Would you like to drive a train? Irish Rail has opened its latest recruitment campaign with a salary scale of up to € 60,000

IRISH RAIL HAS launched its latest Outsourcing Program for Train Drivers and said it is urging more women to apply for positions in the public transportation service.

Dozens of driver positions are expected at Irish Rail over the next several years, the company said, as increased investment in train services will see more drivers needed to meet this expansion.

In January 2019, the company launched its first external recruitment campaign after the drivers had previously been recruited internally within the CIÉ group.

At that stage, Irish Rail had said it expected to fill 100 new positions over four years.

For the latest advertised driver positions, candidates must be willing to work various shift patterns, including weekend work between 39 and 48 hours a week.

The new drivers will be located in warehouses throughout the country and the selected candidates will receive a salary scale that can reach 60,000 euros per year.

Drivers must have excellent communication skills, be calm in an emergency, follow rules and procedures, be conscientious, and have a customer focus.

Irish Rail CEO Jim Meade said: “With the planned expansion of services as part of the National Development Plan, it is an exciting time to be part of a growing organization.

“We are also seeing great interest in careers at Iarnród Éireann from a variety of origins: we are a diverse and inclusive employer and in particular we are urging more women to apply for chauffeur roles, and we are encouraged by the growing interest of women. in the last times. recruitment campaigns “.

The company said it will expand Dart service in the coming years, with service level increases and improved service frequency to Maynooth / M3 Parkway, Hazelhatch and Drogheda.

Also under the National Development Plan, the number of existing fleets is expected to increase by almost 50% with a tender process currently underway for up to 600 wagons.

You can find more information about the jobs here.