Apprentice Railway Signaling Technician

• A one-year contract with the intention to extend to an indefinite period;

• A salary of € 2,824 to € 4,096 per month, depending on age and experience;

• Great allowances for nights, weekends, and public holidays;

• A laptop and phone so that you are, of course, reachable everywhere;

• No fewer than 48 days off; 25 vacation days plus another 23 roster-free days;

• A work van;

• Good training and development opportunities; Your career is your responsibility, so take that chance!;

• An excellent pension scheme from the Pensioenfonds Rail & OV.

• At VolkerRail, employees are our most important asset! That is why, as an employee, you get free access to OpenUp: the all-in-one platform for mental well-being for you and your family. Through this platform, you can follow Webinars in the field of mental and physical health.

• You can make use of our VolkerWessels Bicycle Scheme. This way, you can lease or buy your own bicycle advantageously!

Do you have a passion for electrical engineering, do you love freedom, and does it seem cool to you to contribute to the quality and safety of the Dutch rail network? Then you are on the right track! We ensure that you are trained to become a fully qualified railway signaling administrator.

Do you live in Zuid-Holland and do you want to do your part in the energy transition of the Dutch Railways? To expand our team, we are looking for electrical engineering talent, but also for enthusiastic starters who want to be trained as a fully qualified railway signaling administrator!

As an Apprentice railway signaling technician, you are responsible for performing inspection, maintenance, and fault repair activities for the signaling technical field/team within the contract areas in Zeeland, in other words, all signals on and around the rail network! To be able to guarantee safety on the tracks, continuous maintenance is performed on and around the tracks in the Netherlands. Various teams within VolkerRail play a crucial role in this. For example, the track team is responsible for the rails, sleepers, and ballast. They regularly check whether these components are still in good condition and replace them where necessary. The power supply team is responsible for the power supply to the trains. They maintain the overhead lines and other electrical systems so that the trains have enough power to run. And the operational management team deals with everything around the tracks. They ensure well-maintained access roads, perform greenery management, and pay attention to the flora and fauna along the tracks. Together, we ensure that the track remains safe and reliable.

• Together with the work supervisor and work planner of the maintenance area, you prepare the activities;

• You prevent and repair (complex) faults. You do this together with the fault coordinators of the respective contract areas;

• You perform maintenance activities and inspections and ensure that everything is neatly recorded digitally;

• You will identify escalations and discuss these with the maintenance coordinator;

• Switching and grounding electrical installations is part of your duties.

Watch a video of a maintenance night here to get a better idea of it.

• You will be guided by your buddy (an experienced operator) in performing maintenance work and inspections;

• You perform inspections within the management area and ensure that everything is recorded digitally;

• You follow various training courses so that you have knowledge of the tracks; you also follow various training courses in the field of safety;

• As you progress in your training trajectory, you will also gain experience in other management areas and will also be able to be deployed for large replacement projects.