Junior Supervisor

We are a multi-disciplined railway engineering contractor with a portfolio that covers Permanent Way, Civil Engineering and Welding. We have three established offices, our Head Office in Bamber Bridge, Preston, our P-Way and Civils Office in Crewe and our Welding depot in Doncaster. We proactively recruit from within the local community to fully support our clients on a national basis

Haigh Rail is recruiting a full time Junior Supervisor to work on Network Rail and Metro System Infrastructure. This would suit a Track Charge-man/Ganger with 5+ years experience in a similar role.

Other requirements for the role include:

  • COSS Certification
  • Handback experience
  • Stressing Certification
  • A full, clean, UK driving licence
  • This position is only open to applicants with the right to work in the UK.

Why work for us:

Our teams deliver exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building, and maintaining the rail infrastructure for customers that supports economies and strengthens communities.

We offer excellent salaries and smart working depending on the role to provide more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times and remote working, where projects allow.

 

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York – Track Improvement Works

Haigh Rail Limited’s Track Division has commenced works at York Railway Museum.

Over time, the rails on the roads around the turntable have been sinking, so our Track team has been investigating and then replacing any decaying timbers as a priority. The roads have an interesting make-up with an inspection pit forming the 1st half and the 2nd half embedded in concrete.

The image shows the investigation works, whereby our track experts lifted the pit boards to determine the extent.

Works are being delivered in two stages to keep walkways open for the public.

Stage 1 was the Inspection Pit area, which has involved breaking out 500mm channels in concrete either side of the existing rails to remove the rails and supporting timbers. From there, the team will renew the timbers and re-install the rails to line, level and gauge. Stage 1 will be completed through concrete preparation, drilling starter bars, installing mesh, shutters and finally the concrete pour.

Stage 2 covers the embedded rail section of the road and will incorporate a large volume of break out and spoil removal. The area will be checked for its integrity and then prepped for a final concrete pour including all reinforcement installation and shutters.

The works have been fast-tracked to date to minimise disruption and are due for completion shortly.

A case study will follow, so look out for that works completion update very soon!

Thanks to Engineering Director Dan Foster and the track team for their works to date.

Haigh Rail Awarded Track Framework

Haigh Rail Limited is pleased to announce the award of a four-year framework to provide a variety of track works on behalf of client Midland Metro Ltd (MML), who has full responsibility for operating and maintaining the West Midlands Metro tram network.

As part of this contract, Haigh Rail Limited will act as the Principal Contractor, and in the majority of projects also act as Principal Designer for a range of track work types; including gauge restoration, rail replacement, ballasted rail works, tram stop rail replacement and embedded rail works.

Delivery of this contract will require flexible planning to ensure safety critical works are delivered to meet the authorities’ requirements.

The framework will be led by Director Keiran Clarke and Project Manager Matthew Bowyer-Hill. Additionally, Engineering Director Dan Foster will support with track know-how from his vastly experienced engineering, supervisory and delivery teams. All of these personnel were instrumental in the success of this award.

Furthermore, Haigh Rail Limited will utilise Professional Head of Welding Mick Downing and his Welding Division to support welding activities as required.

Managing Director Chris Haigh added:

“We are absolutely delighted to have been selected as MML’s framework partner and we very much look forward to working collaboratively to deliver first class track engineering projects with MML, supporting passengers on their daily journey’s and enhancing the local communities where we work.”

Haigh Rail completes Points Upgrade Works in Manchester

Haigh Rail’s Track Division, led by Engineering Director Dan Foster, has supported and assisted Network Rail with some points upgrade works at Phillips Park in Manchester.

The scope included replacement of timbers, ironwork, squaring points and regauging.

The project commenced on Friday 8th March 2023 and was handed back on time, successfully on 13th March 2023.

Great work from our track team.

