Project Manager [Documentation]

Network Rail; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Privileged staff travel

Rail season ticket subsidies

GWR pass access

Pension schemes

Hybrid working

Job summary

Network Rail is seeking a Project Manager to lead data quality, asset information and reporting projects across the Wales and Western Region. You will manage delivery from definition through benefits realisation, coordinating with regional teams, data owners and stakeholders to ensure safe, on‑time and within‑budget outcomes.

You will oversee plans, governance and reporting, while guiding data quality improvements and ensuring delivery against quality targets.

Qualifications

• Proven project management experience, delivering projects to time, cost and quality.
• Strong understanding of data governance, assurance and information management.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to motivate and influence others.
• Good commercial, financial and analytical capability.
• Appropriate knowledge of project safety and CDM requirements.
• Degree/equivalent experience and relevant professional membership.
• 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 within your application.

Responsibilities

• Lead the safe and effective delivery of data quality, asset information and reporting projects to agreed time, cost and quality requirements.
• Develop and manage project plans, defining outcomes, milestones, resources, dependencies and measurable benefits.
• Manage project controls, including budgets, forecasts, risks, issues, change and contingency, providing accurate information to support governance and decision-making.
• Lead data quality improvement, coordinating analysis and root-cause investigation and ensuring corrective actions are agreed, owned and delivered.
• Apply appropriate safety, governance and assurance arrangements, including relevant CDM requirements, data controls, evidence and audit requirements.
• Establish effective data governance and quality measures to demonstrate sustainable improvements in the accuracy, completeness, consistency and usability of asset information.
• Lead collaborative cross-functional teams and stakeholder relationships, agreeing priorities, resolving delivery barriers and ensuring clear ownership and accountability.
• Monitor project performance and benefits, providing clear reporting and driving continuous improvement in line with applicable requirements.

Skills

Project management

Data governance

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Financial analysis

CDM knowledge

Education

Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

SQL

Power Query

Job description

Who We Are

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. Now Is a Fantastic Time And Join Our Team In Wales And Western Region As We Finalise The Reforms To Our Maintenance Organisation Which Will Deliver

• A safer and more reliable and punctual service for passengers and employees - quicker fault fixes by more agile multi-disciplined response teams.
• Individual rostering - enabling us to send the right number or people to fix a fault.
• Multi-skilling - investing in the knowledge and skills of our people so they are better equipped to fix the most common faults themselves.
• Accelerated and improved technology deployment - we have a raft of labour and life-saving technology ready to be rolled out.

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 your part of our team, you matter to us and you matter to millions. Watch our video to find out more!

We want to help deliver a railway which is safe, reliable, affordable and that provides great customer service to everyone. For more information about Network Rail click here.

About our people and the recruitment process

We're an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone! We look for opportunities to offer great opportunities to learn and grow through personal and professional development. And, if you make the grade then you can look forward to a rewarding and fulfilling career with a company that joined the top 50 in the Glassdoor's 2021 Best Places to Work.

Overview

About the role We are looking for a Project Manager to lead the delivery of data quality, asset information and reporting projects across Wales and Western Region. You will manage projects from definition through to implementation and benefits realisation, ensuring that agreed outcomes are delivered safely, on time, within budget and to the required quality. Working with regional and route teams, technical specialists, data owners and business stakeholders, you will coordinate improvements to the accuracy, completeness, consistency, timeliness and usability of asset information. You will establish clear delivery plans, manage project risks and dependencies, and provide reliable reporting to support effective governance and decision-making. This is primarily a project leadership role. You will not be expected to undertake all technical analysis personally, but you will need sufficient understanding of data governance, data assurance and asset information to lead delivery effectively and challenge constructively. Base location can be anywhere in the Wales and Western Region (Paddington, Reading, Swindon, Bristol or Cardiff), with some travel across the Region to customer meetings required from time to time.

Your Main Responsibilities Will Be To

• Lead the safe and effective delivery of data quality, asset information and reporting projects to agreed time, cost and quality requirements.
• Develop and manage project plans, defining outcomes, milestones, resources, dependencies and measurable benefits.
• Manage project controls, including budgets, forecasts, risks, issues, change and contingency, providing accurate information to support governance and decision-making.
• Lead data quality improvement, coordinating analysis and root-cause investigation and ensuring corrective actions are agreed, owned and delivered.
• Apply appropriate safety, governance and assurance arrangements, including relevant CDM requirements, data controls, evidence and audit requirements.
• Establish effective data governance and quality measures to demonstrate sustainable improvements in the accuracy, completeness, consistency and usability of asset information.
• Lead collaborative cross-functional teams and stakeholder relationships, agreeing priorities, resolving delivery barriers and ensuring clear ownership and accountability.
• Monitor project performance and benefits, providing clear reporting and driving continuous improvement in line with applicable requirements.

Pay and Rewards

Salary to be benchmarked upon appointment. This role is a 3B - £46,701 to £56,963 per annum. As a Network Rail employee, you will enjoy a wide range of benefits!

• Privileged staff travel - Leisure travel discount of 75% on all leisure travel and includes family members.
• A subsidy of up to 75% on rail and underground season tickets if you travel to work on the train.
• GWR ticket alliance, Heavily discounted all day passes for you and up to 3 friends and family to use across the GWR network (48 passes per year)
• Benefits package including healthcare offers, a cycle to work scheme, discounted healthcare club membership, and a discounted offers and benefits including childcare, healthcare and online shopping site.
• A range of Pension schemes to choose from
• Effectively manage work-life balance with a 35hrs per week contract, hybrid working, flexible working, and enhanced family friendly support.
• 5 days paid volunteering leave.
• 2 weeks paid reserve leave for the Armed Forces community.
• 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.

To find out more about the benefits at Network Rail, click here.

More About The Role And Your Application

Closing date: 17th November 2026. Late applications will not be accepted. This role requires working in the office for a least 60% of the working week. We want to ensure everyone has an equal opportunity. Therefore, should you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications, please do let us know by contacting Samantha White, Resourcing Business Partner Support. Should you wish to have a chat about this role, please contact Bethan Miles - 07720957471

Your Experience And Skills

You will ideally have

• Proven project management experience, delivering projects to time, cost and quality.
• Strong understanding of data governance, assurance and information management.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to motivate and influence others.
• Good commercial, financial and analytical capability.
• Appropriate knowledge of project safety and CDM requirements.
• Degree/equivalent experience and relevant professional membership.
• 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 within your application.

What Could Set You Apart

• Experience delivering data quality, asset information, reporting or digital projects.
• Knowledge of asset registers, geospatial or asset-management systems.
• Experience implementing data quality controls, assurance or audit processes.
• Experience with SQL, Power Query or similar data tools.
• Knowledge of project/investment processes and continuous improvement, including Lean Six Sigma or equivalent
• Knowledge of Network Rail asset-information systems and data standards.

Some of these criteria may be learnt in role. Therefore, if you do not meet all the criteria, please submit your application. We will screen your application against these criteria to assess the best match.