Level 3 Rail Engineering Technician Apprenticeship (England & Wales)
-
Company: Network Rail
-
Location: NW1 2RS
-
Type: Apprenticeship
-
Salary: £21,477.00 per year
-
Sector: Engineering and manufacturing
-
Ref: NAS-2000011528
-
Application Deadline Date: 10/04/2026
-
Start Date: 10/11/2026
-
Positions Available: 5
-
Working Week: Our railway runs 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This means that it is likely that you will follow a shift pattern that will mean working nights and/or weekends and there will be times where you need to stay away from home for training.
Brief Description
Start an exciting career with our 3-year Rail Engineering Technician Apprenticeship and you’ll help shape national projects, embrace the latest tech, and get hands-on with our railway network. Working alongside some of our most experienced engineers.
Future Prospects
- Many of our Apprentices go on to hold senior positions within Network Rail, such as Programme Management, Principal Engineers, and Maintenance Delivery Engineers
Vacancy Detail
- Work alongside experienced engineers in depots across the UK and learn what goes into keeping thousands of miles of power lines and tracks running and fit for us. As part of our team, you’ll help shape national projects, embrace the latest technology and develop the skills you need to succeed
- Each of our apprentices will specialise in a pathway relevant to the depot they’re based at. The pathways are Track, Signalling, Telecommunications, Overhead Lines, Locking Fitter, and Distribution and Plant. These disciplines will see you getting hands-on and repairing our tracks, working with high voltage systems, heights and specialist tools, repairing major signalling failures, supporting our telecommunications systems, or keeping our power flowing safely and efficiently
- Please note that your discipline will be allocated to you according to your geography and what the need is at your local depot