Level 3 Rail Engineering Technician Apprenticeship (England & Wales)

Network Rail

London, Lowestoft, Luton

Closes on Friday 10 April 2026

Posted on 29 January 2026

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Summary

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.

Wage

£21,477 a year

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Training course
Engineering technician (level 3)
Hours
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.

35 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 10 November 2026

Duration

3 years

Positions available

5

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

  • 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

Where you'll work

You can select which locations you want to apply for in your application on Find an apprenticeship.

This apprenticeship is available in these locations:

  • London, NW1 2RS
  • London, SE1 0NS
  • London, London, NW10 0HQ
  • London Victoria, London, SW1V1JU
  • Lowestoft, NR32 2DT
  • Luton, Luton, LU2 0AW

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED

Training course

Engineering technician (level 3)

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Training schedule

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • Any Subject NOT including Science & English (grade 9-4)
  • English (grade 9-4)
  • Maths (grade 9-5)
  • Science (grade 9-4)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Patience

About this employer

That’s 20,000 miles of track, 30,000 bridges, tunnels and viaducts and the thousands of signals, level crossings and stations. We manage 20 of the country’s largest stations. The rest – over 2,500 – are run by the train operating companies.

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Disability Confident

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

  • Many of our Apprentices go on to hold senior positions within Network Rail, such as Programme Management, Principal Engineers, and Maintenance Delivery Engineers

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000011533.

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Closes on Friday 10 April 2026

After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.