Senior Learning Coach Rolling Stock Technology

That is why you want to work as a Senior Learning Coach Rolling Stock Technology at NS

"At NS, we believe that everyone can continue to develop throughout their entire career. To achieve this, together we create a safe and inspiring learning environment in which everyone is given the space to grow and to get the best out of themselves." Angelika Buhne

• You contribute directly to the craftsmanship of colleagues, the availability of our trains, and the safety of our passengers.
• With your technical knowledge and didactic skills, you make colleagues both qualified and competent to perform their work safely and professionally.
• You combine in-depth technical knowledge with the training, coaching, and development of mechanics and specialists.
• You work in an inspiring learning environment where learning, development, and craftsmanship are central.
• You will receive plenty of space to further develop yourself in the fields of didactics, coaching, and practical learning.
• You work together with committed colleagues on the continuous improvement of our education and learning offerings.
• You advise and guide fellow learning coaches and actively contribute to the further professionalization of the team.

As Senior Learning Coach Rolling Stock Technology, you play a key role in developing craftsmanship within NS. You provide technical training at all MBO levels and guide participants in their professional development. In doing so, you ensure that knowledge is directly applicable in practice. You regularly combine the roles of teacher, coach, examiner, and advisor.

An important part of your role is training and coaching specialists within a new training program. You guide participants in small groups and help them develop in-depth knowledge of maintenance, ETCS, and fault analysis and repair of modern rolling stock, such as the FLIRT, SLT, SNG, and ICNG. Additionally, you actively contribute to the further professionalization of the team by coaching fellow learning coaches and initiating improvements in training and learning programs.

• You train mechanics with diverse experience backgrounds to become specialists within specialist and core teams.
• In doing so, you coach participants in their growth toward becoming specialists, including the independent analysis and resolution of complex technical faults.
• You guide specialists in documenting fault analyses and preparing technical documentation and knowledge sharing within the workshop.
• You translate complex technology into understandable and directly applicable learning activities.
• You tailor course material to the level and developmental needs of the participant and offer depth where necessary.
• You identify opportunities for improvement in operations, recognize learning and development needs, and actively think along about the further development of training and learning programs.

When you start with us, you will follow a two-year didactic development program. During this period, you will further develop as a learning coach and gain direct practical experience within the training programs provided by the Learning Center.

The NS Learning Center is one of the largest corporate academies in the Netherlands and plays an important role in developing craftsmanship within NS. Within the Technology domain, Learning & Performance, the Technology Factory, and Rolling Stock Technology work closely together to optimally train and support employees.

You will work from the NS Learning Center in Amersfoort and will regularly be present at our service and maintenance locations throughout the Netherlands. Your base is Amersfoort. You do not find traveling for your work to be a problem.

You will join a committed and enthusiastic team that contributes daily to the professional competence of our mechanics. Together, you ensure that mechanics possess the correct knowledge and certifications to maintain the rolling stock safely and reliably.

• At least MBO 4 working and thinking level, supplemented with demonstrable HBO working and thinking level.
• Preferably, you have completed the STARWAY training Technician Service and Maintenance Electrotechnics and Instrumentation, or the alternative Service Technician Electrotechnics crebo 25309, or a related technical field.
• At least 2 years of experience within a specialist team, core team, or similar technical environment.
• Demonstrable knowledge of rolling stock, such as FLIRT, SLT, SNG, and/or ICNG.
• Experience with analyzing technical faults and making diagnoses.
• You have knowledge of relevant laws and regulations, safety concepts, and procedures.
• You can explain complex technical subjects clearly, structurally, and understandably.
• You show natural leadership within the team and know how to inspire and develop others.
• You are a strong communicator and move easily within a complex organization.
• You are broadly deployable within technical training for mechanics and specialists.
• You have an affinity for training, coaching, and guiding colleagues and are willing to follow the two-year didactic training program.
• You work independently and are skilled in the use of digital tools.

• You inspire others with your energy and exemplary behavior.
• You enjoy transferring knowledge and helping others learn and develop.
• You know when you should guide and coach participants and when you should give them space to learn independently.
• You are social, a strong communicator, and organizationally sensitive.
• You can translate insights from different locations and situations into concrete improvement actions.
• You dare to give and receive feedback and are open to change and development.

Working at NS means that you can make *the* difference in the dynamic world of sustainable mobility. You help keep the Netherlands accessible, for everyone. At NS, you get a lot of freedom. The possibilities to develop yourself are great. We promise you that no day is the same. And as one of the most beautiful employers in the Netherlands, we have even more to offer. For this position, including:

• A salary between € 3,159 and € 5,507 gross per month (scale 59) (based on 36 hours - scaling based on work experience).
• A 36-hour work week.
• 144 hours of statutory leave (based on full-time employment) + extra leave depending on age (at least one week).
• The possibility to exchange 3 Christian holidays for 3 non-Christian holidays.
• 3% end-of-year bonus, 8% holiday allowance and an excellent pension scheme.
• Your train travel in 2nd class is free; travel in 1st class is possible with a small personal contribution.
• Your family travels for free during off-peak hours.
• Discount on European train travel once you have worked at NS for 1 year.
• A choice plan including, among others, a bicycle plan, extra pension accrual, or extra vacation days.
• Want to know more? View our employment conditions and collective labor agreement (CAO).
• The possibility of working from home and flexible working hours (in consultation).
• Upon good performance, you will receive a permanent contract after one year.

Apply directly (but certainly before 11-11-2026) via the application button.
Within a few minutes you will receive an automatic application confirmation; we will respond to your application within 2 weeks after the closing date. If there are sufficiently suitable applications, we will close the vacancy earlier.

You can address your application to Tim Laan, corporate recruiter.

Still have questions about the application process? Email our front office via: recruitment@ns.nl.

Would you prefer telephone contact? Then call our front office via 0886713666.

• A background check, including a VOG (Certificate of Conduct), is part of the application procedure. Please also consider the signing of an integrity statement and a non-disclosure agreement.
• The first interviews will take place in the week of October 19 at the location in Utrecht, Laan van Puntenburg 100.
• A selection day, during which you can demonstrate your didactic skills, is part of the selection procedure.
• We believe it is important that everyone who works with us feels at home. You can see this in everything we do, and therefore also in our hiring policy. Read more here.
• With this vacancy, we want to recruit our new colleague ourselves. This is therefore not a call for acquisition. This position cannot be filled on an interim basis. For that, please view our hiring page.