Our Track Division is an established multi-disciplinary track renewal and maintenance service provider that delivers permanent way projects covering renewals, maintenance and engineering services. These are the services delivered:

  • S&C Plain Lining and New Track Installation
  • Hollow Bearer Installation
  • Plain Line Installation
  • Point Condition Surveys
  • IBJ (Insulated Block Joints) and HB Surveys (Hollow bearer)
  • IBJ Installation and Recovery
  • Stressing/Tamping/Handback Works
  • Track Monitoring

These activities are supported by our in house Welding Division.

Haigh Rail completes Dewsbury Station Rope Access Core Drilling

Haigh Rail Limited has undertaken a Rope Access Core Drilling project at Dewsbury Station. The works to the station retaining wall included: 

  • 5No 75mm Horizontal Cores to a depth of 3m.
  • 4No 75mm Inclined Cores to a depth of 3m.
  • 1No 150mm Core to a depth of 300mm to allow for strength testing.
  • Vegetation clearance to facilitate a trial pit at the base of the retaining wall.
  • Reinstatement of core holes with sandstone grout.

Haigh Rail used its Level 1 IRATA operatives to deliver the project work under the management of its Level 3 IRATA Supervisor and a PIC.

All works were successfully completed during a midweek blockade of the railway and completed on schedule.

Haigh Rail Limited’s Civils Division undertakes core drilling for rail and infrastructure clients throughout the UK. The team is additionally IRATA (Industrial Rope Access Trade Association) certificated, which has allowed the business to complete complex sites along the railway and highway infrastructure as an alternative option to scaffolding. Having in-house IRATA Level 3 operatives, enables us to deliver a fully managed service for clients. Our roped access systems are commonly used for vegetation removal, diamond core drilling at height and asset examination work.

New eight wheeled rigid wagon with 71 tonne/metre crane

Haigh Rail Limited is delighted to share exciting news for its Haulage Division – Haigh Haulage – with the unveiling of a new Scania eight wheeled rigid wagon. The wagon has a 71 tonne/metre FASSI crane and full 360 degree lifting capability due to front legs being fitted. The wagon also has slue locks installed for working railway lineside/adjacent line open working.

All drivers at Haigh Rail Limited are fully trained with PTS, CPCS, ALLMI crane training, First Aid and ALO training. Haigh Rail Limited also has lift planning and Appointed Person capability should clients require this support.

The new wagon is fully compliant with all the latest safety and environmental features including cyclist cameras, recording cameras, Euro 6, side restraints and is available nationwide for all rail related projects, with cable A frames for cable distribution.

For more information and to work with our professional team, please contact our Haulage Manager – duncan@haighrail.com or call 01772 458000 for further details.

Dartmouth Street & Dudley Street – Re-Rail Through Tram Stop

Haigh Rail Limited were tasked with concrete remedial works, baseplate re-alignment, re-railing, crossing replacements, block paving replacement and re-gauging of all four corners into the stops at two locations, Dudley Street and Dartmouth Street tram stops.

Single line closure over two consecutive weekends allowed the infrastructure to operate bi-directional on a single line and to remain open to the public whist allowing for the continuation of works.

Haigh Rail Limited developed an adjustable base plate design allowing for the increase/decrease of track level ensuring the correct geometry when entering/stopping at/leaving the tram stop.

The programme for core works was built so resource, materials, plant and equipment could be distributed at the same time, working at and completing the sites in unison.

Block paving, concrete edge beams, rail and ballast were all excavated/cut-out/removed allowing for the removal of unstable base-plates and the installation of the adjustable base plates and new rail.

Welding and stress restoration took place before the reinstatement of temporary walkways, concrete edge-beams and block paving.

All works were completed and handed back within the granted possession.

New Swan Lane – Road Crossing and Track Renewal

Haigh Rail Limited was commissioned to undertake the renewal of the track and heavy duty road crossing at New Swan Lane. To minimise public disruption the project was planned to be completed within a 60 hour period.

Following a pre-isolated rail delivery shift a temporary compound was established at Black Lake car park, inclusive of welfare, site office, materials and plant.

Haigh Rail Limited commissioned Traffic Management, which allowed for complete access to the site.

