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SYSTEMS & INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING

Supporting original equipment manufacturers, train and freight operators, national main contractors and their associated supply chain,ATA recruit across all stages of the asset management lifecycle;

• Design & Development• Build & Installation• Test & Commissioning • Operations & Maintenance

The railway and its supply chain has an annual economic footprint of £9.3billion and employs over 200,000 people in the UK. 4 million people travel on the network daily and with the number rail journeys in the UK growing faster than across anywhere else in Europe, the billions of pounds of planned investment through to 2020 is necessary to further increase capacity and modernise the network.

As the UK market continues to grow we understand that our client’s ability to deliver high quality solutions and services hinges on their capacity to attract and retain the highest calibre candidates.

With huge international projects also drawing upon our railway resources, the market will become ever more competitive when recruiting skilled professionals. Companies will need to think differently working with our clients in a consultative manner means we are able to develop effective recruitment strategies that identify and attract key personnel. This ensures ATA’s clients are always at the front of the queue for the best candidates.

ATA Recruitment is a Link up accredited provider of professional recruitment services to the rail sector, operating across engineering, operations and construction to deliver clients tailored solutions to meet their recruitment and retention challenges.

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INTRODUCTION

ATA has specialist operating teams who are strategically focused within a given market, ensuring they are able to deliver an effective service to candidates and clients alike. Within the rail sector our consultants are supporting clients across:

• Train Operations and Engineering• Civil Engineering & Construction• Systems and Infrastructure Engineering (includingsignalling,overheadlineelectrification, telecoms & permanent way)• Trades & Labour Supply

ATA is experienced in placing candidates from graduate and trainee level, through to senior executives and directors both on a freelance and permanent basis throughout the UK.

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Since privatisation the growth in railway passenger numbers has been substantial, with over half a billion more rail journeys annually than 10 years ago. Forecasts suggest that by 2020 there will be similar growth; a further 400million annual rail journeys undertaken compared with 2013.

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Whether a client requires an interim solution for a fixed period or a volume of permanent hires at a senior executive level, the dedicated rail team provides its clients confidence that their recruitment effort is being managed by a partner that truly understands the sector.

With rail freight transit also expected to grow by 30% over the same period, the demand upon the operating businesses and their existing assetswill be considerable.

Investment into increasing capacity through the introduction of new rolling stock, new routes and new infrastructure, whilst striving for continued performance improvements to maximise customer experience, presents our clients many challenges. Not least, is the continued issue of workforce planning and the limited availability of experienced professionals for crucial engineering and operational positions.

ATA’s team has extensive experience in providing recruitment services to;

• Train & Freight Operating Companies • Original Equipment Manufacturers• Design & Project Management Consultancies• Rolling Stock Leasing Companies

ATA’s considerable experience supporting clients involved in the operation, design, manufacture and maintenance of rolling stock enables us to supply candidates within the following disciplines;

• Engineering & Maintenance• Design & Development• Overhaul & Refurbishment• Procurement & Supply Chain• Contracts & Commercial Management• QHSE• Train Care & Presentation• Customer Service & Gateline • Drivers & Operators

TRAIN OPERATIONS& ENGINEERING

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Network Rail’s £37.5billion investment plan for Control Period 5 incorporates a significant number of projects calling upon major civil engineering and construction works. The scale of the replacement and improvement works planned through to 2019, alongside many other major civil infrastructure projects included within the Governments National Infrastructure plan, will create a huge demand for resources that will significantly outstrip supply.

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as a recruitment partner to many national and regional contractors and consulting engineers.

Being established in the UK rail sector and having supported clients to deliver programs of work on Crossrail, Thameslink, IEP and the MAFA and Asset Management Frameworks, ATA’s team is well placed to recruit both senior professionals and skilled labour for roles UK wide.

With an exceptional industry network and with a proven track record of assisting clients recruit into ‘problem’ roles, ATA offers proven recruitment solutions to clients within this highly competitive market.

This challenge, associated with a return togrowth within the sector, is exacerbated bythe year on year decline of applications incivil engineering and construction relateddegrees since recession. The sector is inneed of a substantial number of skilledprofessionals across a variety of disciplineswithout a sufficient pipeline of talent.

The very best candidates are therefore hotly contested, both from companies recruiting for UK projects along with those involved in major infrastructure development works around the world. The appeal of expatriate opportunities in the Middle East, Africa and Asia is seeing many candidates take up assignments overseas on exceptional packages.

