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About us

Keolis Amey Docklands 2025 Limited (KAD25) operates and maintains the Docklands Light Railway (DLR).  This is a joint venture between leading global transport operator Keolis and UK Rail and Asset Management industry expert, Amey.


Our role is to deliver a safe and reliable railway, every day, to over 124 million passengers per year.  We do this by operating and maintaining the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) on behalf of Transport for London (TfL) – that is 40km of track, 38 stations and 149 fully automated vehicles.  We have four staffed stations on the network and a Passenger Service Agent (PSA) on every fully automated train.  Our PSAs provide excellent customer service and support to all of our customers.

Our people

We recognise that our people are our greatest asset. We value and celebrate the great passion and experience they have in operating and maintaining the DLR safely. We encourage all our people to ‘think like a customer’ and put them first in delivering service excellence every day, in everything we do.


All our people, from our customer facing teams and our Engineers, to our support services team, play an important role in running the DLR. So, whatever you’re looking for, we could be the company for you. 

Our values

At KAD25, our core values: Delivering, Caring and Innovating are important to us. We want all our people to embody these values in the way they approach their work.  In return we offer rewarding career prospects with a range of benefits.

We are committed to safety and service excellence every day

We take responsibility for all that we do

We build long-term relationships based on trust and collaboration

Embedded

1. Strives to deliver the best results with integrity, and not at the expense of others, always with consideration for the business needs. Stays calm under pressure.


2. Takes responsibility and accountability for their actions and continually seeks feedback, learning from it to improve performance.


3. Communicates information and issues promptly, transparently and effectively. Works collaboratively within the business and with our clients to achieve common goals and objectives.


4. Builds trust and confidence through honestly, transparency, care and fairness. Is a positive role model.


5. Recognises and praises positive behaviours, raises concerns about harmful or negative behaviours. Open to feedback on personal behaviours and actively takes action to correct or improve.

Developing

1. Often strives to deliver good results, but sometimes at the expense of others. Generally stays calm under pressure.


2. Takes responsibility and accountability for their actions.


3. Attempts to communicate information and issues promptly, transparently and effectively, but does not always achieve this. Attempts to work collaboratively, but sometimes becomes fixed.


4. Attempts to build trust and confidence through honesty, transparency, care and fairness. Is sometimes a positive role model.


5. Recognises positive and negative behaviours, and sometimes takes action on these. Listens to feedback and will seek to improve.

Emerging

1. Does what is asked of them but rarely goes the extra mile to ensure good results. Can sometimes default to poor behaviours when under pressure.


2. Takes responsibility and accountability for the performance of their area of the business, but not the actions taken to achieve this performance.


3. Only shares key information and issues when specifically asked. Concentrates on their priorities, at the expense of the common goals and objectives.


4. Advocates for honesty, transparency, care and fairness and occasionally displays these behaviours.


5. Recognises positive and negative behaviours, but is slow to take action on these. Listens to feedback but tends to be defensive.

Weak

1. Avoids ownership and looks to pass the blame when things go wrong.


2. Ignores the impact of actions or behaviour on others. Does not learn lessons from actions that do not end well.


3. Withholds information or complicates issues with jargon. Deliberately obstructive to others achieving their goals and objectives.


4. Can be unfriendly, rude and uncooperative. Likes to complain and negatively influence others.


5. Does not acknowledge the contribution of others, self-promotes and willingly overlooks unacceptable behaviours. Unable to take feedback on personal behaviours.

We promote the wellbeing, health and safety of our colleagues and customers.

We embrace equality, diversity and inclusion.

We actively support our local communities and the environment.

Embedded

1. Considers the health, safety and wellbeing impact on colleagues and customers in all that they do.


2. Values diversity and difference and shows everyone fairness, dignity and respect.


3. Encourages input and ideas, actively listens to understand and respects other opinions.


4. Listens empathetically, showing kindness and concern for others whilst respecting any need for confidentiality.


5. Demonstrates awareness/interest in our local communities and the environment. Proactively supports community or environmental initiatives through advocating, volunteering or otherwise.

