Rail Infrastructure Protection Specialist

1 month ago


Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom Network Rail Full time

About Network Rail

Network Rail operates and maintains the railway infrastructure 24/7, ensuring passengers and freight users are at the heart of everything we do.

We aim to become a more open, diverse, and inclusive organisation, harnessing the skills and expertise of all our people and attracting the best talent to help us have a safe, accessible railway for everyone.

Job Description

Safely and seamlessly lead and oversee the delivery of a portfolio of externally funded schemes, championing understanding of rail-related risks and constraints to enact, and enable others to facilitate solutions that align with external client objectives while meeting all stakeholder requirements.

Lead the development of sponsorship and project support for asset protection of outside party schemes and establish assurance that all schemes are delivered to defined requirements.

Manage the establishment of controls for the effective delivery of obligations in accordance with contractual agreements and commercial governance.

Monitor the seamless integration of all project risks affecting the operational railway for projects within the portfolio.

Support the creation and implementation of the strategy for the development, delivery, and resourcing of the route work scope.

Engage with and manage the interface with stakeholders to enable compliance with Network Rail governance and assurance processes.

Lead compliance of the delivery of the Asset Protection portfolio in accordance with the Route CDM Management procedure.

Review lessons learned and develop mitigation strategies with stakeholders to refine delivery principles for projects within the portfolio.

Analyse and report on success in the recovery of Network Rail costs in accordance with legal agreements in place between the external party and Network Rail.

Requirements
  • Demonstrable experience of delivery of projects in the rail environment
  • Previous successful experience working within Network Rail Asset Protection
  • Able to demonstrate team leadership qualities including mentorship and development
  • Understanding of project commercial requirements and programme controls in the rail industry
  • Knowledge of project management methodology and lifecycles
  • Knowledge of investment, commercial, and procurement practices
  • Understanding of rail infrastructure maintenance techniques
  • Knowledge of rail possessions/isolations
Benefits
  • 28 days holiday entitlement (plus bank holidays)
  • My benefits – our discounted online shopping site
  • A range of discounted offers including childcare vouchers, healthcare offers, cycle to work, healthcare club discounted membership, and other benefits
  • Subsidies of up to 75% on rail and underground season tickets
  • 75% discount on leisure travel
  • A choice of contributory pension schemes
  • 2 weeks paid reserve leave for our Armed Forces community


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