Location
Derby, GB
Department Name
OA EM Readiness and Resilience (901026) G4
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- 28 days annual leave ā with the opportunity to buy and/or sell up to 5 days
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Brief Description
We're seeking a proactive and experienced Route Crime Security Manager to lead efforts that reduce route crime and enhance security across our network. You'll work closely with internal teams, law enforcement, and external partners to develop and implement strategies that keep our railway safe and secure.
About You
- Strong background in security management, law enforcement, or a related field.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
- Ability to analyse complex data and develop actionable strategies.
- Knowledge of railway operations and relevant security legislation (desirable).
Please be aware this role holds a mandatory requirement for the incumbent to hold valid security vetting clearance. Any offer will be conditional on the successful candidate obtaining clearance prior to a start date being agreed.
If you have lived outside of the UK in the last 3 years and have been invited to interview for this role, please notify us.
For further information including residency eligibility, please contact your recruiter for more details.
This role can be based flexibly at an office on the East Midlands Route.
About The Role (External)
What does the average day look like?
Step into a role where your expertise shapes the safety of Britain's railways every single day. As a Route Crime Security Manager, you'll be at the forefront- designing and delivering innovative security and emergency plans that directly cut route crime and trespass, keeping passengers, colleagues, and communities safe. You'll drive multi-agency collaboration, working shoulder-to-shoulder with British Transport Police, train operators, government, and local authorities to outsmart criminal activity and respond swiftly to emerging threats.
Your analytical mindset will turn complex data into targeted interventions, while your advice empowers teams to navigate legislation and best practice with confidence. You'll lead the charge on continuous improvement, championing new ideas that raise the bar for safety and operational resilience. From orchestrating annual exercises that test our readiness, to shaping responses for major events and disruptions, your work will be pivotal in keeping Britain moving- securely and seamlessly. If you're ready to make a measurable impact and thrive in a role where every decision matters, this is your opportunity to stand out and help set new standards for rail security.
Essential
- Excellent negotiation and influencing skills.
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience and competency.
- Detailed understanding and proven credibility in operational security matters.
- Good understanding of contingency and emergency planning/management principles.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; able to present complex data simply.
Desirable
- Proven tactical experience in major incident/crisis management.
- Understanding of security issues as they affect Network Rail's undertakings.
- Understanding of railway operational requirements.
- Postgraduate qualification in emergency/disaster management, security (domestic or international), counterterrorism, operational resilience or risk, or similar.
How To Apply (External)
Salary:
Band 3B Ā£46,701 - Ā£55,411 depending on experience
Closing date:
19th December 2025. Please get your application in as soon as possible, we may close the advert before the listed closing date if we receive enough applications. Late applications may not be accepted.
Interviews will be held w/c Monday 5th January.
We're dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that reflects the passengers we serve. To achieve this, we're committed to becoming an open, diverse, and inclusive workplace, leveraging the skills and expertise of our talented workforce. Together, we strive to create a safe and accessible railway for everyone. We pride ourselves on creating safe and welcoming workplaces with fair cultures that encourage innovative and fresh ways of thinking. Discover more about the importance of Diversity and Inclusion at Network Rail by clicking here .
What does our recruitment process look like?
Once you have applied, our Recruitment Specialist & the hiring manager will look at your CV.
If your experience matches what we're looking for, you'll be contacted by our Resourcing Team and invited to an interview.
We're a Disability Confident Leader employer and we'll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles.
You can visit Evenbreak's Career Hive for advice on accessibility support if you're unsure of the options available. Should you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications, please add a note to your application.
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Drugs and Alcohol Standard:
All prospective candidates offered a prospective role will be required to undergo and pass a drugs and alcohol test. Your application will be rescinded if you record a positive test. All positive drug and alcohol test results for prospective candidates will be securely held on the Sentinel database, and a 5-year suspension from applying for a safety critical role, a role which requires PTS certification or a Key Safety role on Network Rail Managed Infrastructure, will be enforced.
All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks. Click here for more information.
