No other organisation has such a marked and visible impact on the lives of people across Britain. Responsible for tracks, signals, tunnels, bridges, viaducts, level crossings and stations, Network Rail touch millions of lives across the nation, every day, and over the next ten years they are expected to grow by 30%.
With such an unprecedented period of change ahead, Network Rail is investing £34.6bn over the next five years to deliver the growth the nation needs. Schemes like the £2.3bn investment in Crossrail, the £600m development of Birmingham New Street station, the £5.5bn upgrade and expansion of Thameslink, and the recently completed £9bn West Coast Main Line improvement project. These are some of the largest engineering projects going on across Europe today. They will redefine the travel network.
Few other graduate programmes can boast such huge responsibility. After a period of induction, graduates will gain valuable experience on a range of placements, and they'll have real control over the pace and content of their progression. Obviously there are many great opportunities for engineers, but the Network Rail Graduate Programme has a vast range of schemes that include contracts & procurement, operations and customer service, project management and information management (IT).
Network Rail takes training and development very seriously; after all, graduates are about to become the future leaders of the organisation. Whichever the specialism, successful applicants will work towards professional qualifications and will receive regular reviews of their performance and development. Wherever they join, graduates will be able to see the impact of their work around them, every day. As they become part of the organisation that helps to define the nation.