Working with clients to develop attractivevalue propositions for candidates and toensure they receive an exceptional ‘recruitment experience’, ATA operate

Our dedicated rail team has extensive experience in the of civil engineering and construction professionals for both site and office based positions including;

• Bid & Tender Managers• Designers & Design Managers• Site Engineers & Site Managers• Site Supervisors & General Foremen• Surveyors• Project & Contract Managers• Project Planners• Commercial Managers & Quantity Surveyors• Estimators• RIMINI & Possession Planners• CREs & CEMs

CIVIL ENGINEERING& CONSTRUCTION

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The modernisation of the rail network and the schemes such as the expansion of electrified routes, introduction of intelligent information and traffic management systems, and improvement of line speeds involves ongoing development of the UK’s infrastructure. To achieve greater cross border interoperability across Europe, the UK railway has already seen significant technological advancement since privatisation, with much more development planned.

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SYSTEMS & INFRASTRUCTURE

At the same time, ATA has had considerable success developing recruitment campaigns with clients to attract candidates from competitor organisations in the UK, either on a permanent or freelance basis.

As the rail industry moves to a more efficient and effective future, ATA is working with clients to ensure their recruitment efforts achieve the same, recruiting skilled professionals within the following;

• Signalling• OLE(overheadlineelectrification)• Permanent Way• Telecoms

Many of the skillsets required to deliver this work are unique to the railway and whilst privatisation has bought many improvements to the sector, it has been widely recognised that the one area that has suffered since 1993 is the training of skills.

Engineers within signalling, telecommunications and electrification are a scarce commodity within the sector. The increase in work in the UK has consumed existing resources, whilst the continual effort within overseas projects to attract engineers from the UK market leaves the sector painfully short of skills.

ATA has worked with many clients over the years to develop and deliver innovative solutions to this skills shortage issue, including the attraction of engineers from other industries into the sector and the recruitment of individuals from overseas (across mainland Europe, India and Australia).

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ATA’s team of recruitment specialists has a proven capability recruiting specialist engineers within the rail sector, including;

• IRSE Licensed Designers, Installers, Testers, Project Engineers • OLE&ElectrificationDesignEngineers• Electrical Project Engineers• Nominated & Authorised Personnel• CREs & CEMs• Commissioning Engineers• PWay Designers• PWay Engineers• TechnicalOfficers• Handback Engineers

The size and scale of many of the projects currently in progress and planned over Control Period 5 will require increasing numbers of PTS workers across the length and breadth of the country.

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LABOUR SUPPLY

infrastructure within each of the existing frameworks to which Ganymede currently supply, the range of work activities include:

• Track Maintenance• Plain Line & S&C Renewals• Line Side Installation• Enabling works• UTX & location bases• Civils• Station Refurbishment• Vegetation Clearance• Infrastructure & Projects Management support• Possession support & OLE

Installation and Possession SupportWith a company mantra of “Safety First, Safety Always”, Ganymede has developed a culture and ethos of continuous improvement, which places safety at the heart of their operation. This safety culture helps drive awareness amongst all staff regarding working practices that eliminate complacency.

With approximately only 30% of current PTS workers being employed on permanent contracts, the sector is heavily reliant upon the provision of interim workers. Therefore labour suppliers must understand the challenges and demands of managing railway workers and the stringent rules and regulations that exist within the sector.

The high standard of safety and quality required of trackside workers requires thorough and effective recruitment and management processes. Across the rail sector the safe and successful completion of projects is a direct consequence of the calibre of workers undertaking the hard work on site.

ATA Recruitment’s sister company Ganymede has an award winning pedigree supplying labour into the sector, providing a multi-skilled workforce for clients from its significant pool of primary sponsored staff, further supported by sub-sponsored staff.

Ganymede is a Link-up accredited supplier and has a wealth of experience in providing skilled operatives working on both Network Rail and London Underground managed

Ganymede has a proven track record of supply across the following areas;

• Track – PTS Operatives, Gangs, Foremen and Supervisors• Protection / Safety Critical – COSS, ES, Lookout, Machine Controller, LXA, HSM• Trades – Ground Worker, Labourer, Carpenter, Bricklayer, Electrician, Steel Fixer• Electrification–Linesmen,Supervisor, Machine Controller• London Underground – Operatives, SPICs, Plate Layers, Protection Masters

As winner of ‘Best Labour Supply Agency’ at the 2013 RailwayPeople HR, Recruitment and Skills Awards, Ganymede are the market leading supply of managed labour to the rail sector.

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