Developing

1. Conscious of the health and safety of colleagues and customers, and takes active steps to promote these.


2. Is aware of the importance and need for diversity and difference and is actively working to understand their own personal bias's.


3. Will listen to input and ideas from others when raised. Respects opinions when broadly in line with their own.


4. Takes the time to listen. Generally good at keeping confidentiality.


5. Demonstrates some awareness/interest in our local communities and the environment. Will support community or environmental initiatives but could be more of an advocate.

Emerging

1. Follows all company guidance and rules on health and safety and is aware of the importance of this.


2. Values diversity related to their own characteristics, but not necessarily to those of others. Will complete requirements placed on them by the organisation.


3. Asks for input and ideas, but often talks over others and can be dismissive of ideas which are not in line with their own.


4. Listens when they have time to. Occasionally breaches confidentiality or professionalism in settings they believe are ok to do so.


5. Supports community or environmental initiatives if asked, and completes awareness/educational tasks on these topics if requested.

Weak

1. Cuts corners, looks for the quickest way to do things rather than the best way. Acts in a way that puts others’ safety and wellbeing at risk or without consideration for the colleague or customer impact.


2. Shows bias in their behaviours, creates cliques, excludes or isolates others.


3. Likes to micromanage and think they know best. Listens in order to respond rather than to understand.


4. Ignores or dismisses others, quick to gossip and uses the guise of banter to harass or discriminate.


5. Uninterested and ill-informed on our local community and the environment. Does not support company initiatives in these areas.

We prioritise learning and development to continually improve.

We encourage curiosity, empower others, drive innovation and forward thinking.

We strive to find new solutions and smarter ways of working

Embedded

1. Thinks openly to initiate continuous improvement and willing to help others.


2. Demonstrates curiosity and enthusiasm, applying learning from new knowledge and experience.


3. Embraces and drives change, looking for new ways to do things. Adaptable to changes, with a willingness and capability to challenge past assumptions.


4. Anticipates risks and opportunities within their area or adjacent areas of the business and then takes necessary active steps. Forward thinking.


5. Proactively looks outside of the organisation and industry to maintain a fresh perspective on innovation opportunities and benchmarks.

Developing

1. Will complete learning reviews and lessons learned activities when required and make genuine attempts to improve.


2. Is interested in new ideas and happy to attend workshops or meetings to discuss these.


3. Acknowledges the need for change and is open to discuss it. Does not proactively drive change and is happy to defer it.


4. Consider future risks and opportunities, and any subsequent actions, but only when asked to do so.


5. Will consider and explore innovation opportunities when shared with them directly through internal or external channels to the company.

Emerging

1. Participates in learning reviews and lessons learned sessions, but can be defensive and dismissive of improvements needed in their area.


2. Is indifferent or apathetic to new ideas or initiatives, but will go along with them if requested.


3. Will only support change if it does not affect them too much personally. 


4. Does not always understand potential future risks and opportunities and can miss key indicators of these. 


5. Does not actively engage with current industry-wide thinking and has little interest in the activity of other operations or organisations.

Weak

1. Closed-minded and only concerned with their own needs, disinclined to share knowledge.


2. Is reluctant to learn new things, accepts the status quo. 


3. Is disengaged and feels threatened by new processes or smarter ways of working. Puts up barriers to new ideas and unwilling to do things differently. 


4. Closed to thinking beyond the current task at hand and has little interest in the future success of the business. 


5. Resists looking for or accepting innovation inspiration that originates outside of the organisation. Shuts down those trying to share external perspectives.

Equal Opportunities

KAD25 recognises the benefits of a diverse workforce. We are committed to treating all our people with dignity and respect, and we ensure our opportunities are open to everyone. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our Equalities Monitoring process helps us ensure our opportunities are reaching everyone. Please see our Support Pack for more information.

Benefits

We hope you’ll agree that KeolisAmey Docklands is a great place to work. The following highlights some of the benefits and support available to you as a colleague.

All colleagues can apply for a staff Oyster pass that provides free travel on TfL transport zones 1 to 6 (non-contractual benefit). You can also request a pass for a nominee who lives at the same address.

