5 Reasons Why It’s A Good Time To Be Working In Rail
1. Strong demand = Job Security
Today the rail sector contributes £7bn a year to the UK economy while employing more than 85,000 people. Every single day, millions of people across the UK catch a train and for many of these individuals being able to do so is vital to the way they live their lives. As rail remains so important to the entire country, demand for skilled staff to work in the sector will be high for the foreseeable future, which is good news for anyone hoping to find a job in the industry.
2. Large Scale Investment = more jobs & job security
With the number of passengers doubling over the past 20 years and the government still keen to reduce pollution and harmful emissions. Use and investment in the rail industry is going only one way UP and in 2017 the government announced that £48 billion will be invested spent on the network over the next five years. Including more maintenance and a huge uplift in renewals to increase reliability and punctuality for passengers.
3. This is not just a London focused industry = more jobs closer to home
Across the UK there is over 2,500 stations and 32,000 kilometres of track stretching from Thurso to Penzance – this is a UK wide industry. With plenty of ongoing maintenance/upgrade work and billions being spent on the new large scale projects outside of the London/Home Counties area including HS2, HS3, Trans Pennine route upgrade and the Trafford Park Metro which means there are plenty of employment opportunities for people across the UK.
4. A wide range of opportunities = plenty of choice
Types of jobs include PTS Operatives, Plant Operators, Electrical Engineers, Estimators, Civil Engineers, Planners, HV Staff, Crane Operators, Telecom Engineers, Document Controllers, Ground workers (PTS), Quantity Surveyors, Scaffolders, Health and Safety Managers, Site Agents, Cable Pullers, Site Managers, Design Engineers, CAD Operators, Administrators and Land Surveyors to name a few.
5. And Finally . . . Crewit Resourcing (Building Quality Teams)
Crewit Resourcing has a proven track record supplying highly experienced and skilled rail staff in the UK and around the world. As part of our offering we continually train our operatives to understand what targeted outcome needs to be achieved on each shift for every client. As always in Rail, safety is our first and foremost concern and we are proud to say we have an excellent record for safety management, and have never had a major incident.
