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You will be part of the NW&C Region which consist of three routes – North West, Central and West Coast South – and a regional team supporting Regional Major Programmes & Professional services.

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What will you be doing?

The purpose of this role is to deliver a professional property service, completing property transactions including acquisitions, disposals and lettings and providing property advice to support delivery of a safe, efficient, reliable and sustainable rail service. To optimise performance of land and property in order to increase property’s financial contribution to the company’s rail operations and to improve service to its customers.

This role can be based in either Birmingham or Manchester. Starting at £43,588 raising to £49,037 per annum. As part of working here, you will get 28 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays, 5 days volunteering leave, 35 hour weeks, 75% off season tickets and leisure train travel.

Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Driving forward NWC Region’s Property Development Strategy. You will play an important role in supporting the delivery of transformative regeneration around the Region’s key transport hubs through partnership working, land use strategy and property-led solutions.

• Managing a caseload of transactional projects to support key third party schemes, whilst seeking best value as well as passenger benefits and operational/safety enhancements. This will include the disposal of land/rights in a way that protects Network Rail’s interests, whilst supporting wider development aims.

• Develop and maintain close and effective working relationships with internal colleagues to enable efficient and effective delivery.

• Deliver a professional service to all internal clients and external customers, outperforming service targets, and develop strong working relationships with all key stakeholders. Instruct and manage relationships with external agents and solicitors to deliver optimum value commercial agreements.

• Provide the business with technical support on the range of property issues.

• Develop and implement property solutions in support of delivery of a safe working environment and a safe rail system.

• Develop initiatives to increase Property’s contribution to the cost of the company’s rail operations specifically through delivery of the client requirement and also through identifying opportunities for implementation in other parts Property teams and the wider company. Identify and exploit opportunities for cost savings, income generation and capital growth.

• Identify and share best practice and learnings across the team and wider business and make sustainability a key element of all activities being delivered.

• Provide the client group and colleagues with consistent and professional advice in determining the most effective approach to project property requirements.

• Manage the provision of property solutions and a range of property transactions including (but not exclusively) acquisitions, leases, surrenders, re-grants to maximise benefit to NR on land utilisation issues.

In order to be successful in this role, we would like you to have/to be:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent

• MRICS qualified, or actively working towards

• Good communication and influencing skills

• Proven negotiation skills

• Proven experience of managing a range of property transactions

• Good presentation skills

We would also like but it isn’t crucial to have/to be:

• Understanding of compulsory purchase issues

• Understanding of the rail industry and rail legislation

• Full Driving Licence

Some of our benefits include:

• Subsidies of up to 75% rail and underground season tickets.

• My benefits – Our discounted online shopping site, general Network Rail discounts at various retailers across such as Gympass,Tesco, Currys PC World & M&S, you can get e-vouchers for Costa, Uber eats and ASOS, plus monthly special offer additional savings such as 15% off TM Lewin.

• Childcare vouchers

• Private medical healthcare

• PAM assist – our employee assistance programme

• Vita Health Group - a physiotherapy self-referral service free for all employees

• A range of pension schemes.

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Network Rail adheres to a structured pay framework, any salary offered will be within the pay range advertised.

Salary: : Band 4C, starting at £43,588 raising to £49,037 per annum.

Closing date: 11th of September 2023

Please note the advert may close earlier depending on number of applications.

Safe behaviour is a requirement of working for Network Rail. Applicants should be able to demonstrate their awareness of our safety vision

We will endeavour to offer a gender diverse interview panel wherever possible.