Infrastructure and Buildings Manager vacancy

Infrastructure and Buildings Manager, Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway

Full time

Salary £35,000 - £38,000 depending upon qualifications and experience plus staff travel benefits

About us:
The Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway is a registered charity. An eight-mile long 2ft 6in gauge railway running through beautiful mid-Wales countryside, it provides a steam-hauled tourist service and heritage displays. Operated predominantly by volunteers, the railway carries more than 25,000 passengers a year with an annual turnover of over half a million pounds. We are custodians of a significant portfolio of historic assets.

Your role:
Lead the infrastructure and buildings team, both paid and voluntary, in safely maintaining the railway’s track, civil engineering infrastructure and buildings. Ensuring the availability of the required infrastructure resources to enable the timetabled train services to operate, alongside providing appropriate advice and information on all aspects of civil engineering and buildings maintenance.

About you:

You have excellent leadership and interpersonal skills and a proven track record of motivating and managing. You are positive, energetic and enthusiastic. You will be a ’hands-on’ engineer with practical experience and theoretical knowledge in a civil engineering or buildings discipline. 

If you think you have the personal qualities to carry out this role and want to work with people who are passionate about preserving our heritage and educating the public, we want to hear from you.

For an application pack and to apply, please contact: humanresources@wllr.org.uk  

If you would like an informal chat about the role before applying, please contact James Brett on 01938 810441.

Closing date for applications: Midnight on Monday 18^th November 2024