Placements in Engineering, General Management & Business Technology

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About Network Rail

Whether your passions lie in engineering or in business management, a placement with us can open up a world of opportunity to you. We own, manage and develop Britain’s railway – that’s 20,000 miles of track, 40,000 bridges and viaducts, and thousands of signals and level crossings. But there’s more to our organisation than infrastructure alone.

We’re one of the UK’s biggest land and property owners – and its largest provider of commercial business space for SMEs. We have 600,000sq ft of retail space. Our own app store. A dedicated recycling centre. And some of the most advanced technology in the country.

That all means you’ll have enormous scope to build a broad spectrum of experience as you help to take Britain’s transport network and economy into the 22nd century. And you’ll be learning from some of the most highly respected professionals in the industry.

We have two different placement options:

Option A – join us on one of our routes

As our network is so vast, we’ve geographically split it into 10 autonomous routes. Based on one of them, you can choose from the following schemes:
• Asset Engineers and Maintenance Engineers (Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering)
• General Management
• Property and Strategic Planning

Option B – join us in Business Technology

Based in either Milton Keynes or London, you’ll provide the tools, business services, technology and information we need to run and transform the rail industry. You’ll also work with some of the biggest names in IT to implement cutting-edge technology that will deliver significant business improvements.

Your development

Whatever your placement, you’ll work as part of a team, taking on real responsibility from day one, while developing core business skills. You’ll learn through on-the-job experiences and training programmes at our leadership development centre. If you do well, you could also secure a place on one of our graduate schemes.

Our requirements

You'll need to have achieved a 2:2 (or equivalent) during your first year and be on course to achieve the same in your second year. Drive, passion and the desire to learn are all important, and you’ll need to be available in September 2015 for a minimum of 48 weeks.

For Civil Engineering roles, your degree should be accredited by the Institution of Civil Engineers; by the Institution of Engineering and Technology for Electrical and Electronic Engineering; and by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers for Mechanical Engineering.

For Building Surveying, you'll need to be studying a degree that’s accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. For our Business & Project Management placements, you can apply regardless of your degree discipline, but we're particularly keen to hear from candidates who are studying Business or Project Management.

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