What is a Senior Rail Technician?

A Senior Rail Technician / Team Leader is a highly skilled professional responsible for leading teams in the maintenance, repair and optimisation of rail systems. They ensure the safety, efficiency and reliability of rail infrastructure, rolling stock, or signalling systems. This role involves supervising technicians, coordinating tasks and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards, while also contributing technical expertise to complex rail projects.

Your responsibilities

What You'll need

Core skills

What You'll Gain

Transferable skills

What You'll Use

Key skills

English

Maths

IT

Role opportunities

These are some possible roles you may consider in your career journey. Discuss with your Inspiro Coach for further guidance.

Senior Rail Technician

Rail Engineer / Maintenance Engineer

Senior Engineer

Principle Engineer

What is a Rail Operative?

What is a Rail Technician?

What is a Senior Rail Technician?

What is a Rail Engineer / Maintenance Engineer?

What is a Senior Engineer?

What is a Principle Engineer?

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Rail Engineering Sector Roles

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Resources

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