About Network rail
At Network Rail, we’re part of a large family serving millions of passengers and freight users throughout the UK every day. Our service impacts millions of people and we strive to become more efficient as we enhance, maintain and operate our network.
Our passengers and freight users are at the heart of everything we do. We help connect people to their friends and families and get goods to their destination safely and efficiently. We’re an organisation where people matter. When you're part of our team, you matter to us and you matter to millions. Watch our video to find out more!
The Wales & Western region includes more than 2,700 miles of railway and we serve communities and businesses of Wales, the Thames Valley, West of England and the Southwest Peninsula.
Our ambition to be responsive to passengers and freight users drives us every day and we're empowered to do the right thing for those who use the rail network. We actively challenge unsafe practices and take responsibility for addressing risks, resolving issues and protecting safety and wellbeing.
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.
In Wales and Western region, you will have the opportunity to join PROUD, our reward and recognition scheme where you can say thanks and recognise colleagues across the region who have demonstrated outstanding values and behaviours.
Key Accountabilities
1. Provide strategic and tactical advice to the managing director, region on business objectives
2. Responsible for the provision of timely, papers, presentations, reports and documents including accurate analytical information and prepare briefing material to enable effective decision making and drive business performance improvement.
3. Lead and manage arrangements for functions, conferences, visits and meetings for both internal and external stakeholders.
4. Attend and support the managing director, region at engagement sessions with senior internal and external stakeholders.
5. Manage regional managing director and team actions so that these are progressed and closed out effectively.
6. Lead and prepare documentation for key internal business reviews where the managing director, region and direct reports are present.
7. Build and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders across the business providing insightful and timely information which is validated, analysed and reported accurately and effectively to the regional managing director.
8. Identify, champion and sponsor the development and delivery of specific projects and manage the implementation of these projects amongst the regional leadership team.
9. Lead cross-functional teams to identify best practice and improve passenger and customer service.
Job Skills, Experience and Qualifications
Essential
• Qualified to degree level or equivalent relevant experience
• Previous successful experience of working with and facilitating multi-functional groups
• Proven ability to influence and negotiate at all levels
• Able to demonstrate effective leadership, interpersonal and communications skills
• Proven ability to influence decision making and build cross functional / cross company relationships
• Detailed understanding of the railway industry, its key business processes and interfaces
• Commercially astute, persuasive and customer focussed
• Able to demonstrate high written, oral communications, numeracy and analytical skills
Desirable
• Sound knowledge of railway geography, stakeholders and priorities
Salary: £68,099 - £76,612.
Closing date: 02 May 2023.
Please get your application in as soon as possible, we may close the advert before the listed closing date if we receive enough applications. Late applications will not be accepted.
Our Drugs and Alcohol Standard has changed. All prospective candidates will be required to undergo and pass a drugs and alcohol test. Your application will be rescinded if you record a positive test. All positive drugs and alcohol test results for prospective candidates will be securely held on Sentinel database and a 5 year suspension from applying for a safety critical role, a role which requires PTS certification or a Key Safety role on Network Rail Managed Infrastructure will be enforced.
Network Rail is a Disability Confident Leader 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 can visit Evenbreak’s Career Hive for advice on accessibility support if you’re unsure of the options available. Should you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications, please add a note to your application.
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 demonstrate your personal dedication to safety on your application.