Project Manager - IP
Company
Location
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
8/13/2025
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Description
Location
Leeds, GB
Department Name
IN TRU - Central Delivery (457330) G2
About Network Rail
Key Information
Role: Project Manager
Salary: £55,596 to £65,966 per annum
Location: Leeds or York
Contract Type: Permanent, full time
Office Requirement: Hybrid. Minimum 3 days per week working from the office
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.
Network Rail Benefits – To find out about what benefits we offer, click here
Join Network Rail - Where People and Connections Matter
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.
We're committed to creating a diverse, inclusive workplace that reflects the communities we serve. To discover more about our ED&I commitments click here. We value flexibility and understand the importance of a healthy work-life balance. As a Disability Confident Leader, we'll do everything we can to accommodate any needs throughout the recruitment process.
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
We're embarking on a high-profile, fast-paced project to relocate the York Electrical Control Room into a brand-new facility, a critical step in enabling the Transpennine Route Upgrade's electrification of the Leeds to York line. With no spare capacity in the current control room, this move will split and rehouse control areas, ensuring we can continue to manage E+P and electrification assets in the Eastern region.
This is a complex, time-sensitive programme with an ambitious milestone: commissioning by Christmas 2026. You'll be working at speed, applying PACE and SPEED delivery principles, and potentially leading future phases to deploy cutting-edge technology.
You'll be leading two scheme project managers and driving results through clear leadership, smart risk-based decisions, and a willingness to challenge the norm. We're looking for someone who thrives in ambiguity, remains calm under pressure, and inspires confidence in their team and stakeholders alike.
You'll join a collaborative, solution-focused team that takes pride in delivering projects that have a real operational impact. This is your chance to take ownership of a strategically important programme, make bold calls, and see your work directly enable the modernisation of a key part of the UK rail network.
Ideal candidate
We're looking for an ambitious leader who inspires innovation, empowers teams to excel, and embraces bold decision making. They thrive under pressure, learn quickly from challenges, and are motivated by making a real impact.
Key qualities can include:
Some of the key accountabilities of this role are:
We are an inclusive employer of choice, Disability Confident Leader ! We encourage people to work flexibly and welcome applications from everyone Click here for more information .
Vi sit Evenbreak's Career Hive should you need accessibility support to apply. Should you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications, please contact [email protected] .
Network Rail Benefits – To find out about what benefits we offer, click here
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: £55,596 to £65,966 per annum
Closing date : 26 th August 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
Leeds, GB
Department Name
IN TRU - Central Delivery (457330) G2
About Network Rail
Key Information
Role: Project Manager
Salary: £55,596 to £65,966 per annum
Location: Leeds or York
Contract Type: Permanent, full time
Office Requirement: Hybrid. Minimum 3 days per week working from the office
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.
Network Rail Benefits – To find out about what benefits we offer, click here
Join Network Rail - Where People and Connections Matter
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.
We're committed to creating a diverse, inclusive workplace that reflects the communities we serve. To discover more about our ED&I commitments click here. We value flexibility and understand the importance of a healthy work-life balance. As a Disability Confident Leader, we'll do everything we can to accommodate any needs throughout the recruitment process.
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
We're embarking on a high-profile, fast-paced project to relocate the York Electrical Control Room into a brand-new facility, a critical step in enabling the Transpennine Route Upgrade's electrification of the Leeds to York line. With no spare capacity in the current control room, this move will split and rehouse control areas, ensuring we can continue to manage E+P and electrification assets in the Eastern region.
This is a complex, time-sensitive programme with an ambitious milestone: commissioning by Christmas 2026. You'll be working at speed, applying PACE and SPEED delivery principles, and potentially leading future phases to deploy cutting-edge technology.
You'll be leading two scheme project managers and driving results through clear leadership, smart risk-based decisions, and a willingness to challenge the norm. We're looking for someone who thrives in ambiguity, remains calm under pressure, and inspires confidence in their team and stakeholders alike.
