People with the Personal Track Safety certification (PTS) are legally allowed to carry out a number of jobs on and around railway tracks. Engineers, labourers and anyone wishing to work on British railways must be in possession of this certification.
Construction workers, engineers, and technical staff will usually be nominated by their employers to take a short training course with a view to obtaining a Sentinel Personal Track Safety Card. Candidates will need to demonstrate they are fully aware of all health and safety regulations in relation to working on the railways. Some employers and recruitment agencies will only interview potential staff who have held their Sentinel card for at least two years.
Companies such as Network Rail and Balfour Beatty conduct maintenance work on tracks on a regular basis, but employment opportunities in this area are limited due to the demand for them. Other companies who offer employment opportunities to people with a PTS card include electrical companies that work on overhead cables and the Health and Safety Executive.
Salaries vary widely depending on the PTS card-holder's role. Labourers can earn anything between £7 and £20 per hour. Senior engineers and officials will have the chance to earn anything up to £60,000 per year.
Pro-Found Recruitment is a leading recruitment agency in Sheffield, offering comprehensive temporary and permanent employment services across multiple sectors in the UK. Whether you are a job seeker in search of your next career opportunity or an employer with a vacancy to fill, Pro-Found Recruitment provides the employment services to fulfil your needs.
Epic House, 18 Darnall Road, Darnall, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S9 5AB
Right Step Recruitment we pride ourselves in being a friendly forward-thinking agency. Times are changing. We know this. That is why it is important now more than ever to be working alongside the right agency who has the cutting edge to ensure the best solutions for you. We specialise in Health & Social Care, Catering, Commercial & Hospitality, Education, Construction, Trades & Labour & more. Get in touch to get the ball rolling.
Kemp House, 152 City Road, London, Greater London, EC1V 2NX
Do you need help finding top talent? Platinum Recruitment are a local agency specialising in the Rail industry. Our recruiters are specialists within their fields, so have first-hand knowledge of the industry and are able to find the very best talent for your business. We recruit permanent vacancies, as well as supporting with temporary staffing. Enquire now to speak to one of our specialist team.
Suite 4, 1st Floor, Ocean 80, Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH8 8AQ
Sur International Talent Hub, situated in Paisley, specialises in hiring for the Rail and Technology sectors internationally. Since their incorporation in 2021, they have been serving Rolling Stock Manufacturers, Train Operating Companies, Transport Consultancies, Railway Infrastructure Providers and similar ventures. They also support applicants looking to shift careers. They are corporate members of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation.
Abercorn House, 79 Renfrew Road, Paisley, Renfrewshire, PA3 4DA
OHUK Recruitment is an expert in making Construction and Engineering placements, spanning the Mechanical, Electrical, Rail, Airport, Interiors, Civils, and Facilities Management disciplines. They execute white-collar assignments, whether permanent or short-term. Established in 2011, their founders have at least 25 years of combined experience. Their main office is in Kent, while they have another office in Central London.
20-25 Market Square, Bromley, Kent, BR1 1NA
Newsom Consulting Ltd is a London-based employment management provider that places candidates in an array of placements at all levels. With national reach, the firm deals primarily with the needs of the Built Environment, Infrastructure, and Transportation sectors. They were formed in 2010.
161-163 Preston Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 6AF
MPI Limited satisfies an array of industry segments across the UK and abroad by assigning personnel to permanent and contract assignments. They specialise in meeting the staffing requirements of various markets, including Aircraft Fuel tank Repair, Automotive, Aviation, Defence, Energy & Utilities, Manufacturing & Engineering, and Rail. They have been operating since 1962.
The Chase, Foxholes Business Park, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG13 7NN
Urban Connect exclusively deals with Construction recruitment throughout the UK. Launched in 2018, they help satisfy personnel requirements in the Built Environment, Infrastructure, Transportation, Architecture, Engineering, Cost & Project Management and related disciplines. Some of the customers they have are local contractors, national housebuilders and international engineering consultancies. Their offices can be found in Manchester and London.
60 Grosvenor Street, London, London, W1K 3HZ
Working for clients in the Renewable Energy and Rail industries, Samuel Knight International recruits for temporary and permanent vacancies nationwide and abroad. They cover various divisions, such as Offshore & Onshore Wind, Oil & Gas, Power Generation, and Solar. Since 2014, they have been operating from their offices in Boston, Bristol, Chicago, Dallas, London, and Madrid. The agency is a Recruitment and Employment Confederation member.
