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Location
Manchester, GB
Department Name
SC North West (648407) G4
About Network Rail
Join Our Team at Network Rail!
Investing in our people is key to enhancing the safety, reliability, and efficiency of our railway system. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact, then this opportunity is for you!
About our people and the recruitment process - We're an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone! We encourage our colleagues to work flexibly, as we know traditional working patterns don't always fit. If you want to consider working flexibly, just let us know and we'll do our best to help and invest in your career with us, whilst you have a healthy work life balance.
We're also 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 will be part of the North West & Central region which consist of three routes – North West, Central and West Coast South – and a regional team supporting Regional Major Programmes & Professional services.
To find out more about us - Take a look here!
Brief Description
What will you be doing?
Please note this role is part time 20 hours a week based out of our Manchester office.
Starting salary £35,582 raising to £40,029, per annum pro rata. In the role you will also get 28 days annual leave, pro rata, plus 8 bank holidays and 5 volunteering days. We offer subsidies of 75% off season tickets and 75% off leisure train travel.
You will be joining a growing strategic planning team that leads the industry in defining the future of the rail network in the North West & Central Region. You will be working with internal and external stakeholders to identify what the railway needs to deliver over the long term to maximise social and economic benefits.
The role will suit someone who thinks strategically, can take the initiative, and enjoys collaboratively working with and influencing stakeholders at various levels.
About the role (External)
Key Accountabilities
1. Support the Senior Strategic Planner in producing strategic documents on behalf of the industry by identifying the benefits of rail capacity changes, journey time improvements and alterations to train services.
2. Remit and client economic, capacity and development studies to inform and evidence long term strategic fit of schemes and initiatives.
3. Work with sponsors of major asset renewal and enhancement schemes to develop alignment and develop, where appropriate, combined renewals and enhancement strategies.
4. Input into the client requirements for schemes as they develop business cases.
5. Assist in identifying the priorities as well as presenting key findings and progress updates to industry stakeholders.
6. Review wider industry plans for consistency and strategic alignment.
In order to be successful in this role, we would like you to be/ to have:
Degree or degree equivalent qualification- Knowledge of Rail Industry and Network Rail’s contractual commitments to customers and suppliers
- Analytical skills and numeracy
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Commercial and financial awareness, including understanding economic trade-off analysis
- Knowledge of rail industry and commercial framework
We would also like but it isn’t crucial to be/to have:
- Good knowledge of the customers and assets of the route
- Knowledge of estimating techniques, risk analysis and economic models and tools
- Knowledge of project development and delivery processes
- Knowledge of Network Rail’s sponsorship and Investment processes and procedures
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.
Want to find out about what fantastic benefits we offer? Find out here
Network Rail adheres to a structured pay framework, any salary offered will be within the pay range advertised.
Salary: Band 4B, Starting salary £35,582 raising to £40,029, per annum pro rata
Closing date: 21st of July 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.
