Who are We

The Colas Group is the world leader in road construction. The railway division is one of Europe’s leading providers of rail infrastructure services. In the UK Colas Rail combines the engineering skills of all our specialist businesses to provide total solutions in all aspects of railway infrastructure, from high speed rail systems to light and urban rail.

About us - Creating tomorrow’s railway

There are many exciting opportunities that lie ahead in creating tomorrow’s railway.

High-speed rail, light urban systems, high-output automated track maintenance and commercial rail freight are all areas that will become increasingly important to the UK in the future.

The continual maintenance and upgrading of the UK’s rail network remains a task that we are fully committed to and one in which we are increasingly leading the field. Thinking, investing and operating at the forefront of the industry trends ensures we have the capabilities to meet the future demands of our customers.

What we do

Colas Rail is one of Europe’s leading suppliers of railway infrastructure services. We are award-winning specialists having designed and constructed all forms of railway across Europe and the UK.

We are looking to our future in the railway industry with continued enthusiasm and a commitment to improve everything we do. To deliver the challenges set by a rapidly changing railway environment we constantly seek to adapt our behaviour and culture in order to meet and exceed the expectations of our clients and stakeholders. We have focused our business on providing best in class performance in key areas, which is demonstrated in the way that we deliver rail infrastructure projects.

Our approach to project delivery is to challenge the status quo through value management & value engineering, offering innovative solutions, whilst ensuring that output quality is guaranteed first time every time.

All of this is achieved through our greatest asset, our people. With this unity of purpose, we will play our part in providing 21st century railway systems.

A Career with Colas Rail

Our people are our strength and everyone working for Colas Rail plays a vital part in the success of the company. Together, we work on some of Europe's most high profile rail infrastructure projects.

Our parent company employs over 125,000 people on five continents and we are always interested in recruiting new staff for a range of positions. No matter what your current position, if you believe you have the skills to contribute to our future success, then we want to hear from you.

If you would like to find out about current opportunities with Colas Rail, please click the current vacancies button at the top of the page. For more information about Colas Rail please click the visit our website button at the top of this page.