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.
Liam Hewitt
Graduate Commercial Manager
Degree in Architecture
What does my job involve?
I move around the business handling aspects of delivering infrastructure projects – that means risk management, payments, contract drafting, conflict management, project management, forecasting costs etc. Recently I’ve become involved in leading on Innovation Strategy.
What do I like most about my job?
The diversity in regards to the people, locations and purpose. I’ve worked on £bn Line Upgrades and £60k bus station refurbishments – each with a different purpose and helping different communities, but equally important.
Paul Case
Project Manager, London Underground
MSc – Project and Enterprise Management
What does my job involve?
I manage infrastructure renewal and enhancement projects for London Underground. Ensuring our stations are maintained in a good, safe condition for the travelling public.
What do I like most about my job?
The variety of the work, and dynamism and the opportunity to work with many different people with unique skills and backgrounds.
Rebecca Fennelly
Mobile Operations Manager, Network Rail
BA History
What does my job involve?
The main part of my job is incident response which can cover a vast mix of situations.
When not doing this, it’s my role to ensure the railway remains safe for everyone using it and around.What do I like most about my job?
I love the variety of it. Every day has to potential for something completely different. You interact with so many people, not just in network rail but also the public, train companies and emergency services.
Scott Edwards
Assistant Commercial Manager – Network Rail
Surveying Technician Diploma
What does my job involve?
I monitor and report expense on a variety of projects, including rail, buildings and civils jobs. I assist in procuring goods, services and contractor works, which includes putting contracts together. I also conduct site visits.
What do I like most about my job?
Working in a diverse environment where projects could entail an array of rail, buildings, civils or maintenance aspects. This also means I get to spend time visiting some interesting worksites and seeing different engineering solutions.
Pam Martin
Director of PM Training and Assessing Ltd
Degree in Business, IV, Assessor and Trainer
What does my job involve?
I am the IRSE Assessing Agency Manager for PM Training and Assessing Ltd, where I am responsible for managing the assessment process for IRSE licencing. I also train people to become Trainers, Assessors and IQAs.
What do I like most about my job?
I love the variety of people that I meet and I get a real kick out of seeing people gain their qualifications that they have worked hard for.
Tommy Gore
Head of Control for Greater Anglia
MA in Politics and Economic and Social History
What does my job involve?
I lead a team of 50+ people located in the GA control centre, where we’re responsible for responding to and managing incidents on a daily basis to make life a little easier for our customers.
What do I like most about my job?
I love getting out and about across our network, and meeting different people. No two day is the same on the railway, and it’s that variety that I love.
Tawsif Ahmed
Operations Assistant at London Underground
Degree in Economics
What does my job involve?
Working on the Frontlines as part of the operations team that manage, operate and ensure station side ops are carried out effectively e.g. Safety critical activities, customer service, platform duties & back office work.
What do I like most about my job?
Knowing that I am doing my part to ensure London is moving. The work force in general is great too, getting to know so many different people and learning something new every day.
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!