Section Manager - Streatham S&T Depot

This is a role with huge responsibilities. As Section Manager - Signalling, you'll be accountable for managing a section of the rail network and leading a large maintenance team. You'll drive safety, efficiency, and performance across signalling works, making a vital contribution to the reliability and safety of the railway.
Managing both in-house teams and contractors, you'll oversee inspections, renewals, and maintenance of signalling assets. You'll also take ownership of planning, inspecting, and implementing tactical works. This is an operational role, so you'll need to be flexible with on-call duties and out-of-hours contact.
Championing safety as your top priority, you'll have the authority to recommend renewals, manage budgets, and ensure work is delivered to performance, cost, and quality targets. Due to the importance of your role, you'll be expected to respond to issues even when off duty.
About the role (External)
What you'll do
· Manage the production and delivery of a comprehensive and compliant signalling work programme.
· Lead and develop a large maintenance team, embedding a culture of safety and performance.
· Oversee inspections, maintenance, faulting, and renewal of signalling assets.
· Plan and implement tactical works, ensuring compliance with standards and procedures.
· Manage budgets, resources, and contractor performance.
· Drive engagement, development, and continuous improvement across the team.
· Respond to operational issues promptly, including out-of-hours emergencies.

· Experience managing the delivery of complex signalling maintenance programmes.
· Ability to demonstrate, promote, and embed safe working behaviours.
· Strong leadership skills with the ability to coach, influence, and develop others.
· Knowledge of signalling maintenance, inspection, faulting, and renewal techniques.
· Ability to lead and implement change and improvement initiatives.
· Excellent communication and influencing skills, both verbal and written.
· Comfortable working shifts, including days, nights, and weekends.
Even better if you have
· NVQ Level 3 or 4 (or equivalent) in a relevant subject or equivalent experience.
· Knowledge of budget management and cost/waste control processes.
· Ability to promote and demonstrate safe working behaviours.
· Full driving licence and willingness to drive as required.

This is a safety-critical role, which means you'll need to pass a medical assessment and be subject to drug and alcohol testing. Flexibility is essential as the role involves working days, nights, and weekends.
Perks That Pack a Punch:
· We offer excellent benefits, including:
· Generous annual leave (28 days plus statutory days), with the option to buy/sell days.
· Defined benefit pension scheme.
· 75% subsidy on rail and underground season tickets.
· Up to 75% off leisure travel.
· Flexible/hybrid working arrangements.
· ️ Volunteer leave to make a positive impact.
· Carer's leave to support those who matter.
· Healthcare Scheme, GymPass discounts, Cycle to work plus more.
· We offer generous maternity, paternity, and adoption leave to support our employees.
· Plus, more….
We're All About Inclusion
· We believe diversity drives innovation. Whoever you are, however you identify, wherever you're from - if you've got the skills and the spark, we want you on our team. No suits required. Just bring your authentic self., All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks.
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.
Drugs and Alcohol Standard:
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 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