You'll join a collaborative, solution-focused team that takes pride in delivering projects that have a real operational impact. This is your chance to take ownership of a strategically important programme, make bold calls, and see your work directly enable the modernisation of a key part of the UK rail network.
Ideal candidate
We're looking for an ambitious leader who inspires innovation, empowers teams to excel, and embraces bold decision making. They thrive under pressure, learn quickly from challenges, and are motivated by making a real impact.
Key qualities can include:
- Collaborative, transparent, and solutions-oriented when working with both internal and external stakeholders.
- Excellent risk management capability, with a track record of making sound, evidence-based decisions in high pressure environments.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, able to engage at all levels — from technical teams to senior leadership.
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity with the ability to provide clarity and direction to uncertain situations.
- Demonstrated success in delivering large-scale, complex infrastructure or engineering projects to accelerated timescales.
- Resilient under pressure and adaptable to evolving priorities and change.
Some of the key accountabilities of this role are:
- Accountable for delivery of complex projects or a portfolio of lower complexity projects in a safe & environmentally responsible manner to time, cost and quality, in accordance with the Project Acceleration in a Controlled Environment (PACE) standard and applicable Network Rail company standards, current legislation and procedures including HMRI guidance where appropriate.
- Support the project Sponsor in preparing and maintaining definitions of the project requirements.
- Lead and develop multi-disciplinary teams including commercial, programme controls, engineering, and others to identify solutions to client requirements and establish a robust baseline plan.
- Empower and inspire others to deliver successful projects.
- Identify and monitor project risks (threats and opportunities), plan and implement mitigations to them, and respond to other issues that affect the project
- Implement and manage resource allocation plans needed for delivery of the project including identification and management of critical resource requirements. Secure resources needed for projects from internal and external sources.
- Engage with and lead stakeholder relationships including internal and external parties, taking account of their levels of influence and particular interests.
- Establish and maintain governance arrangements for the delivery of projects, defining clear roles, responsibilities and accountabilities that align with organisational practice. Managing project reviews at appropriate points throughout the project lifecycle which will inform governance decisions of projects by providing evaluations of progress, performance, risk, contingency and continuing relevance.
- Establish, and implement where necessary, protocols to change the scope of projects and updating configuration documents as required.
- Manage and update business cases that justify projects in terms of benefits, costs and risks.
- Undertake accident investigations when remitted to by the relevant designated competent person.
- Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline or equivalent demonstrable experience
- Membership (or working towards membership) of the Association for Project Management
- Registered PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills all levels. This should include Customers; 3 rd party representatives, other business & functional leaders and key support personnel.
- Successful relevant experience in a complex project environment including demonstrable experience in team management, planning, contracting and delivery of projects
- Successful record of project budget management and ability to understand and interpret commercial and financial landscapes (budgets, forecasts, actual status)
- Experience in managing ambiguity in a project environment with strong evaluation and decision-making skills
- Demonstrable Project safety management practice and knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and best practice
- Experience with safety cases in support of projects
- Detailed Knowledge of Network Rail's Investment, Commercial and Procurement regulations and practices
- Demonstrable experience in the Rail Industry Sector (including application of GRIP, Construction Design Management (CDM) and the Common Safety Method (CSM)
- Experience managing NEC4 contracts and/or knowledge of how to administer these contracts
- Knowledge of structuring safety cases in support of projects
- Formal qualifications in risk identification and assessment
- You will be a team player and a self-starter with willingness to learn, challenge and get involved
- Knowledge of Network Rail's assets and how they are managed
- Accident Investigation experience
We are an inclusive employer of choice, Disability Confident Leader ! We encourage people to work flexibly and welcome applications from everyone Click here for more information .
Vi sit Evenbreak's Career Hive should you need accessibility support to apply. Should you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications, please contact [email protected] .
Network Rail Benefits – To find out about what benefits we offer, click here
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: £55,596 to £65,966 per annum
Closing date : 26 th August 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.****
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