KAD offers a 75% discount on monthly and yearly season tickets when travelling to and from work.

For all colleagues buying a yearly season ticket they have the option to apply for a loan that is repayable over 10 pay periods.

Perkbox gives you access to a range of perks, discounts, and wellbeing support to make your work life more rewarding and enjoyable.

DoctorCare Anywhere service gives you 24/7 access to online GP appointments, so you can get medical advice and prescriptions quickly and conveniently.

The Employee Assistance Service offers you and any family members living at the same address access to information, advice and counselling on a variety of personal and workplace issues. The service is paid for by KeolisAmey Docklands and is provided by an external company, WSM Ltd.

KAD has a generous maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave policies for all colleagues.

Any colleague who is a defined Display Screen Equipment (DSE) user is entitled to a free eye test, in accordance with DSE regulations. New starters can use the DSE Self-assessment to find out if they are a DSE user.

We are proud to have a range of schemes which recognise the achievements of our staff and show our appreciation of their contribution – these include our Colleague Recognition Awards which includes Outstanding Employee of the Year, Exceptional PSA, Customer Service Excellence, Exceptional Engineer, Caring Champion, Team Award, Unsung Hero and Welcome Aboard.

Stakeholder Pension Scheme & Statutory Workplace Pension


KAD also offers the statutory workplace pension. If you don’t elect to enrol in the scheme, KAD will check if you are eligible to be enrolled automatically on the statutory workplace pension terms, which may be less than those applicable if you ask to join on your contractual pension terms.

In the unfortunate event that a KAD employee passes away while in active service, their dependants or nominated beneficiaries may be entitled to a payment through the KeolisAmey Group Life Assurance Scheme or the DLR Pension Scheme, depending on membership.

Before you apply

At KAD, we recognise that some candidates may choose to use AI tools (such as grammar or drafting assistants) to support their application. We understand these tools can be helpful, particularly where candidates may require adjustments due to a disability.


However, we encourage all applicants not to rely entirely on AI-generated content. Your personal voice, insights, and experiences are what allow us to understand who you are as a candidate.


Please ensure your CV, cover letter, and application responses genuinely reflect your own skills, values, and thinking. While we may use AI-assisted tools to support initial screening, every hiring decision is ultimately made by real people who value authenticity, creativity, and your unique contribution.

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FAQs

We receive a high number of applications for job roles in the company and there are times when we reach the required amount of applications and will remove the job advert from the website. We’d encourage you to apply for any roles you see straight away to avoid missing out.

You don’t need to do anything, we will contact you.


Please ensure you have completed your address and contact details as part of your application so we can get in touch easily.

We will contact you whether you have been successful or not.  However, we do receive a high number of applications for vacancies at the company so we’d ask for your patience while we sift through applications.  Please ensure you have given us your correct contact details so we can get in touch. 

We often receive a high volume of applications for the roles we advertise, so we kindly ask for your patience during the recruitment process. Regardless of the outcome, we will ensure you are contacted to let you know the result of your application.
For certain roles—such as our Passenger Service Agent positions—we operate an ongoing recruitment process to meet the needs of our growing network. If you’re not contacted immediately, please note that your application will be kept on file, and we may be in touch during a future recruitment round, which could be several months later.

Yes. All new employees, regardless of their role, go through a company medical examination before joining the company.

The process length can vary depending on the role and volume of applications. Operational roles may include multiple stages such as online tests, interviews, and assessments. We’ll keep you updated throughout. 

Unfortunately, once your application is submitted, you won’t be able to make changes. If critical information needs to be corrected (e.g. contact details), please reach out to our recruitment team.

Depending on the role, you may be asked to complete online ability or situational judgment tests. Full instructions  will be provided ahead of time to help you prepare.

We carry out Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks on all new employees using Zinc Work. This is a standard pre-employment screening process covering ID verification, right to work, criminal record checks, and employment history.

  • Assessment and interview notes: stored securely for up to 6 months and then permanently deleted.
  • Application data: managed via the Hireful platform in accordance with their data retention policy. You can log in at any time to access, update, or delete your profile.

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