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Colas Rail
Rail – Infrastructure
Colas Rail delivers expert design, engineering, project management, construction and maintenance services across the rail industry.
  • We offer mobility solutions – delivering sustainable turnkey systems that cover the whole life cycle of the railway. 
  • We specialise in track installation and renewal, signalling, electrification, high voltage and traction power, operation and maintenance of on-track plant and rail freight, and rolling stock refurbishment and maintenance.
  • A subsidiary of the Colas Group, we are part of over a hundred years of experience in delivering major innovations in the rail sector. Every day, thousands of trains run on tracks built or maintained by Colas Rail.

Make your mark at Colas Rail

Working at Colas Rail is joining a collaborative team at the forefront of its industry. But, more than that, it’s your opportunity to do work that leaves a mark – and rise to the challenge of creating the future of mobility.

Your journey to success

We have an outstanding track record of developing careers and fast-tracking career prospects. 

Our 2-year Future Leaders, Commercial and Engineering graduate schemes are critically-acclaimed and designed to hone and develop talent. 25% of current leaders in our Rail Infrastructure division have successfully completed one of our schemes – and you could follow in  their footsteps and become one of our future Programme Delivery Managers, Senior Engineers, or Commercial Managers. 

Create your own legacy 

Rail is a really fast-paced industry with career progression at all levels. So come and fulfil your ambitions at Colas Rail and join the next generation  of future talent in the rail industry. 

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Network Rail
Rail
Network Rail is at the heart of revitalising Britain’s railway, transporting people and goods, and supporting the economy.
  • We own, operate and develop the railway infrastructure in England, Scotland and Wales. That’s 20,000 miles of track; 30,000 bridges, tunnels and viaducts; and thousands of signals, level crossings and stations. 
  • Maintaining and operating our rail network 24/7, and providing a safe and reliable service, is an important part of what we do. We’re also planning ahead and doing everything we can to improve journeys for the future.
  • We’re one of Britain’s biggest employers with more than 40,000 people across Britain and a wide range of careers to choose from.

Join us on an exciting journey

If a career full of opportunity and possibilities matters to you, you matter to us. 

Expert training and professional development 

Whether you’re pursuing a career in Engineering, Business, IT, Finance, Operations or anything in between, we’ve got a variety of programmes designed to help you hone your specialism  and achieve your ambitions.

We offer world-class training, recognised qualifications, expert guidance and the chance to play a vital role in delivering billions of pounds’ worth of projects designed to improve the journeys of families, friends, colleagues and businesses.

We’re an organisation where people matter

From our commitments to your development to our range of benefits to our approach to diversity and inclusion, there are many reasons to join  our team. We’ll be proactive in empowering you with the knowledge you need to progress, we’ll encourage your ambitions, and we’ll ensure you have the skills to develop your career and meet the exciting challenges that lie ahead. 

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