What you’ll be doing
During this 4-year apprenticeship, you will be utilising specialised software and coding to assess railway designs, help create reports and presentations. This will be as a member of the Systems Modelling Team who, as part of the broader Systems Engineering arm of Engineering Services, perform high quality modelling, simulation and data analysis to provide clients with the detailed information they need to take the optimal decision – Whether that be for changes to railway infrastructure layout due to resignalling schemes aiming to improve journey time, or understanding railway utilisation and capacity bottlenecks, through to historic causes of delay and the possible remedies.
Throughout the project, you’ll maintain a consistent and professional approach to reporting your findings.
Upon completion of the Level 6 qualification, you will be able to use your experience to become a fully effective professional with the opportunity to continue learning and developing in a specialist area.
Who you are matters
We’re looking for driven go-getters with the ability to communicate with people of all levels. You should be comfortable working as a team, able to adapt to different situations and can approach problems in a creative way.
You’ll need to have one of:
- L3 Network Rail or equivalent Rail apprenticeship
- A Level BBB including Maths and/or Physical Sciences (120 UCAS points)
- BTEC National Diploma DDM, including Level 3 Maths and Physical Sciences (128 UCAS points)
- EAL Technical Extended Diploma in Engineering Technologies, D, including Further Engineering Mathematics, and other options relevant to Electrical, Mechanical or Civil Engineering
- Access to HE qualifications with 24 Distinctions and 21 Merits, with at least half the course in Maths and Physical Science subjects (122 UCAS points)
- Equivalent Level 3 qualifications worth 120 UCAS points and including Maths and Physical Sciences
You’ll also need to hold 5 GCSE’s A-C/4-9, including Maths and English, or equivalent.
What you’ll get out of it
We want all our people to feel empowered to succeed both day-to-day and in their long term career aspirations. So, we provide solid training and development opportunities to enhance your knowledge, increase your confidence, and enable you to achieve your career ambitions. And, as we continue to grow and become more technologically advanced, we’ll also make sure you have all the skills you need to meet the exciting challenges that lie ahead. Challenges that can include being the programme leader looking for novel solutions to known performance challenges, the industry subject matter expert informing partners as high as the Department for Transport, or the creator of innovative tools and technology to paradigm shift railway operations, and more.
We support our apprentices every step of the way, empowering them to grow, excel, and become an essential part of the rail industry. By fostering a culture of hard work, innovation, and continuous improvement, we inspire them to embrace the opportunities and challenges of this progressive field.
We matter to millions. You could too.
