Environment & Sustainable Development Placement

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About Network Rail

There’s more to our organisation than you might have imagined. Although rail is a huge part of our business, we’re also one of the largest land and property owners in Britain. We manage a huge property portfolio that includes 18 of the biggest stations in Britain, the retail outlets inside them, and the small businesses that live under their arches. Sales at some of our stations have even been outperforming the high street.

We’re also behind some of the biggest, most innovative projects in the country – from the world’s largest solar bridge at Blackfriars through to electrification and HS2. Pioneers in advanced technology, our technical team invented the use of HD cameras to identify track wear-and-tear more efficiently. We’re also responsible for the 17,000km-long fibre optic network that powers our trackside signals, telephones and electrical systems. We do all this whilst maintaining safety as our number one priority.

Environment & Sustainable Development Placement

What you’ll be doing

You’ll be helping to reduce the environmental impact of Network Rail’s work through implementing responsible business practices. Your work will support communities and manage the reputation of our business. You could be researching and writing case studies or reports based on incidents or best practice, supporting awareness activities, offering technical support, or collecting and analysing data on site.

Who you are

With strong project management skills and a close attention to detail, you’re great at organising tasks and people. You’re competent in using IT applications, particularly working with and analysing data in spreadsheets. You have strong written and verbal communication skills and are able to influence others in the decision-making process. Ideally, you’ll have some experience of managing environmental or sustainability issues.

Why you should choose this placement

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. This is your chance to play a part in developing solutions to some of the country’s most important issues.

Where you’ll be based
Milton Keynes

Entry requirements

You must be in your penultimate year and be on course to achieve at least a 2:2, ideally in a specialist environment, engineering, geography or sustainability-led degree.

How to apply

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