Utilising on and off track plant, Haigh Rail Limited successfully removed the aged heavy duty road crossing, floor cutting along pedestrian and road tarmac and associated rail, contaminated ballast and slab.

Once removed and to coincide with the required track geometry, Haigh Rail Limited placed 300mm of hardcore base, installed outer and inner concrete stabilisation beams. Twin block concrete sleepers were laid in accordance to accept the new road crossing, guaranteeing all original geometry. New rails were set in place, welded and stressed and completed re-ballasting throughout the site.

Installation of new road crossing panels prior to tarmac works and hot line markings completed.

Stability testing of the road crossing was performed prior to removal of all Traffic Management.

Hand-back along with dilapidation survey and compound clearance were all completed within the allocated timeframe.

Wishbone Bridge – Embedded Rail Replacement

Haigh Rail Limited completed a survey following the discovery of a cracked/defect rail within an embedded road section of the rail infrastructure.

It was ascertained that the affected rail could not be plated, so an urgent submission was approved to replace a 5m section.

Inclusive of Traffic Management, Haigh Rail Limited jointly planned a 40-hour possession to complete works and re-open to the public.

Once the possession was attained, Haigh Rail Limited proceeded with road cutting parallel to either side of the defected rail, removed the existing ALH and broke out the surrounding concrete utilising plant with a slew restrictor and hand tools to expose the rail and fixings.

The damaged rail was cut and removed from site allowing for the installation of a new section.

The new rail was installed to gauge and track geometry, welded and ground to specification.

Rapid set concrete was installed within the exposed area to generate the required space for the inclusion of ALH.

Shuttering was placed between the rail and straight cut concrete to create a void for the pouring of the on-site mixed ALH.

All materials, plant, tools and barriers were removed before the re-opening of the Traffic Management, which was staged throughout the works, allowing for extended use of the busy roundabout, minimising disruption to the public.

Haigh Resourcing completes work using its IRATA certified teams

Haigh Resourcing – Haigh Rail Limited’s civils and vegetation management division – has completed a rope access core drilling and vegetation clearance project using its IRATA certificated teams.

This latest site at Lower Wharf Street, included vegetation clearance of a redundant subway and 2No 75mm Cores to a depth of 3 metres. The subway itself was situated beneath track level, so Haigh Rail Limited cleared all vegetation to expose the subway shaft. Our IRATA Level 3 Operative then set up anchor points off the palisade fence, to enable our IRATA Level 1 Operatives to descend safely and set up the core drilling rig.

An endoscopy of each hole was undertaken, the core holes were then reinstated and a report provided for the TRU project, including a detailed analysis of each core sample.

 

Haigh Rail successfully delivers works at Ashton Viaduct

Haigh Rail Limited’s Civils Division undertakes core drilling for rail clients throughout the UK. The team is additionally IRATA (Industrial Rope Access Trade Association) certificated, which has allowed us to recently complete a complex site at Ashton Viaduct on the Transpennine Route Upgrade. The location had no access beneath the viaduct, so all works had to be carried out with rope access. 

Haigh Rail successfully delivered 12no 75mm cores at a depth of 3 metres on the North and South elevations of the viaduct. Possession of the line was taken to enable our IRATA Level 3 Operative to set up anchor points to the rails. IRATA Level 1 Operatives then descended down into position and set up the core drilling rigs. On completion of each core, our operatives used an endoscope to record the backing material of the structure. Once the endoscopy was complete, reinstatement of the core holes commenced. 

All core samples were sent off for analysis, so that a full report could be produced for the client. Works were successfully carried out during a 27hr blockade.

Haigh Rail Limited Sponsors Gaelic Football Team

Haigh Rail Limited is delighted to have been given the opportunity to sponsor and support St Peter’s GAA U15 Gaelic football team. The club is based in Manchester and only re-started its underage teams earlier this year. The team will be based at Sedgley Park RUFC and will be proudly wearing their new kit every second weekend from September 21 to May 22 across pitches and clubs in Greater Manchester (looking superb – being the usual top quality from O’Neill’s).

