Porterbrook
Working at Porterbrook
At Porterbrook our people are our most important asset. Building on three decades of expertise in the UK rail sector, our talented teams in Derby, Long Marston and London are leading some of the most exciting and innovative projects taking place in the railway today.
A great place to work
We offer access to excellent skills and training opportunities. You will be encouraged to contribute to our innovative culture, taking full advantage of our tailored professional and personal development initiatives. Our competitive benefits package further enhances a positive working environment.
Everyone has the opportunity to be proactive in their own development by taking advantage of our extensive internal and external training courses, with dynamic coaching, mentoring and seminars.
Sustainability is hardwired into our business agenda and underpins our approach to people, ensuring we have happy, healthy and motivated staff who are able to contribute to the communities in which we operate.
Graduate schemes and apprenticeships
Our ‘Year in Industry’ programme provides an opportunity for engineering undergraduates to experience life first-hand at Porterbrook, where they can contribute to specific projects during their time with the business. Students are assessed whilst with us and there is scope to secure full-time employment after graduation. This has allowed us to support young engineers and encourage them into rail engineering.
Our engineering apprentices progress to degree level before joining our graduate training scheme. This has allowed us to introduce new talent into the industry and provides an opportunity to work alongside and learn from experienced rail engineers.
The company’s engineering graduate training scheme is IMechE accredited for 3-year periods and has produced nearly 20 Chartered Engineers since its inception.
In addition, we recruit apprentices across all areas of the business, including our Finance and Planning departments.
Diversity and Inclusion
Porterbrook is a fully diverse and inclusive employer. The company is registered as a Disability Confident employer and holds Living Wage Accreditation. Our diversity policy is reviewed regularly in order to ensure fair and equal treatment for all existing and potential staff.
Women are well represented across every level of the organisational structure. Many of our female colleagues are role models within the rail industry.
We are immensely proud that women make up 26% of Porterbrook’s employees, working in a variety of important roles across the company including our leadership team. This compares to an industry average of 18.9% (NSAR 2025) and we are committed to increasing this further by:
- Supporting remote working to offer further flexibility for all staff, recognising those with caring responsibilities,
- Aspring to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants, from a wide range of backgrounds, to apply and join us on our journey,
- Engaging with cross industry initiatives to attract more diversity into the rail industry particularly among women, young people and under-represented communities.
Employee benefits
Working with Porterbrook offers an opportunity to join a great organisation with excellent people and a roadmap for the future to grow and develop the business. Some of our employee benefits include:Â
- 1.5x employer contributory pension scheme
- Financial wellbeing support
- Flexible working
- Enhanced family friendly policies
- Adoption & Shared Parental Leave benefits
- Enhanced Armed Forces policies
- Ongoing support with professional and personal development
- Long service awards
- Porterbrook Star awards
- Healthcare cash plan
- 25 days’ annual leave + Bank Holidays + option to buy and sell up to 5 days’ additional leave
- Additional days annual leave for long serviceÂ
- Season ticket loanÂ
Current vacancies
Applications to work at Porterbrook are welcome at any time. We are always on the lookout for market leading skills and talent, even if we have no current vacancies available. If you think you could contribute to our team, please email recruitment@porterbrook.co.uk attaching your CV and a covering letter explaining what interests you about us. Currently, we are recruiting for the following positions:
