Vacancy Details
Duration: Permanent
Salary: £55,596 - £67,813
Contact: If you require any support with your application, please click here for contact details.
Join Network Rail - Where People and Connections Matter
At Network Rail, we're dedicated to keeping passengers and freight moving safely and efficiently across the country. When you join us, you're not just part of a team - you're part of something that matters to millions. We believe that our people are at the heart of what we do, and every role plays a vital part in building a better, more connected railway. Click here to learn more.
We're committed to creating a diverse, inclusive workplace that reflects the communities we serve. To discover more about our ED&I commitments click here. We value flexibility and understand the importance of a healthy work-life balance. As a Disability Confident Leader, we'll do everything we can to accommodate any needs throughout the recruitment process. You can visit Evenbreaks Career Hive for advice on accessibility support.
If you're ready to make a real difference, we'd love to hear from you!
Some of our great benefits:
Flexible/hybrid working arrangements considered.
Generous annual leave (28 days plus statutory days), with the option to buy/sell days.
Discounts at stations with your Network Rail pass.
Defined benefit pension scheme
75% subsidy on train tickets.
Interest-free travel loan for train and car park season tickets.
Volunteer leave to make a positive impact.
Plus more....
What does the average day look like?
At Network Rail, no two days are ever quite the same-and that's what makes it exciting. As a Senior Commercial Manager within the Innovation, Delivery & Improvement team, you will provide commercial services to our project managers and technical experts across the Technical Authority function to enable delivery of a wide range of high-profile projects focused on innovation, safety benefits and financial efficiencies.
The successful candidate will have strong commercial knowledge and experience and be an effective collaborator. You will be responsible for guiding teams to the most appropriate route to market, undertaking pre-contract activities in line with internal and external assurance, governance and regulatory requirements, and providing wider commercial support to the project team.
We're looking for a confident Senior Commercial Manager who can hit the ground running, is able to follow and apply business and industry processes, has strong commercial experience to drive procurement and projects forward, and manage challenges where these arise.
On any given day, you might:
A little bit about the team...
The Innovation, Delivery and Improvement (IDI) team deliver a wide range of projects and programmes that enable the organisation and wider industry to deliver change, realise benefits and meet strategic objectives. These fall into four main categories:
- Compliance - programmes aimed at achieving compliance with legislation or policy.
- Strategic - deliver a clearly defined vision that realises strategic opportunities and may change the operating model.
- Emergent - evolve to respond to situations or events that are often beyond the organisation's immediate control.
- Research, Innovation & Development - driving change for the business through new ideas.
The IDI team is comprised of project professionals, planning & controls leads and commercial managers. We have a friendly and welcoming team environment and put a strong emphasis on learning and continuously improving.
Next Steps
CV shortlisting will take place after the advert closes, with interviews planned from the week commencing 5th October, subject to business needs. Early applications are encouraged, as we may close the advert early due to high application volumes.
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All external offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks.
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Who are we looking for?
We are looking for a candidate who is motivated, reliable and proactive. With a sharp eye for detail and risk, you'll deliver clear leadership and advice to your colleagues across the commercial and procurement space, provide constructive challenge where needed and ensure compliance with corporate and external governance and regulatory requirements. You'll need to display strong organisational and stakeholder management skills, be calm under pressure and adaptable as the need arises. If you're excited by projects and programmes that will deliver meaningful change, and you thrive in a role where you can make a real impact, we'd love to hear from you.
Essential Criteria
¿ Educated to degree standard or equivalent in related subject
¿ Proven experience of commercial management
¿ Experience of the construction/railway industry
¿ Excellent understanding of railway and construction industry forms of contract
¿ Experience of managing and developing staff
¿ Effective written and verbal communication skills
¿ Negotiation skills
¿ Member of a relevant professional institute with Chartered status
