Location
Manchester, GB
Department Name
IN Programme Management (457120) G2
About Network Rail
Key Information
Role: Programme Manager
Salary: £71,163 to £81,661 per annum
Car Allowance: £6,000 per annum
Location: Manchester or York
Contract Type: Full time, permanent
Office Requirement: Hybrid. Minimum 3 days per week working from the office with an expectation to travel the TRU route when required. All costs from your home office will be covered in line with policy.
28 days annual leave + bank holidays
Employees will be entitled to a discretionary 75% discount off leisure travel this includes off peak and super off-peak tickets. Employees will also be entitled to 75% discount on season tickets.
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At Network Rail, we're dedicated to keeping passengers and freight moving safely and efficiently across the country. When you join us, you're not just part of a team - you're part of something that matters to millions. We believe that our people are at the heart of what we do, and every role plays a vital part in building a better, more connected railway. Click here to learn more.
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If you're ready to make a real difference, we'd love to hear from you!
Transpennine Route Upgrade
The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) is a £10.7 billion Programme of activities that is improving the railway between York and Manchester via Leeds and Huddersfield.
Stretching across the North of England, this key 76-mile Transpennine railway serves 23 stations, crosses over and dips under 285 bridges and viaducts, passes through six miles of tunnels, and crosses over 11 level crossings.
Proposed improvements as will deliver a hard-working, reliable railway for passengers, allowing for trains with more seats, more services and faster journey times.
For more information visit www.theTRUpgrade.co.uk
Brief Description
Manage the development and delivery of a programme of projects to agreed scope, time, cost and quality requirements, working with business customers and their representatives. The projects require developing from initial concept through ES1-3 before being transferred to a delivery team.
You will manage and lead a team of Project Managers to deliver in line with the annual business plan and in accordance with the set KPI's.
About The Role (External)
Some of the key accountabilities of this role are:
- Deliver a portfolio of programmes and/or projects.
- Implement an assurance framework and KPIs for programme management activities.
- Develop and implement relevant programme management standards, processes and procedures .
- Develop and deliver a specific programme/project on time, to budget and to other agreed success criteria, within corporate guidelines. Including complex Multi discipline projects with complex Consents required.
- Produce investment plans for the programme in accordance with Investment Regulations.
- Deliver the effective development and management of suppliers and staff to meet all corporate rules and means of control (including standards), in particular those relating to safety, quality and environment, and disseminate lessons learned.
- Deliver the effective development and management of suppliers to meet programme requirements.
- Establish and manage collaborative cross-functional virtual teams to deliver change projects, where appropriate.
- Identify and implement quality and efficiency improvement initiatives.
- Develop the capability and professional development of staff within the programme and project management teams.
- Liaise with internal and external customers to address customer needs by fully understanding them and taking them into consideration in any strategic or policy changes that may arise.
- Discharge Network Rail's CDM related duties as required by company process.
We need you to have:
- Degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject
- Excellent interpersonal, management and communication skills
- Substantial proven experience in programme management
- Excellent knowledge of programme and project controls processes and systems
- Proven experience in managing and developing teams to achieve high performance
- Proven ability to work with senior industry stakeholders to understand their requirements
- Membership of a relevant professional body
It would be advantageous if you have:
- Chartered status
- Knowledge of the rail industry and its regulatory framework
- Knowledge of the principles of investment processes and procedures
- Experience in delivering complex multidiscipline projects
- Experience of working in a commercial environment in a programme management role
How To Apply (External)
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All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks. Click here for more information
Keeping people safe on the railway is at the heart of everything we do,
safe behaviour is therefore a requirement of working for Network Rail. You should be able to demonstrate your personal commitment to safety and awareness in your application.
Salary: £71,163 to £81,661 per annum.
Car allowance: £6,000 per annum
Closing date : 2 nd July 2025
. Late applications will not be accepted. We retain the right to close the advert before the listed closing date based on application volumes.
All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks. Click here for more information
- Some of our roles require face to face Drugs & Alcohol testing. Further details will be shared with you as part of your formal offer.****
