Stephen Hartley
Accreditation Analyst at Rail Delivery Group
BSc (Hons) Computer Science
What does my job involve?
Liaising with retailers and train operating companies to ensure that rail tickets are sold correctly. This means passengers are issued with the right ticket for their journey, and that revenue reaches the operators owed.
What do I like most about my job?
The scale of the task – almost a billion tickets are sold each year – but more importantly, working with people who are passionate about the railway, and the social and economic benefit it delivers.
Joe Dodgson
Track Engineer at Arup
MEng (Hons) degree in Civil Engineering
What does my job involve?
I design railway alignments and track componentry. The types of projects I work on are upgrading existing rail networks, or designing alignments for new railways.
What do I like most about my job?
The best thing about my job is knowing that the designs I carry out will improve connectivity of communities and improve people’s travel experiences.
Liam Henderson
Rail Transport Planner at Transporting Cities
MSc Transport Planning & Management
What does my job involve?
I assess the need for rail access in the long term and create extension schemes or investment projects that meet policy and development goals set by operators, local authorities and developers.
What do I like most about my job?
I like that I get to have an input on the development of cities and the way people will get about in future. As an independent consultant I have control over my work life balance.
Caroline Wilson
Intuitive Interim & Exec Search
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What does my job involve?
Simply it’s about finding and recruiting the best candidates for the rail and wider transport sector on behalf of our wonderful clients!
What do I like most about my job?
Autonomy and getting the opportunity to utilise my strengths! I just love transport and I get a buzz from knowing that I play a part in how the public live their daily lives.
Georgina Cooper
Standards and Competency Management System Manager for GTR and Special Constable for the British Transport Police
BA Hon Sport Coaching and Development
What does my job involve?
Writing/Reviewing Standards and assessments. Monitoring controller competencies for Service Delivery using our bespoke CMS.
I also dedicate a minimum of 16 hours a month to the British Transport Police as a Special Constable.
What do I like most about my job?
Enjoy being part of a people development team which drives improvement maintaining a high performance culture through service delivery.
Passion for helping others and I feel a sense of pride when performing my duties.
Maya Zaatar
Undergraduate Engineer at Rail Delivery Group
BEng Sustainable Energy Engineering
What does my job involve?
My job involves helping the Planning, Engineering and Operations team in RDG to complete their projects. The projects involve helping the TOCs improve their performance, or the development of GPS tracking device for trains.
What do I like most about my job?
I’m part of very varied projects aimed to increase my knowledge not only in engineering, but also in business and management. I have also been to a meeting in Newcastle, which was great!
IBIMINA DODIYI-MANUEL
Engineer at SNC-Lavalin
MEng in Electronic/Electrical Engineering
What does my job involve?
Providing technical and strategic support to Rail Industry clients including manufacturers, operators, asset owners, government bodies and others.
What do I like most about my job?
The diverse range of projects I am exposed to by working for an Engineering consultancy
Andre Blackwood
Assistant Telecommunications Engineer at Atkins
Foundation Degree in Electronic and Control Engineering / Degree in Design Management and Innovation
What does my job involve?
My job involves designing, integrating and testing various telecommunications systems on the railway to help rail employees communicate with each other and passengers, manage stations and other infrastructure and provide information to passengers.
What do I like most about my job?
I like getting to develop designs and see them go from paper to working systems that meet the clients needs, Travelling to new places for interesting projects and working with new people on projects teams.
Bryant Yates
Associate
BEng(Hons) BSc CEng MIMechE RPP MAPM
What does my job involve?
Managing the delivery of complex railway engineering design projects by a multi-disciplinary team whilst working collaboratively with my clients to achieve the benefits they wish to deliver.
What do I like most about my job?
Working with highly skilled people, building teams tailored to the projects required, applying new thinking and technologies to solve complex problems and the variety of projects – I am never bored!