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Become a Rail Conductor
As a Rail Conductor, you will play a key role in delivering a safe, reliable and welcoming transport service to the general public, helping passengers enjoy a comfortable journey while ensuring company rules, regulations and safety procedures are followed.
We operate seven days a week, including public holidays, so you can expect to work a variety of shifts.
With a comprehensive 11-week training programme, attractive benefits and excellent opportunities for career progression, this is your chance to build a rewarding career with Translink and help keep Northern Ireland moving.
Make Every Journey Matter
We are the accessible, inclusive and green public transport provider for Northern Ireland. The first choice for travel, today and for tomorrow.
We provide award-winning bus, coach and rail services and are recognised as an industry leader, delivering essential public transport services across Northern Ireland and beyond.
With more than 4,000 employees and exciting developments underway, including Belfast's landmark Grand Central Station and plans for new trains, Translink is helping to transform public transport, connect communities and work towards our Climate Action Pledge to reach net zero carbon by 2040.
Essential Criteria:
To be considered for a Rail Conductor role, you must meet the following essential criteria:
Be aged 18 or over, in order to undertake a safety critical role.
Minimum of 3 GCSEs at Grade C or above, or equivalent, including Maths & English.
Have a minimum of two years' experience in a customer-facing role, including regular, direct, face-to-face interaction with customers or members of the public, and experience dealing with complaints or conflict.
Have at least one year's experience processing customer transactions and payments using electronic or digital payment systems or point-of-sale systems.
Have the right to work in the UK.
Be available to work a range of shifts, including early mornings, afternoons, nights, weekends and bank/public holidays.
Be able to meet the required medical standards, including hearing, vision and normal colour vision.
A Role With Responsibility
Rail Conductors play a vital role in keeping Northern Ireland connected. As a visible and trusted member of the onboard team, you'll help passengers feel safe, informed and supported throughout their journey.
From providing travel information and assisting customers to carrying out important safety duties and responding calmly to unexpected situations, you'll make a real difference to the passenger experience every day.
This is more than a job. It's an opportunity to serve your community, work as part of a supportive team and build a career with purpose, stability and room to grow.
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There are so many good aspects to this job.
Anthony Walker - Lanyon Place Conductor
How to Apply and the Recruitment Process
To find out more about the recruitment process of becoming a Rail Conductor:
How to Apply and the Recruitment Process
Stage 1: Register your interest
Register your interest by clicking the button below. Fill out the application form and submit.
You should keep an eye on your email inbox including spam/junk folder for for updates of your application.
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Stage 2: Random selection
In anticipation of a high volume of applications, Translink reserves the right to implement a random selection protocol.
The Company is committed to equality of opportunity and non-discrimination. Random selection will only be applied to reduce application numbers at an early stage, where all applicants have met the essential criteria for the role. Candidates who are not selected during this phase will be held on a waiting list for a period of 24 months and may be considered for future opportunities within that timeframe.
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Stage 3: Mini Safe Concentration and Attention Test (Mini SCAAT)
The Mini SCAAT is a short, online screening test developed to assess an individual's ability to concentrate on routine tasks and respond to various stimuli. Translink use this screening tool as an indicator of competence in advance of statutory assessments.
The mini SCAAT assesses:
- Monotonous Task Concentration: Capacity to maintain focus on a task that lacks variety.
- Divided Attention: Ability to concentrate on two different things simultaneously.
- Attentional Switching: Speed and accuracy with which an individual can shift their focus between different stimuli.
The test will be administered by a registered provider. Candidates will be contacted by the provider and will be required to complete the online assessment within 5 days. Only those candidates who successfully meet the required standard on the Mini SCAAT will progress to the next stage.
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Stage 4: Recruitment Event with Interview
Candidates who meet the required standard at stage 3 (Mini SCAAT test) will be invited to attend an in-person Recruitment Event. The event will include:
- A face-to-face competency-based interview.
- A marketplace featuring stalls from Recruitment, Traction and Translink Training Academy which will provide valuable opportunities to learn more about the role and connect directly with team members.
Following the Recruitment Event, candidates will be informed of the outcome of their interview and top performing candidates will advance to the next stage of the recruitment process.
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Stage 5: Psychometric Assessments
This assessment process applies to any person or role that is required to hold a Train Driving Licence issued by the DfI RSA or CRR and is administered by a registered provider on behalf of Translink.
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Stage 6: Waiting Lists
Successful candidates will be placed on a waitlist for a period of 24 months, during which time they may be considered for opportunities as they arise, subject to the validity of all psychometric assessments. Candidates whose assessments have expired will be excluded from consideration and will be removed from the wait list.
Please note that being recommended to a waitlist is not a guarantee of employment and offers will be conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks. Offers will be made based on location preferences which will be determined during the application and interview stage of the recruitment process and in compliance with travel time requirements.
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Stage 7: Conditional Offer of Employment
When a vacancy arises, a conditional offer of employment will be made subject to the following pre-employment screening requirements:
- Medical Screening
- Pre Employment Screening
A final offer of employment will be made subject to the required standards being met during the pre-employment stage. Candidates will be issued an initial Trainee Train Driver contract and provided with a commencement date for training. Candidates will be provided with further information regarding the onboarding process at this stage.
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Stage 8: Translink Training Academy
At our purpose-built Training Academy, we are committed to developing safe, skilled, and confident Drivers. You will commence as a Trainee and subject to satisfactory completion of the training programme, will progress to the role of Train Driver.
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Benefits of Working for Translink
An 11-week training programme combining operational, customer service and role-specific courses, supported by experienced trainers and supervisors.
Comprehensive Training
Become a Rail Conductor
As a Rail Conductor, you will play a key role in delivering a safe, reliable and welcoming transport service to the general public, helping passengers enjoy a comfortable journey while ensuring company rules, regulations and safety procedures are followed.
We operate seven days a week, including public holidays, so you can expect to work a variety of shifts.
With a comprehensive 11-week training programme, attractive benefits and excellent opportunities for career progression, this is your chance to build a rewarding career with Translink and help keep Northern Ireland moving.
A Role with Responsibility
Rail Conductors play a vital role in keeping Northern Ireland connected. As a visible and trusted member of the onboard team, you'll help passengers feel safe, informed and supported throughout their journey.
From providing travel information and assisting customers to carrying out important safety duties and responding calmly to unexpected situations, you'll make a real difference to the passenger experience every day.
This is more than a job. It's an opportunity to serve your community, work as part of a supportive team and build a career with purpose, stability and room to grow.
There are so many good aspects to this job.
Anthony Walker - Lanyon Place Conductor
Closing date for applications:
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Earn £547.22 per week during the 11-week training period, increasing to £713.28 per week after training. Rates effective
from 1 April 2026.
Attractive Salary
Excellent opportunities for career progression and personal development within a large, diverse transport organisation.
Career Progression
Membership of the NILGOSC Pension Scheme, including death-in-service benefits, company sick pay and access to a free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme.
Pension and Wellbeing Support
30 days' annual leave, inclusive of public holidays, increasing to 34 days after two years.
Annual Leave
Access to the Cycle to Work Scheme and an optional Company Welfare Fund.
Additional Benefits
Work Locations Across Northern Ireland
Positions may be based in Belfast, Bangor, Portadown, Larne Harbour, Coleraine and Derry/Londonderry, subject to vacancies.
Work Locations Across Northern Ireland
Positions may be based in Belfast, Bangor, Portadown, Larne Harbour, Coleraine and Derry/Londonderry, subject to vacancies.