Ash
Mobile Application Developer at Network Rail
A Level
What does my job involve?
Developing Apps for the Railway, allowing stations to pass data to each other quicker, show trackside staff the closest toilets/services to them, access/egress, charity work.
What do I like most about my job?
The railway is so diverse that every single day is different – the challenges are never the same!
Simon Aston
Operations Risk Advisor at Network Rail
Degree in English Literature
What does my job involve?
My job involves keeping the public, passengers and our workforce safe on the operational railway, ensuring the safe running of trains past our signals, in and out of our stations and over our level crossings.
What do I like most about my job?
The variety, the pressure and the people. In no particular order.
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!
Sutopa Paul
Engineering Contracts Manager at GWR
MEng Aerospace Engineering
What does my job involve?
Management of major contracts with delivery of new trains. This involves chairing meetings with key stakeholders, leading teams to deliver their obligations, providing commerical advise to the business and dealing with challenging situations/ conversations.
What do I like most about my job?
I love a role that is dynamic, fast paced and intellectual stimulating. This job is a combination of engineering, business and law, which enables me to understand decisions made at a strategic level.
Paul Humes
Training Manager ISS Labour
Level 4
What does my job involve?
My role involves the day to day management of training and assessments both for Track safety and Overhead line competence
What do I like most about my job?
What I like most is seeing learners achieving their goals and being part of their journey
Jackie Painter
Senior HR Business Partner Projects and Change at Network Rail
Masters Degree Human Resources
What does my job involve?
I work with the business to identify major change from scoping out the design to the delivery. I design and lead on HR projects for example talent and succession design, strategic planning, culture / engagement
What do I like most about my job?
The variety of the work I do, some days I will be working strategically looking at future requirements for the next 5 years or in meetings talking about an exciting project or change initiative.
Nada Abouelhiga
Digital Railway Support Engineer at Rail Delivery Group
MEng in Medical Engineering
What does my job involve?
My job in a nutshell is to provide the RDG New Technology Introduction Group with support for project work relating to Digital Railway Technologies. I am also completing the Railway Engineering Graduate Scheme.
What do I like most about my job?
I enjoy that I get to work with a large variety of people. I also enjoy knowing that the projects I am working on today will directly impact and improve the railways of tomorrow (hopefully!).
Dom Mottram
Scheme Project Manager at Network Rail
BA Geography & Transport and BSc Railway Operations Management
What does my job involve?
Working with Network Rail & HS2 to make sure the new High Speed Trains can run on the existing conventional railway network.
What do I like most about my job?
Working with great people, and knowing that what we’re doing now will help run the railway in the UK for at least the next fifty years.
David Goodwin
Assistant Commercial Manager
BSc International Business and Management
What does my job involve?
Using procurement and contract management to drive value for money for a major capital programme in London Underground which aims to provide extra capacity through the renewal of ageing assets.
What do I like most about my job?
Ensuring that taxpayers money is spent appropriately in order to deliver tangible benefits.