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What you can expect from the leadership within Engineering Services

“I am a firm believer in creating the right environment, providing the right tools and instilling trust in our people to deliver the best they can for themselves and for the team. Our people are our shop front, are our brand, are our ambassadors and giving opportunities to excel is paramount to enable us to deliver on our promise to our customers. For me finding solutions to challenging problems is why we exist as a team, this could drive efficiency in what we do day in day out or coming up with bespoke solutions to industry problems. Breaking down the building blocks to enable greater understanding of a problem is the way our inquisitive team works and by then rebuilding using our collective capabilities in an open, caring and trusting environment is how we systematically solve unique challenges for the industry, and our passenger” Leevan Finney, Engineering Services Director

Who you would work for…

Engineering Services is a function within Route Services. We sit as a central team to provide national skills and activities which enable regions and industry partners to deliver the railway for our customers.

As a large central functional team which focus on engineering delivery, we have many roles from pure engineering to project management and touch every part of the railway from track, power, signalling to the lifts and escalators which are essential to keep our stations moving.

Being multi-disciplinary means we have great opportunities to work in design, development or even the delivery of activities such as our own points operating equipment which move trains from one track to another up to 125mph.

We are recruiting for a specific role within the team, and we need an enthusiastic, motivated and inspiring individual to join our team.

This role has the potential to be based in our Reading, Swindon or Bristol offices.

Do you consider yourself to have a protected characteristic? If so and you require any additional support with your application please do not hesitate to contact the Resourcer who will happily assist

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Project Managers work across the full portfolio of Network Rails infrastructure investment from minor renewals through to complex multi-disciplinary programmes. Accountable for managing the safe and effective delivery of all projects from low complexity single discipline through to high complexity multi-disciplinary projects in order to meet client requirements to time, cost, quality, and performance. As an experienced Project Manager you may be required to deliver a portfolio of smaller lower complexity projects.

For more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please find the full job description attached below.

The Ideal Candidate should have all the essential criteria below

• 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; 3rd 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.
• Accident Investigation experience.

Desirable but not essential

• Demonstrable experience in the Rail Industry Sector (including application of GRIP, Construction Design Management (CDM) and the Common Safety Method (CSM).
• Detailed Knowledge of Network Rail’s Investment, Commercial and Procurement regulations and practices.
• 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.

Closing Date - 28th July 2023

(External and Contractors) Drugs and Alcohol Standard:

Our Drugs and Alcohol Standard is changing as of 16.01.2023. All prospective candidates who have not been offered a conditional role by 16.01.2023 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 drugs and alcohol test results for prospective candidates will be securely held on 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.

We’re an organisation where people matter. We matter to millions.

We are an organisation who cares about our employees and our employee benefits reflect this these include, Flexible working patterns, A range of pension schemes, Healthcare Scheme and so much more. Access to ‘My Benefits’ portal which include discounts in food, technology and experience days.

Who we are and what we care about!

We are committed to a diverse workplace enriched with representation from diverse cultures, backgrounds and skills. We pride ourselves on creating an environment where difference is embraced, and individuals can thrive. We recognize that the success of the team is dependent on a multi-cultural, multi-disciplined group of individuals, aligned to deliver successful solutions.

Because of this passion for change we have been voted as one of the Stonewall’s Top 100 employers for leading LGBT+ inclusive employers, click here to view more The Full List: Top 100 Employers 2022 (stonewall.org.uk)

We care about our people and as a Disability Confident Leader and as part of the recruitment journey any candidate who meets the essential criteria and has declared they have a disability will be invited to an interview for the role they apply for, this is just small part of our inclusive recruitment approach.

At Network Rail, we have many employee networks to reflect our diverse population and help to raise issues to the wider workforce and support their membership and support our Everybody Matters strategy.

Our role is to run a safe, reliable, and efficient railway, serving customers and communities. We exist to get people and goods where they need to be and to support our country’s economic prosperity. Safety is our number one priority.

We are proud to be recognised as a Times Top 50 Employer for Gender Equality for the third year in a row.