Track Foreperson / Person

As either the Track Foreperson or Track Person, you will be joining a Belfast based consultancy practice with a reputation for delivering innovative and sustainable construction and engineering solutions across a range of sectors. Due to contract awards and an increased workload with Northern Ireland’s largest Public supplier of transport, they are seeking to recruit a Track Foreperson with 3 years’ experience and a Track Person with 2 years’ experience in track maintenance work.

As Foreperson your primary responsibility is to lead a team of track workers to undertake all track maintenance activities safely and efficiently. You will be responsible for keeping records of all site activities and updating drawings to produce as built drawings on the projects’ completion.

As Foreperson your duties will include:

• Assist in the planning of work
• Undertake preventative maintenance
• Identify faults, adopt most suitable means of repair and organise workforce
• Ensure staff comply with all safety rules and procedures
• Work regular night shift and occasional weekends

As Track person your duties will include:

• Undertake repairs to defects and take responsibility for quality of work
• Take charge of group of workers
• Undertake out track inspections, including patrolling
• Set up safe systems of work to protect staff from trains
• Undertake slinging and banksman duties
• Drive van or crew bus up to 7500kg or with up to 16 seats and tow a trailer over 750kg (Cat C1E and D1E on licence).

A full job description for each role can be provided upon request.

Both roles require that you possess the following:

• PTS certified
• Experience in track maintenance work
• Experience in recognizing track failure mechanisms and methods of repair
• Competent in the use of all small plant used in track maintenance
• Demonstrate knowledge of track defects and how to repair
• Ability to work shift pattern including regular nights and occasional weekends
• Available outside working hours to respond to emergency calls and coordinate works

• The Track Foreperson role also requires that you have experience in organising people, plant and materials to undertake repair works

If you feel either of these roles as “Track Foreperson” or “Track Person” is something you may be interested in and you would like to be considered please apply via the button shown and we will contact you upon receipt of your application to discuss your suitability and the role specifics in more detail.

To speak with one of our Civil Engineering Consultants and find out more about the role please contact Damien at Wellington Professional Recruitment.

Please also be aware that any correspondence or discussions related to this opportunity will be conducted with the utmost of confidentiality.

This vacancy is being advertised by Wellington Professional Recruitment Ltd. The services advertised by Wellington Professional Recruitment Ltd are those of an Employment Agency on behalf of our client.

Tagged as: PTS TSC ES PICOP, Track Foreperson / Person, Track Inspection, Track Maintenance