Rail
The prospects for rail jobs are buoyant at present; the UK's rail network transports over 400,000 tonnes of freight and 3 million passengers on 25,000 trains every day. Millions of pounds are being invested in upgrading and extension of the railway network, there will be plenty of rail jobs employment opportunities for years into the future.
There is a high demand for rail jobs, especially for engineering staff, as increased traffic movement means that rail jobs in refurbishment, replacement and maintenance are vital to the network. Rail jobs in signalling, telecoms, and electrification projects are particularly in demand. Apart from ‘normal' rail jobs works, there are huge rail jobs projects in place to upgrade services for London's Tube network, as well as rail jobs for station and line facilities to support the 2012 Olympics. There are also rail jobs enhancing and building the West Coast line, the Bathgate / Airdrie line, the Edinburgh Trams Initiative (TIE), and Intercity Express programmes.
Rail jobs require specialists in a range of disciplines, and not only rail, locomotive and trackside work; rail jobs for system design engineers, electrification and plant engineers are widespread throughout the UK. There are many rail jobs for people who may not have previous rail experience; civil engineers, structural engineers and rail jobs for experts in geophysics and mining subjects - to name a few.
So whether you are seeking rail jobs work at home or abroad, this is a perfect time to be a rail jobs engineering specialist.
Whatever your role, or your aspirations, RAN Jobs is here to help you find the rail jobs that you deserve.
The Recruitment Agency Network's members are well established recruitment agencies - who are there to help and advise you in reaching that goal.