Ground Floor, Unit B City Quadrant Waterloo Square, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear, NE1 4DP
Energy Resourcing Group, formed in 2004, specially conducts Energy recruitment. Aside from permanent and contract search, they also do managed services, where they supervise contractor administration, and employee leasing, where they present applicants who have tenure of over five years. They have a global reach through four teams in the UK, with one in Stockton-on-Tees, and eight in Europe, North America, Australia and Asia.
Unit 16, Falcon Court, Preston Farm Business Park, Stockton-on-tees, Cleveland, TS18 3TU
Positively Different Solutions is a multi-sector recruitment agency covering Digital, Professional areas like Finance, Business Development and Legal and Industrial verticals like Manufacturing, Production and Engineering. Their reach spans nationwide from their office in Middlewich, offering permanent, temporary and contract positions since 2018. They are also a certified Disability Confident Committed and Mental Health Committed Employer.
14 Seddon St, Middlewich, Cheshire, CW10 9DT
Intuitive Talent Solutions, established in 2013, deals exclusively with the UK's Transport and Rail vertical. The agency attracts professionals for interim positions and board-level to executive-level roles. With a team based in Manchester, they also provide talent consultancy solutions and cover the Change & Transformation and Programme Management fields.
85 Great Portland Street, Westminster, London, W1W 7LT
SELECTiVE Resourcing Ltd extends Transport employment opportunities, focusing on Rail fields such as Rail Infrastructure, Rail Tech and Rail Consultancy, with the help of their Birmingham team. Formed in 2015, their recruitment solutions include resourcing as a service, interim recruitment and international recruitment. Examples of job openings they cover are Design Drafter, Geographic Information System Front End Developer and Track Design Engineer.
206 Station Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B47 6ES
TBT Recruitment has over 25 years of experience in supplying trained Labourers to several industry sectors nationwide including Construction, Rail, and Highways. They are a corporate member of the REC and are affiliated with PRB consulting. Some of the job roles the agency frequently recruits are Joiner, Groundworker, Bricklayer, Nip Hand, Shuttering Joiner, and more. The company is based in Frome.
Unit K9 The Courtyard, Frome, Somerset, BA11 2FG
Bostonair Group is a trusted supplier of Aviation, Commercial, Energy, and Rail professionals across the UK, USA, Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. They have been hiring personnel on a permanent and contract basis for over 25 years. The firm also provides training for candidates. Bostonair Group is ISO 9001 certified and has a network of agencies, including Boston Renewables, Boston Rail, and Boston Energy.
Norwood House, Norwood, Beverley, North Humberside, HU17 9ET
Mackay Business Services is a recruitment solutions provider that offers multi-disciplinary services to clients in the UK Engineering market. They fulfil an array of assignments at all levels from their Derby headquarters. The company also works with the Aerospace, Commercial, Data, Electrical, ICT, Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Power, Rail, Software, and Telecommunications functions.
35-36 Iron Gate, Derby, Derbyshire, DE1 3GA
Unite People connects prospective employees with employers in Construction, handling fields like Civil Engineering, Build, Residential and Rail. With teams in Leeds and London, they are commonly on the lookout for the likes of Planners, Site Engineers and Project Managers, and place them into permanent, temporary and contract assignments. They hold a Constructionline accreditation.
Warnford Court 29 Throgmorton Street, City of London, London, EC2N 2AT
Ganymede is a specialist in Technical and Engineering recruitment. The agency has several sectors they specialise in, including Transportation, Rail, Construction, Energy, Highways, Signaling, and more. They offer contract and permanent recruitment, as well as labour supply and executive search. They fill in roles like Site Engineer, Document Controller, Train Cleaner, Repair Engineer, and Senior Design Manager. The firm is based in Derby.
The Derby Conference Centre London Road, Derby, Derbyshire, DE24 8UX
Solution Recruitment is a specialist in the Construction and Design industry. Since their inception in 2006, their remit has covered permanent and freelance placements for roles in the following areas: Architecture, Interior Design, 3D Visualisation, Building Services Contracting & Consultancy, Construction, Fit-Out, Residential & House Building, Rail, and so on. They are members of the REC and RISQS, and are Investors in People accredited.
Suite 45 Weston Homes Business Centres, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM22 6PU
Spencer Ogden is a specialist within the Power, Renewables, Oil & Gas, Built Environment sectors. With 14 locations and 480 personnel worldwide, they have made over 3,000 placements in 2021 alone. Delivering on urgent and full project life cycle hiring requirements internationally, they have worked with reputable companies like Siemens Energy, GE, PSD Energy, Duke Energy, Boom Trading, Honeywell, Baker Hughes, Enerflex, and more.
