our products and services.

• Cultivate partnerships with clients, suppliers, and educational institutions.

• Contribute to developing innovative training solutions to meet evolving business needs.

The successful candidate will be expected to work a flexible schedule, including 1 weekend shift a month, as required. This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based at Milewater Road in Belfast. 

Essential Experience for the Rail Safety Trainer: 

• Background in regulated engineering, preferably in rail or construction

• Strong mentoring and training experience especially in safety or a desire to train and develop

Qualifications for the Rail Safety Trainer:

• Rail industry training qualification (e.g., City & Guilds 7331 Certificate or Level 3/4 in Adult Training) or willing to obtain. 

• Rail industry assessor qualification (e.g., A1/A2 or Level 3 Assesment in the Workplace) or willing to obtain

What we offer 

• Generous holiday allowance 

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance

• Employee share scheme 

• Employee shopping savings portal

• Payment of Professional Fees

• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave 

• 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. 

• Growth opportunities.

• Potential to develop skills.

• Potential to travel internationally.

• A dynamic working environment. 

• Autonomy to perform the role.

• Opportunity to work on some of the most exciting engineering projects this country has to offer.

• The honour and responsibility of equipping our armed forces.

Babcock International 
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. 

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: 03/06/2024