About your Business Area:
Eastern Routes Capital Programmes sits at the heart of Network Rail's ambition to deliver a simpler, better, greener railway. We are responsible for developing, planning and delivering major investment across the Eastern Region, one of the UK's busiest and most complex rail networks, covering key routes from London across the East and into the most northern areas of England.
We turn strategic investment into tangible outcomes. Modernising infrastructure, improving reliability, and supporting passenger growth and freight capability. Our work directly impacts millions of journeys every year and plays a critical role in supporting economic growth across the region.
We manage and deliver a multi-billion-pound portfolio of investment, spanning renewals and enhancements across track, structures, signalling, electrification and major station programmes. Our teams work closely with route businesses, integrated railways, suppliers, and government to ensure that investment delivers safely, efficiently, and with long-term value for the railway.
Our people are based across the Eastern Region footprint, with offices in London, Derby and York, as well as key delivery locations across the entire patch. We operate in a client model, providing clear governance, financial and delivery oversight while working in partnership with our supply chain.
What makes us unique is the scale, complexity and visibility of the work. You'll be part of a team that:
- Delivers some of the most high-profile and technically challenging projects in the UK rail industry
- Influences how billions of pounds of public investment are spent
- Works at the interface between strategy, policy, and delivery
- Plays a critical role in improving safety, reliability and customer experience across the network
Above all, this is a place where you can see the real-world impact of what you do, from safer infrastructure to improving performance. As we transition into Great British Railways, we play a key part in supporting the integrated railway across the region, being a more joined up system led team for passengers and freight.
Our Information Management (IM) and BIM team plays a critical role in delivering safe, efficient and digitally enabled railway infrastructure projects across a diverse portfolio in Eastern Routes Capital Programmes (ERCP) business. Working collaboratively with project delivery teams, engineering disciplines, supply chain partners and asset management stakeholders, the team ensures that information is governed, structured and managed effectively throughout the entire project lifecycle.
The team is responsible for implementing industry best practice in Information Management, BIM and digital delivery, ensuring compliance with organisational governance, standards, ISO 19650 and client requirements. Supporting projects from early development through design, construction, handback and asset operation, the team drives improvements in data quality, information assurance, collaboration and digital transformation.
This role offers the opportunity to work on some of the most significant infrastructure investments in the region, influencing how information is managed and utilised to deliver better project outcomes, improve decision making and create lasting value for the organisation and its customers.
Job Purpose:
The Information Manager is responsible for leading and assuring the implementation of Information Management and BIM requirements across assigned programmes and projects. Acting as a subject matter expert, the role provides strategic guidance, technical support and assurance to project teams and suppliers, ensuring that information is planned, created, managed and exchanged in accordance with organisational standards and contractual obligations. You will have a focus on the northern part of projects portfolio delivery and line manage two Information Controllers.
The role works closely with project managers, design teams, contractors and operational stakeholders to establish effective information management processes, lead Common Data Environment (CDE) establishment, implementation, availability and continuous improvement, monitor information quality and support successful project delivery. Through collaboration, governance and continuous improvement, the Information Manager helps maximise the value of project information, supports regulatory and business requirements, and enables the efficient transition of information into operational and asset management systems.
You will define project information requirements, embed BS EN ISO 19650-aligned ways of working, assure BIM Execution Plans and promote effective use of the Common Data Environment. This is an opportunity to shape how information and asset data are managed across a major infrastructure programme, improving collaboration, reducing risk and rework, and enabling efficient project close-out and handback. You will also provide professional leadership, coaching and practical support to internal teams and suppliers, helping to develop consistent, proportionate and continually improving Information Management practices.
The role will role model and embed Eastern Region's culture principles - Show We Care, Listen Learn Improve, Better Together and Keep It Simple - by:
- Creating an environment of psychological safety and accountability where people can challenge and improve working practices
- Driving collaboration across teams and partners to deliver whole-system outcomes
- Promoting continuous improvement and learning from performance output
- Ensuring clear, simple and focused governance and decision-making
Key Accountabilities:
- To support Eastern Routes Capital Programmes BIM Programme Manager in the development of technical and technological solutions and strategies that improves or enhances the methodologies and working practices for managing project information.
- Identify the 'customers' project information/BIM/Asset Data/Collaboration requirements within ERCP, as well as other stakeholders within Network Rail. These requirements will support project delivery and hand back whilst mitigating risk.
- Prepare project or programme specific 'Employers Information Requirements', whilst providing projects with the relevant existing asset data to support the early stage of works, mitigating risk and rework.