24 King William Street, City of London, London, EC4R 9AT
Specialist People Services, having a wealth of experience since they began in 1983 in Bradford, operates across the Transport and Logistics markets. Supplying permanent and temporary staff to the public and private sectors, their brands include Driver Hire UK, which has over 100 offices nationwide, and Driver Hire Australia which expands its reach globally. They have received two British Franchise Association Franchisor of the Year awards.
Bradford Business Park, Kings Gate, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD1 4SJ
Vannin Solutions Ltd mainly operates within the Rail domain where they perform recruitment across various departments. These are Railway Signalling, where they hire Installers, Fitters, Engineers, Testers and more; Technical whose focus is on permanent staffing; White Collar Rail, which covers Commercial, Planning and the like; and Railway Civil Engineering. They have a wealth of knowledge since they began their operations in 1999 in Ormskirk.
Vannin House, Rainford Road, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 0HE
LTR Executives offers contract, temporary, and permanent staffing solutions to a variety of sectors including Commercial, Construction & Development, Medical, Engineering, Industrial, Sales & Executive, and RPO. They hire for various roles in the areas of Sales & Executive, Warehouse Operatives, Marketing, Skilled Trades, General Labour, and more. They also provide HR and consultancy services to their clients.
70 Leeds Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 8BG
PWS Technical Services is a specialist recruitment company dedicated to providing professional services for industry-leading organisations in the UK and overseas. PWS fill resourcing gaps for both permanent and contract positions, from graduate roles to executive appointments in technical and specialist engineering fields.
The Media Centre, 7 Northumberland Street, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 1RL
REC Group specialises in Rail, Civil Engineering, and Construction. Based in Orpington, they make a wide range of placements at all levels. These include Construction Managers, Foremen, Junior Engineers, Project Managers, and Site Engineers. The agency has also been providing recruitment and consultancy services to the M&E sector for over seven years.
Cray Avenue, Orpington, Kent, BR5 3QB
Advance TRS works primarily for clients in the Built Environment, including the areas of Construction, Rail, Water, and Property. They supply professionals for permanent and contract requirements. Some examples of these roles are Senior Civil Engineer, Quantity Surveyor, Wastewater Asset Surveyor, Facade Engineer, and Civil CRE. They also offer executive search, managed services, and payroll services. Their head office is located in Surrey.
Wonersh House The Guildway, Guildford, Surrey, GU3 1LR
BMSL Group supplies permanent and temporary Building Services, Construction, Rail and Engineering workers globally. With over 100,000 candidate contacts, they are able to fulfil requirements from a single labourer to a whole crew. Some of the projects they have worked on are Wembley Stadium and Heathrow Terminal 5. They started in 1996 and have teams in 7 UK locations.
Belaisis Hall Technology Park, 20 Manor Way, Billingham, Cleveland, TS23 4HN
Composites People Ltd is a specialist in the global advanced Materials and Manufacturing industries. With a team of consultants that has a combined recruitment experience of over 50 years, the agency offers permanent and interim roles to clients and candidates across the UK and overseas from their office in Guildford, Surrey.
32 London Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 2AB
Appoint Recruitment Solutions specialises covers the Built Environment and Healthcare. They handle roles in Transport Planning, Environment, Architecture, Geotechnical, Highways & Infrastructures, Traffic Engineering, Mental Health, Social Care, Allied Health, Hospital, Occupational Health, GP Surgery, Brain Injury, and more. They are also members of the REC.
Burlington House, Botleigh Grange Office Campus, Grange Drive, Hedge End, Southampton, Hampshire, SO30 2AF
A privately-held recruitment agency, Bluebell Specialist support Ltd. delivers experienced workers nationwide. They have worked for the Driving and Rail divisions since 2005. From their offices in Llanelli, Colwyn Bay, Taunton, London, Birmingham, Leeds, and Glasgow, they recruit candidates for Loading Shovel Operator, Traffic Management Operator, and Groundworker roles.
30 Station Road, Llanelli, Dyfed, SA15 1AN
Energy Resourcing, founded in 1996, delivers Technical recruitment solutions for fields that include Oil & Gas, Power & Renewable Energy, Chemicals, and Mining. Aside from catering to permanent, temporary and executive appointments, they also work as a managed service provider. Their reach spans globally with 14 offices worldwide, including teams in London and Aberdeen. They also offer relocation and immigration support whenever applicable.
33-35 Palmerston Road, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, AB11 5QP
HDS Personnel was established in 1987 and works in industries such as Logistics, Warehouse and Rail. They provide their services in Essex and within the Port of Tilbury. They deal with full-time, part-time, or shift work vacancies.
