Location
Leeds, GB
Department Name
OA Programme Manager EC (SEW) (846027) G4
About Network Rail
We get people where they need to be, whether they are commuting to work, visiting friends or family, or going for a night out.
We make millions of lives better every day and have a vital job in driving the economy and prosperity of the nation!
Over the coming years we will be building and improving crucial rail links between the country’s biggest cities, making our services faster, more comfortable, and more reliable for the people who rely on us.
We’re also changing our organisation to put the passenger at the heart of everything we do, to make our people even prouder to work for us and to be recognised as a true leader in our industry.
In joining Network Rail, you’re not only joining an organisation with a vital role to play for the country, but also a team of more than 40,000 people, and a business dedicated to being one of Britain’s best employers.
Does this sound like a team you'd love to be a part of?
Brief Description
There is an exciting opportunity to join us in a role that is vital to our success!
This role will support the Project Manager and be responsible for leading on the design, development, delivery and governance of various planning improvement strategies within the Safe & Effective Working Programme. You will be leading on critical elements that form the creation and upkeep of a stable, core compliance access plan; this includes work bank re-alignment strategies and standardised Track Access solutions. You will require a proficiency in project leadership, planning, succinct and effective communication at all levels and will require a strong understanding of planning processes and techniques. The role will require a regular travel across multiple Delivery Units for the purpose of communicating, organising, and delivering a critical series of planning improvement initiatives within the Maintenance planning environment. The successful candidate will need to operate with a high degree of autonomy and be capable of working at all levels of the Delivery Unit hierarchy, with large and complex data sets and be highly proficient in handling information across multiple NR systems.
About The Role (External)
Role and Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:
- Agree remit and success criteria of change projects with the relevant Executive Sponsors and Functional Directors.
- Manage the development and delivery of change projects in compliance with company processes and procedures.
- Manage the production of project management plans for change projects.
- Establish and manage collaborative cross-functional virtual teams to deliver change projects, where appropriate.
- Deliver regular progress reports on change projects, including relevant risks and issues, to Executive Sponsors and Functional Directors.
- Manage project budgets within agreed targets.
- Promote and monitor the use of efficiency improvement methods.
- Disseminate lessons learnt.
Are you?
- Experience of working in change projects
- Understanding of applying project methodologies
Do you have?
- Educated to degree level.
- Member of project association
- Commercial and financial awareness.
- Knowledge of the principles of investment processes and procedures.
- Knowledge of/experience in the UK rail industry.
How To Apply (External)
Salary and benefits:
- Salary of £35,582-£40,830 (Band 4B) depending on skills, qualifications, and experience
- 28 days annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays
- My benefits – Our discounted online shopping site
- A range of discounted offers including, childcare vouchers, healthcare offers – cycle to work, healthcare club discounted membership and other benefits.
- Subsidies of up to 75% on rail and underground season tickets
- A choice of contributory pension schemes
- 2 weeks paid reserve leave for our Armed Forces community.
- Please note that the advert closes on the 23 June 2025 and late applications will not be considered **
Oh, and by the way …
We care deeply about welcoming people no matter where they’re from, how old they are or what disability they may have. We encourage applications from every age, race, ethnicity, disability, gender, gender identity, religion, culture, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, pregnancy, maternity, or caring responsibility. We want our employees to bring their whole self to work and that starts with you!
We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential skills and experience detailed above. Network Rail positively embraces flexible working, recognising that employees may wish to balance work and family/home life. We will consider all flexible working applications.
Network Rail is required to comply with UK Government standards when carrying out pre-employment checks for all new starters; this includes a basic criminal record check. In addition to the basic criminal record check, in accordance with the UK Government we are also required to verify your identity, right to work in the UK and previous three years employment history.
If you like the sound of all that, we’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you need an alternative method of applying, please contact Rochelle Atkinson at
[email protected] 