MD Chris Haigh added: “As a corporately responsible business, we are delighted to be supporting the Greater Manchester community and the young people in it. We wish them all the very best for the coming season”.

Haigh Rail Limited Passes its RISQS Audit

Haigh Rail Limited has passed its annual RISQS audit this week – a key accreditation that is held by the business in order to deliver its contracting services in permanent way, welding, minor civils, minor building and vegetation management – as a key supplier to the UK rail industry.

Chris Haigh, Managing Director, has this to say:
“A very successful outcome, with lots of positives too. Many thanks to all concerned, in particular our HSQE team for their support. This added to our Trackside PCL renewal, demonstrates our ability to deliver projects throughout their lifecycle, safely and with quality outcomes.”

This stringent annual audit of its management systems allows Haigh Rail Limited to provide evidence that both the company and its project delivery meet the necessary health, safety, operational and competence requirements of the UK rail industry.

Haigh Rail re-assessed for BS EN ISO 3834 Quality Requirements for Welding

Haigh Rail Limited has recently been successfully re-assessed by the Welding Fabricator Certification

Scheme (WFCS). Haigh Rail’s Welding Division were able to satisfactorily demonstrate welding fabricator compliance with BS EN ISO 3834 “Quality Requirements for Welding”.  Accredited by UKAS, this certification provides independent verification of our company’s welding and fabricating capabilities, providing evidence of compliance with European and International Standards.

The benefit for certificated companies under the WFCS include:

  • clear, high profile independent verification of compliance with BS EN ISO 3834
  • independent confirmation of competence for its welding and fabricating capabilities
  • welding quality management and fabrication capability assessments carried out by specialist assessors
  • increased national and international business potential through demonstrated compliance with the welding quality requirements of a wide range of emerging International and European product standards
  • compliance with EU Directives and European and International Standards

Mick Downing, Haigh Rail Director and Professional Head of Welding added the following comment:

“Delighted with the confirmation of our re-assessment, with no non-conformances and not a single observation relating to our processes, records and procedures – a fantastic effort. Special thanks to Martin Allen for being lead RWC, working with TWI Certification’s Lead Assessor and providing the necessary evidence to enable another successful result for Haigh Rail Limited.”

Trackside Principal Contractors Licence renewed

Haigh Rail Limited is pleased to announce that its Trackside Principal Contractors Licence (PCL) has been assessed and renewed by Network Rail until October 2023. This allows the company to continue to deliver in its own right as a main contractor on Network Rail UK controlled infrastructure not only managing their own works, but also other suppliers and sub-contractors works too.

Following the completion of a comprehensive audit, Network Rail were satisfied with Haigh Rail’s approach to both railway assurance and the management and delivery of railway works.

Haigh Rail’s Managing Director, Chris Haigh, commented, saying:

“With direct contracts with Network Rail, our strategy is to manage and deliver fully managed projects throughout the country. With strategically placed depots in the Midlands, the North East and the North West and works being successfully delivered from Watford in the South to Carlisle in the North, we are geared up and ready.

“This renewal is testament to our wholehearted commitment to rail assurance. Railways are at the very core of our business and our people.

“We look forward to future collaboration with Network Rail and our rail industry partners to extend our core permanent way, civils and vegetation management offering – demonstrating further how our directly employed and managed workforce are capable of delivering rail projects effectively.”

Haigh Rail Limited Amenity Forum Membership

Haigh Rail Limited is delighted to confirm that it has been accepted as a member of the Amenity Forum. We are always looking to align with likeminded organisations that support best practice and the sharing of information – as part of being a continuously improving organisation. Our teams are trained, however, we want to ensure that we are always keeping them abreast of the latest developments to support their work.

Haigh Rail’s Vegetation Management Division will support the Forum’s primary objective of promoting and encouraging an integrated approach to the proper and responsible use of pesticides and other methods for the control of weeds. We want to ensure that our teams act in a responsible manner in all their vegetation and weed management activities, paying due regard to the safety and interests of our people, the public and the wider environment.

