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Railway Operational Roles

Infrastructure Administrator

The Dart Valley Railway Company operates the Dartmouth Steam Railway in South Devon, which runs between Paignton and Kingswear and is currently seeking to appoint an Infrastructure Administrator. The Administrator is a key role within the Permanent Way department who maintains the physical safety of the railway and carries out the day-to-day maintenance of the railway's infrastructure.

Prospective applicants must be able to demonstrate experience of planning and scheduling activities for groups of people or events. The applicant will have a practical approach to organising, resourcing and record keeping. It is essential the applicant is computer literate and able to use Office Word, Excel and Outlook effectively. Spreadsheet editing, formulas or database skills are desirable.

Communication and people skills are also key to this role: the administrator will be coordinating the teams who work on the track and arranging access for consultants and contractors who will need to access the line for maintenance and inspection. There will be close links with other operational staff who manage the railway to ensure work is scheduled efficiently, working around train services.

Practical experience of working on a Railway, with Permanent Way or civil engineering, is desirable but not essential - training will be provided where basic technical skills are required, such as taking charge of the line to enable engineering work and carrying out basic visual inspections. A driving license is essential.

We offer a competitive remuneration package.

If this opportunity is of interest to you then please apply via email at paulmerrington@dsrrb.co.uk in order to be forwarded the relevant job application pack.

S&T Technician

The Dartmouth Steam Railway is looking for a paid S&T technician on a part time paid basis (actual working hours to be agreed) to undertake maintenance of the signalling equipment on the Railway.  There may be an opportunity that this could be a full-time post if the candidate is willing to work in other departments.

Ideally applicants should be competent to work on HW and WBS63 point machines as well as traditional mechanically operated points; MVDC track circuits and Silec treadles; Goodwin and Warren Manually controlled barrier equipment; multiple aspect colour light signals, AWS and TPWS; and signalling power supplies up to 110vAC / 120vDC.  There is no requirement to be an IRSE license holder although this would an advantage.

Applicants who are interested in the role or wish further information should apply to Paul Merrington at PaulMerrington@dsrrb.co.uk.