Rail Operations & Performance Strategy Consultant

AtkinsRéalis Canada Inc.; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working culture

Support for professional development

Career development opportunities

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking an experienced rail operations consultant to join our Rail Operations & Performance team in the United Kingdom. You will lead defined workstreams, apply practical rail knowledge and manage client engagements to deliver complex operational and transformation initiatives.

You will work with senior consultants and specialists to improve performance, safety, reliability and asset utilisation while contributing to major rail programmes and organisational change.

Qualifications

• Relevant professional experience in rail operations, transport consultancy, project delivery, or related field.
• Experience in planning, governance, risk and issue management, stakeholder reporting.
• Knowledge of rail operating environment and interfaces between operators, infrastructure, timetable planning, control, and customer service.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to turn evidence into practical recommendations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with client and stakeholder engagement.
• Ability to manage competing priorities with limited supervision and high-quality work.
• Collaborative, proactive and commercially aware approach.
• Degree or equivalent relevant professional experience; project management qualification desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage defined workstreams and small consultancy assignments from initiation to delivery.
• Apply rail operations knowledge to assess performance, processes and interfaces.
• Develop project plans, schedules, governance, risk controls and progress reporting.
• Analyse operational and business data to identify risks, trends and improvement opportunities.
• Lead workshops, interviews and stakeholder meetings with client teams.
• Prepare evidence-based reports, business cases and client recommendations.
• Support bids, client development and continuous improvement of rail advisory services.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary inputs across operations, engineering, digital, planning, safety and project delivery disciplines.
• Build effective relationships with client stakeholders, facilitate decision-making and communicate delivery priorities clearly.
• Produce and quality-assure client-facing reports, presentations, plans and governance documentation.
• Monitor delivery performance and take timely action to resolve issues or escalations.
• Support and coach junior colleagues, providing clear direction and constructive review of their work.

Skills

Rail operations

Project management

Stakeholder coordination

Analytical thinking

Client engagement

Education

Degree or equivalent professional experience

Project management qualification desirable

Job description

AtkinsRéalis is seeking an experienced rail operations consultant to join our Rail Operations & Performance team in the United Kingdom. You will lead defined workstreams, apply practical rail knowledge and manage client engagements to deliver complex operational and transformation initiatives.

You will work with senior consultants and specialists to improve performance, safety, reliability and asset utilisation while contributing to major rail programmes and organisational change.