Haigh Rail’s management system is accredited to ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 to ensure that all actions we undertake are safe, sustainable and quality controlled.

Haigh Rail’s Track Division Delivers P-Way Projects

Haigh Rail’s Track Division, supported by its in-house Welders, have been busy over the last few months and it shows no signs of abating either.

The in-house team has been installing Hollow Bearers and installing and recovering IBJ’s in the Midlands, Yorkshire and Manchester.

The P-Way team has also been planning the conversion of a large number of Point Ends, as well as the abandonment of a number of S&C units in the North West.

Haigh Rail have a long established track renewal and maintenance delivery arm for track covering renewals, maintenance and engineering services, including a supporting welding division. The engineering team, led by Dan Foster, deliver the following services for permanent way projects:

  • S&C Plain Lining and New Track Installation
  • Hollow Bearer Installation
  • Plain Line Installation
  • Point Condition Surveys
  • IBJ (Insulated Block Joints) and HB Surveys (Hollow bearer)
  • IBJ Installation and Recovery
  • Stressing/Tamping/Handback Works
  • Track Monitoring

Haigh Rail Completes Palisade Fencing Works

Haigh Rail has successfully completed 500m of Palisade fencing. The package of works included a fully managed service offering covering vegetation clearance, removal of existing fencing and installation of new Palisade.

Works were delivered with a managed road closure in place and involved significant hand excavation due to the close proximity of services.

Specifically, the scope of works covered:

  • Vegetation clearance of hedge row and trees
  • Stumps being cut flush with ground level
  • The existing fence was dismantled and removed from site
  • Hand digging of holes due to services
  • Installation of new palisade
  • Grading the verge and tidying the road prior to the road closure being lifted

Chris Haigh, MD of Haigh Rail added:

“This is another great example of Haigh Rail’s capability. These railway project works were expertly managed and delivered considerately by our in-house Fencing and Vegetation Management teams.”

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Haigh Rail Successfully Supports Ditton Commissioning – Weaver to Wavertree

Haigh Rail has supported the successful commissioning of Ditton, over a busy bank holiday weekend for the team. Ditton is the final stage of the Weaver to Wavertree Resignalling Scheme, where Haigh Rail has been engaged as a delivery partner since 2017 for their client Siemens.

Over the weekend, Haigh Rail’s in-house Track and Welding Divisions installed and recovered several Insulated Block Joints (IBJ’s) including all welding and stressing – during this project Haigh Rail has installed 31No new and recovered 222No IBJ’s.

The entire track scope of works has included S&C Abandonments – a set of traps which were plain lined – and track circuit works covering heavy maintenance, including the renewal of ballast, sleepers and components. Haigh Rail’s works have also included 14No Point End conversions from HW and Mechanical POE to Clamp Locks.

Haigh Rail also installed final OLE bonding in 16No locations along the route and undertook some last-minute bonding changes too, when the final MOD was issued.

Haigh Resourcing, the Civils Division of Haigh Rail, were also involved, successfully completing 4No LOC recoveries along the route and then making good the areas that were recovered.

The Civils team also undertook a strip out of Ditton Signal Box Panel – once it was fully decommissioned by the Siemens T&C team.

Haigh’s Vegetation Management team were also involved, carrying out de-vegetation works in multiple areas around PZTs, LOCs, and signal and speed board sighting areas. They also completed some further preparation works in advance of an upcoming piece of work.

These multi-trade works were fully co-ordinated by Haigh Rail’s management and supervision and the company is pleased to say that there were no accidents or incidents.

Managing Director, Chris Haigh, was heavily involved in this weekend’s work and send his praise to all involved:
“A great team effort, with Haigh Rail and Siemens teams working in harmony – planning work together, collaborating effectively and delivering safely.”

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Concrete track slab extension

Haigh Rail has completed an intensive railway design and build contract to extend the Road 5 reinforced concrete track slab to allow the train operator sufficient space to install temporary buildings for ongoing rolling stock repair and maintenance works.

