Looking to take the next step in your commercial career?
We're recruiting Commercial Managers to help deliver some of the railway's most important investment projects across England. You'll play a central role in managing project costs, contracts, commercial risk and contractor performance, ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently and deliver value for passengers and taxpayers.
There are opportunities to support and lead Commercial activities on major projects and programmes, which deliver some of the most exciting and innovative projects in UK infrastructure, to smaller-scale, higher volume reactive works which keep the railway moving and support business-critical activities.
This is a fantastic opportunity to work on complex infrastructure programmes while developing your commercial expertise within one of the UK's largest infrastructure organisations.
Locations: Birmingham (including Smethwick), Derby, London (Stratford), Manchester (including Stockport) and York. As part of your application, you will be asked to specify which location you are applying for. Candidates who have already applied for IRC2363739 do not need to apply again; your application remains valid and will be included in the overall sift.
Salary: £43,588 - £53,167 depending on experience.
Read the attached information pack to learn more about the Commercial function at Network Rail. You can also hear from our people about what it's like to work at Network Rail :
Assessments: Assessments are expected to take place in-person in October 2026, across various dates and locations. More details of these will be released to candidates who pass the sifting criteria.
Candidates should be comfortable with occasional travel to client sites, regional offices, or other business locations as needed.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a large volume of applications is received.
What's in it for you
Here are a few of the benefits we have to offer:
- 28 days annual leave - with the opportunity to buy and/or sell up to 5 days
- Access to a range of contributory pension schemes
- The potential to top up your competitive salary with a bonus
- A subsidy of up to 75% on rail and underground season tickets if you travel to work on the train
- Privileged staff travel - Discretionary leisure travel discount of 75%
- We can offer you a season ticket loan, annual season tickets are discounted.
- A 35-hour-per-week contract with flexible working options available to help support your work-life balance
- Hybrid working where possible and enhanced family-friendly support
- Take advantage of healthcare offers (including discounted healthcare club membership), discounted cycle hire, and online shopping sites
- 5 days of paid volunteering leave
- 2 weeks paid reserve leave for the Armed Forces community
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