Port of Tilbury, Tilbury, Essex, RM18 7JN
Established in 2005, Sphere Solutions is a specialist Construction agency. They cover Construction Management, Building, Civil Engineering, Rail, Housing, Mechanical and Electrical. They recruit across Wales and South of England from their offices in Cardiff, Swansea, Bristol, Southampton, Plymouth, and Cornwall.
Unit 1, Orion house, Axis 4-5 Alpha, Bristol, Avon, BS32 4JT
Minerva Appointments primarily focuses on delivering talent to the Construction and Technical markets across North England. They have been supplying temporary and permanent personnel to an array of sectors such as Architecture, Building Surveying, Housing, Electrical Engineering, Project Management, and Quantity Surveying. Minerva Appointments adhere to the International Labour Organisations Conventions on Employee Rights.
A3 Brookes Mill Armitage Bridge, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS12 1AH
Time Interim places senior management and board level talent into businesses requiring contract and interim support. With consultants experienced in Engineering, HR, IT and more, they manage appointments in Energy, Defence, Infrastructure, Transport and Government. Their track record involves aiding an international infrastructure company seeking a specialist interim leader on short notice. They are based in Bourne End and were founded in 2003.
8 The First Floor The Courtyard Furlong Road, Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, SL8 5AU
Established in 2000, Ragged Edge specialises in providing professional business consultancy, strategy planning, executive search recruitment, competitor analysis, training solutions, and more to the Ports, Shipping, Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain industry. Located in North Lincolnshire, the company provides an effective approach to recruitment from entry to senior-level appointments.
16 Dudley Street, Barton-upon-humber, South Humberside, DN31 2AB
Premier People Recruitment offers Technical recruitment services for contract and permanent jobs to the Rail, Telecommunications, Mechanical, Electrical, Construction, Professional, Industrial, and Airport sectors. With their main office in Denham, they cater to clients across London and the South East. They are members of the REC, the Achilles TransQ Global, CIRAS, and the Builder's Profile. They are also RISQS-approved suppliers.
54 Oxford Road, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB9 4DN
Based in Newcastle-under-Lyme and founded in 2015, Marshall Oak Consulting Ltd is a specialist recruitment firm that focuses on providing temporary and permanent skilled staff to several industry sectors such as Architecture, Design, Engineering, Construction, Manufacturing, Technical, and Rail. They recruit for a variety of roles like Machine Operative, Electrical Assembler, Production Operative, and Store Administrator.
21 Marsh Parade, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 1BT
Benchmark Recruitment bridges candidates and employers in the Construction and Civil Engineering industries across the UK. With over 10 years of experience, they place permanent and temporary staff into disciplines such as Building, Power & Renewable Energy, Rail, Water & Utilities, and Highway & Infrastructure.
1694 High Street, Knowle, Solihull, Solihull, West Midlands, B93 0LY
Octain Recruitment seeks potential staff in Construction & Rail, Shipping & Logistics, Office & Admin and Banking & Finance. With a location in Chelmsford, they have a worldwide reach for permanent, temporary, contract, internship and freelance assignments. Founded in 2007, their consultants are members of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation.
13 Springfield Lyons Approach, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 5LB
The consultants at SLS Permanent Recruitment provide staffing services for multiple markets, including Manufacturing, Engineering, Sales, Food & Drink, and Executive. They also offer additional services, such as salary benchmarking, onboarding, and headhunting. They are Fellow Institute Recruitment Professionals (FIRP) qualified.
147 Sandgate Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2DA
SEP Resource Solutions operates across a range of specialist sectors including Life Sciences, Power & Utilities, Food & Beverage, and Building & Infrastructure. Some of the roles they recruit for are Electrical Engineer, Senior Process Engineer, Quantity Surveyor, Controls System Engineer, and Validation Specialist. They provide talent, guided by their regulating body, the Association of Professional Staffing Companies.
3 Hattersley Court, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 2AY
McGinley Support Services has been an Infrastructure recruitment specialist for more than 40 years. They recruit contingent office and site workers, with trade, professional or technical competencies and qualifications, for contractors, subcontractors, asset managers, and consultants throughout the UK. They have several offices, including in Watford, Birmingham, Cardiff, Manchester, and Rugby.
Office 109/112, Hub Space, Devonshire House, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 8PE
Pretium Resourcing is a trusted temporary workforce supplier for the Facilities, Construction, Aviation, Hospitality, Energy, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Rail sectors throughout the UK and Ireland. Their headquarters is situated in London.