The slab extension covered an area of 40m x 12m (480m2) and involved the removal and reinstatement of track and components, to facilitate the excavation and formation of the new concrete pad. The new slab was also required to tie into the existing plinth, which was completed by drilling and fixing steel dowels, which were secured into existing slab structure with a two-pack epoxy resin. Like any extensive concrete extension, the slab was poured in sections to suit expansion requirements.

Haigh Rail acted as the Principal Contractor throughout the works and appointed a civils designer from its supply chain. Integrating Design and Construction was fundamental to this project with track and civils elements working in harmony through Haigh Rail’s multi-disciplinary engineering and delivery team. This single, combined approach enabled the full D&B process to be managed and all build challenges to be closed out through close co-operation from the design team into site constructability.

The project also included rebuilding drainage inspection chambers and installing electric ducting for cable installations and in compliance with Haigh Rail’s sustainable policy, a full waste management hierarchy was instigated, with all items separated and recycled via licensed materials handlers.

Full materials testing was completed with as built documentation supplied as part of the handover pack.

Haigh Rail’s meticulous approach to surveying, railway engineering and on-site delivery provided complete project surety, with the track being installed first and then the concrete placed thereafter.

Despite challenging winter conditions, the works were completed on time, to budget – to the delight of the customer, who was 100% satisfied with the end result.

Haigh Rail Successfully Migrates to 45001 Standard

Haigh Rail are delighted to announce the migration of our safety accreditation to the new 45001 standard and have further merged this with our Quality (9001:2015) and Environmental (14001:2015), to create an integrated management system solution in order to maximise business benefits.

Through alignment of this new standard and our OH&S management system with other ISO management systems we have in place, Haigh Rail has streamlined its processes in order to increase efficiency and save time and money.  This new standard will help to deliver the following benefits:

  • Increasing our organisational resilience through proactive risk prevention, innovation and continual improvement
  • Strengthening of legal and regulatory compliance
  • Greater brand responsibility by committing to safe, healthy and sustainable work
  • A single occupational health and safety system for our businesses, supporting all our divisions in the management/delivery of track, welding and civils & labour contracts

This would not have been achieved without the hard work many, but in particular our HSE and Compliance Team of HSEQ Manager, Duncan Murray and Compliance Advisor, Steve Simpson, from Simpson Consulting.

Speaking on the news, MD Chris Haigh, said:

“Health, Safety and Compliance are central to our business. Transitioning to the new ISO 45001 standard is a testament to our dedication to the safety and wellbeing of our staff and any other interested parties.”

Haigh Rail progressing well with new fencing project in the Midlands

Haigh Rail’s Civils and Labour Division – Haigh Resourcing – is progressing well with a significant fencing scheme covering 42km in the Midlands for a large Tier One organisation.

Director Keiran Clarke and his Senior team of Senior PM Grant Gleave and Contracts Manager Ed Anderson, have all been involved in planning and managing the works to date. The continuity of also being involved from the tender stage, has provided the senior team with full insight of the project, enabling swift mobilisation and facilitation of the contract, which has enhanced the overall progress and the quality of the works to date.

Haigh Rail is responsible for all site engineering for setting out the fencing line, the provision of site management, site supervision and providing skilled and competent fencing teams.

Managing Director Chris Haigh added:

“Great progress to date from the team, the quality of the works is of the highest order. This is testament to the approach we take across the lifecycle of any project and the meticulous planning and preparation that goes into every scheme we deliver.”

The company are specialists in the supply and installation of Railway Boundary, Security and Temporary Fencing for Network Rail, TFL and Light Rail systems, as well as Fencing installations for other transport infrastructure and construction sites.

They have vast experience installing the following products on railways, other transport infrastructure and construction sites throughout the UK.

  • Boundary Fencing
  • Security Fencing
  • Railway Fencing
  • Temporary Fencing
  • Gates
  • Handrailing