Project Leader (Change) [Safety]

ENGINEERINGUK; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the transport sector is seeking a Project Leader to enhance safety at level crossings. This role involves collaboration across teams, managing projects, and applying project methodologies to improve operational performance. Join us to make a real difference in railway safety.

Benefits

£3,270 inner London allowance

75% off season ticket for travel to work

75% off leisure travel for family members

Flexible working arrangements

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Choice of contributory pension schemes

Qualifications

• Experience of working in change projects.
• Understanding of applying project methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Agree remit and success criteria of Change and LX Projects.
• Build collaborative teams across different business functions.
• Monitor and manage project budgets.

Skills

Project Management

Collaboration

Education

Degree Level Education

Job description

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About Network Rail

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.

If you're ready to make a real difference, we'd love to hear from you!

Brief Description

Anglia route is looking for a Project Leader to support on Safety Level Crossings. Your focus will be to harness your genuine passion for safety to enhance our operational performance. Are you driven to reduce safety risks at level crossings? Can you collaborate effectively across teams to help introduce new and improved technology on the Anglia Route? Are you able to work with precision on technical details while engaging passionately with our partners to make a real difference?

You are our link between our frontline level crossing inspection teams and our engineering improvement teams. Your purpose will be to provide the technical detail and support to enable the our level crossings to be upgraded. These improvements will make level crossings safer for everyone. You can be proud knowing you are making a difference to our millions of passengers.

About the role (External)

Every day will be different, but key responsibilities will include:

1. Agree remit and success criteria of Change and LX Projects with the relevant Executive Sponsors and Functional Directors.

2. Build collaborative teams across the different business function to facilitate the delivery of the projects. Establish and manage collaborative cross-functional virtual teams to deliver change projects, where appropriate.

3. Challenge traditional ways of thinking and delivery to create efficiencies and improvements.

4. Monitor and manage the project budgets.

5. Manage the development and delivery of change projects in compliance with company processes and procedures.

6. Manage the production of project management plans for change projects.

7. Deliver regular progress reports on LX and change projects, including relevant risks and issues, to Executive Sponsors and Functional Directors.

8. Promote and monitor the use of efficiency improvement methods.

9. Disseminate lessons learnt.

10. Track data and analyse to ensure trends are identified and shared with wider team.

11. Produce various levels of information for Weekly Reporting, PBR, OBR and other high level business reporting in the Anglia Route e.g. close calls and fatigue.

12. Attend as required a TSR/ESR Route Review (weekly/bi-weekly etc) and manage Anglia ESR/TSR ongoing Issues and update progress to the route as required/as Speeds are added/removed.

We are looking for someone who meets the below criteria:

• Experience of working in change projects

• Understanding of applying project methodologies

It's not essential, but we would love it if you have:

• Educated to degree level

• Member of project association

• Commercial and financial awareness.

• Knowledge of the principles of investment processes and procedures.

• Knowledge of/experience in the UK rail industry and of Level Crossings.

• A high level of numeracy and report writing/data interrogation.

How to apply (External)
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Network Rail encourages 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 relevant factor. We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. We positively support flexible working recognising that employees may wish to balance work and home life.

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. Applicants should demonstrate their personal dedication to safety in their application!

We follow a structured pay framework: Band 4B; Salary range: £35,582 - £40,830

Closing Date: 30 th May 2025

Network Rail can offer you a rewarding career with competitive pay and excellent benefits including:

• £3,270 inner London allowance
• 75% off the cost of a season ticket for travel to work
• 75% off leisure travel for yourself and family members
• Flexible working arrangements
• 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• A choice of contributory pension schemes

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. Watch our video to find out more!

We're continuing to build a diverse organisation which is representative of the people we serve. We want to harness the skills and expertise of our people and attract the best talent, to enable a safe and accessible railway for everyone. To learn why inclusion is important to us, please click here .

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.

We're also a Disability Confident Leader employer 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.

Company

Every day, 4.8 million people use our network. Keeping Britain moving and building a better railway for the future is full of challenges – but also tremendous opportunities.

From our commitments to your development, our range of benefits and our approach to Diversity & Inclusion, we believe there are many reasons to join the team at Network Rail.

We’re proactive in empowering employees with the knowledge to help them progress. We encourage all our employees to be ambitious, and offer great training and career development opportunities. As the railway becomes bigger and more technologically advanced, it’s crucial that our employees have the right skills to develop their careers and meet the challenges ahead.

We believe that investing in our people is one of the most effective ways of improving the safety, reliability and efficiency of the railway.

We also know that it’s vital to get each individual’s training programme just right. As well as helping us to meet our immediate needs, we believe this is an approach that encourages people to stay with us and develop their careers.

Your health, wellbeing and benefits

We believe that safety and performance go hand in hand and this doesn’t just mean safety on the railway! We are committed to the wellbeing of our employees and believe, that should come first.

We provide access to support services such as our employee assistance program to help you with finances, family, health and wellbeing. In addition to this, we offer excellent benefits, are sensitive to work-life balance and encourage our employees to use their 5 volunteer days for their favourite causes.

We have a range of benefits including:

• 28 days annual leave entitlement.
• 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.
• A range of pension schemes.
• 2 weeks paid reserve leave for our Armed Forces community.

What Diversity and Inclusion means to us

‘Diversity’ means recognising differences between people while valuing the contribution they make. ‘Inclusion’ means creating safe and welcoming workplaces with fair cultures that encourages innovative and fresh ways of thinking.

Our aspiration is that the behaviours and actions that support diversity and inclusion will come from the conviction of everyone here at Network Rail – making diversity and inclusion a conscious part of how we run our business throughout Britain.

Disability Confident Leader

Network Rail is an accreditedDisability Confident Leader . This means, where a disabled applicant meets the essential criteria for any of our vacancies, they will receive an interview.

Find out more about our recruitment processhere

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