- Establish and maintain regular interfaces between Projects, Programme and other Network Rail stakeholders in respect of all matters concerning the delivery, production and exchange of project information and asset data. With the aim of improving project delivery and close out through collaborative engagement.
- Manage the team structure that provides the processes and procedures for the production and management of project information and data delivery to the required standards. Provide leadership and support in the management, production, delivery, governance and assurance of the regions project's requirements for information so they meet all Programme and Network Rail requirements.
- Communicate the requirements for delivery and production of project information to Contracts & Procurement for inclusion in contract documentation. With the aim of providing clarity to the supply chain on client Information Management requirements.
- Manage and promote the provision of the Common Data Environment to effectively support the needs of the Projects and Programmes, whilst promoting a collaborative culture.
- Provide professional functional leadership for information management within ERCP, in accordance with policies set up by the Engineering function.
- Review and advise on project or programme specific BIM Execution Plan, providing assurance that the approach will satisfy the project requirements.
Essential Criteria:
- Detailed knowledge and experience of the Information Management Systems (such as Bentley AssetWise/eB and Projectwise, Sharepoint)
- Broad knowledge and understanding of BIM processes and standards, e.g BS EN ISO 19650
- Thorough knowledge of railway infrastructure design, construction, operation and maintenance. Strong evaluation, leadership and decision-making skills.
- Experience of leading the establishment of project data standards, methods and procedures required to support the collaborative production of information.
- Working knowledge of 3D CAD design/modelling applications, preferably Microstation.
- Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders and suppliers in a contractual environment.
- Demonstrable experience of bringing different people together; promoting working as one team,
- Demonstrates a passion to deliver and motivates others to work at their best.
- Demonstrable ability to work proactively through complex issues.
- Demonstrable experience of thinking through the cost, business priorities and customer implications of their decisions.
- Demonstrable skills in initiating and building positive working relationships with customers, their team and stakeholders.
Desirable Criteria:
- Academic qualifications and/or membership of a professional body relating to a recognised engineering discipline, Information Management or BIM.
- Awareness of financial, procurement and commercial systems and processes.
- Ability to train, coach and mentor members of a project team.
Please note: Applicants must provide proof of essential qualifications and/or competencies where required, or demonstrate active progress toward obtaining them, or evidence their applicable experience as a condition of employment.
External how to apply:
Network Rail welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, marital status (including civil partnerships), pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender status, sex (or gender), employment status, trade union affiliation, or other irrelevant factor.
We are a Disability Confident Leader employer! We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.
We are here to support you through every step of the recruitment process and to enable you to perform to the best of your ability. If you require any adjustments or modifications please contact Mark Holt (Resourcing Business Partner) at [email protected]. You can also visit Evenbreak's Career Hive for advice on accessibility support if you're unsure of the options available.
We positively embrace flexible working, recognising that employees may wish to balance work with their family and home life.
Network Rail Benefits - To find out about what benefits we offer, click here
Network Rail is required to comply with UK Government standards when carrying out pre-employment checks for all new starters; this includes a basic criminal record check. In addition to the basic criminal record check, in accordance with the UK Government we are also required to verify your identity, right to work in the UK and previous three years employment history.
All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks. . Please ensure you have the appropriate Right to Work status when applying for this role."
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 of our safety vision .
Network Rail can offer you a rewarding career with competitive pay and excellent benefits including a choice of contributory pension schemes, a generous annual leave package, a bonus scheme and an annual 75% subsidy on season tickets costing up to £3,333 (to a maximum amount of £2,500). You will also be entitled to 28 days annual leave
Salary: £46,701 to £56,963 per annum..
*Employees will be entitled to a 75% discount off leisure travel, this includes off peak and super off peak tickets*
***Some of our roles require face to face Drugs & Alcohol testing. Further details will be shared with you as part of your formal offer.****
Closing date 3 rd September 2026. Late applications will not be accepted. We retain the right to close the advert before the listed closing date based on application volumes.
What's in it for you
Here are a few of the benefits we offer
- 28-day annual leave with the option to buy and sell days
- Choice of pension schemes
- 75% discount of leisure travel for you and your family
- Private Healthcare
- 5 days paid volunteer or carers leave
- Up to 75% subsidised Rail and Underground travel
- Gym Pass -access to gyms across UK
- My Benefits platform- giving national and local retail discount
Our aim is to ensure your candidate experience is as positive as possible. If you require reasonable adjustments at any point, simply let us know and we'll do our best to assist you.
Some of our roles require face to face Drugs & Alcohol testing. We will share further details with you as part of your formal offer.
All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks.