3 Lloyds Avenue, City of London, London, EC3N 3DS
Optima Site Solutions Ltd works for a diverse range of fields in the Construction industry across the UK. They are a corporate member of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation that covers various areas, such as Civil Engineering, Facilities Management, Highways & Traffic Management, Mechanical & Electrical, and Scaffolding. Founded in 2002, they deliver candidates for permanent and contract vacancies.
Unit 5, Kingsway Business Park, Oldfield Road, Hampton, Middlesex, TW12 2HD
Crewit Resourcing provides various recruitment services. These include permanent appointments of key executives and managers, and contract and temporary placements of semi-skilled and skilled workers. They specialise in the Rail & Transport, Warehouse & Manufacturing, Construction, Highway & Utilities, Facility Management, and Food & Agri-Business markets. With offices in the UK and Ireland, they recruit and place internationally.
3rd Floor Belmont, Belmont Road, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 1HE
Signature Recruitment is a consultancy that specialises in matching the right Office professionals with businesses within the Education, Construction, Rail, FMCG, Professional Services, and Membership sectors. With over 9000 Support Staff placed since 2010, they have a 96% referral rate and a 94% success rate. They are also members of the REC. Signature Recruitment has an office in London and Bristol.
35-41 Folgate Street, Aldgate, London, E1 6BX
P+S Personnel Services Limited, incorporated in 2006, helps fulfil permanent, temporary and temp to perm recruitment requirements. Covering Marine, Industrial, Rail, Admin and more from their base in Great Yarmouth, they place applicants globally. Their accreditations include an ISO 9001 certification, being verified under the Railway Industry Supplier Qualification Scheme and being members of the Association of Labour Providers.
5th Floor, Haven Bridge House, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 1HD
Acorn Recruitment is a multi-faceted consultancy established in 1992 for various areas including, but not limited to, Aerospace & Defence, Energy, and Life Sciences. With 600 branches worldwide, they have experience in supplying employees for permanent, temporary and contract jobs, in addition to confidential executive search services and international placements. In the UK, they have offices in Newport and nearly 20 other locations.
Unit 1 Ground Floor Brunel Way Baglan Energy Park, Baglan, Neath Port Talbot, SA11 2FP
Coyle Personnel Plc started as a recruitment agency for the Construction industry in 1988 and has expanded its coverage to include Education, Healthcare, Hospitality, Energy, Logistics, Finance, IT, HR, Sales, Marketing and other major sectors. They operate nationwide through their 12 UK offices. Coyle is APSCo-affiliated and RISQS-certified.
C/o Regus, The Panorama, Park St, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8DF
WP Recruitment is a staffing business that provides contract, temporary, and permanent staff to multiple industry sectors in the UK. The agency recruits for a variety of roles like Office Supervisor, Kitchen Production Assistant, Electrician, Supply Chain Coordinator, Marine Engineer, Works Planners, and more. They are members of the REC and the Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce. The agency was founded in 1989.
Corner House, 68-70 Lugley Street, Newport, Isle Of Wight, PO30 5ET
Employment Solutions focuses on supplying candidates in sectors such as Automotive, Aviation, Defence, Engineering, Energy, and Digital. Established in 2001, the agency is based in Bury, and is an APSCo member. Some job roles they have previously advertised for include Senior Project Engineer, CNC Millers, Welders & Fabrication Fitters, Press Section Technical Supervisor, and Sheet Metal Worker.
Unit 4, The Old Courthouse Tenterden Street, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 0AL
NRL is a Wigan-based specialist agency for the Engineering industry. It focuses on Nuclear; Renewables; Conventional Power; Advanced Facilities; Built Environment; Defence; Infrastructure; Oil, Gas and Petrochemical; and Transmission and Distribution. Established at Sellafield in 1983, they won Best Contractor Recruitment Agency at The Contracting Awards 2019, and Recruitment Company of the Year at the APSCo Awards for Excellence 2015.
The Old Lodge, Main Street, Egremont, Cumbria, CA22 2DB
Fusion People is an independent recruiter for the Rail and Engineering sectors. They fill permanent and temporary vacancies across the UK. They ranked in Recruitment International’s “TOP 250” as one of the top 40 largest recruitment businesses in the UK.
5th Floor Latham House Paradise Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 2BJ
Founded in 2015, The Resolute Group specialises in the following market sectors: Utilities, Construction, IT & Digital, Civil Engineering, Engineering, Business Operations, Rail/Rolling Stock, and Transportation. They also offer other services like contingency assignments, executive search & selection, volume and project campaigns, and headhunting services. The agency is based in Derby.
Storefirst Business Centre, Riverside Road, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, DE24 8HY