About Network Rail

Join Our Dynamic Capital Delivery Team!

You will be part of the North West & Central Region (NW&C) which consist of three routes - North West, Central and West Coast South - and a regional team supporting Regional Major Programmes & Professional services.

Are you ready to be part of the driving force behind the region's rail transformation? Our Capital Delivery team is at the heart of delivering innovative projects that meet the soaring demand for rail travel. Here's how we make a difference:

• Boosting Capacity : We expand our network to welcome more passengers and increase freight movements.

• Enhancing Speed and Reliability : By upgrading tracks, we enable faster trains and shorter journey times.

• Renewing Infrastructure : We keep the network dependable, ensuring smooth travel for people and goods.

• Revamping Stations : We elevate the passenger experience with modern, user-friendly stations.

Our team members bring a wealth of expertise and experience, allowing us to tackle a diverse range of projects, from high-speed, high-volume tasks to politically sensitive and complex challenges.

Collectively, we commit to ' Making Tracks Together ' across Capital Delivery and our Supply Chain, to drive efficiency, champion safety, and build the best possible railway for passengers and freight. This pledge is driven by innovation, shapes our interactions and defines our commitment to excellence.

Why Network Rail?

Network Rail has been recognised as one of the Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equity for the fourth consecutive year! 🎉 You can find out more about this here: The Times Top 50 Listmakers 2024 - Business in the Community (bitc.org.uk)

Together, we strive to create a safe and accessible railway for everyone. Discover more about the importance of Diversity and Inclusion at Network Rail by clicking here .

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.

Brief Description

The Construction Manager acts as Network Rail's day-to-day site representative to monitor and assure the contractor's site activities are conducted in a safe and efficient manner with minimum impact on the environment and operational railway, and the work is of a high standard and in accordance with the relevant specifications and latest practices.

About the role (External)

1. Monitor so that site activities comply with the Guide to Railway Investment Projects (GRIP), relevant rules, regulations, Railway Group and Network Rail's company standards and all applicable procedures and legislation.

2. Review in conjunction with the Project Engineers, the contractor's method statements and site-specific risk assessments.

3. Monitor by liaison with appropriate Network Rail personnel as to whether arrangements for access, possession, storage, worksites etc. have been made to facilitate the efficient completion of work.

4. Monitor by a programme of regular pre-arranged inspections the quality of the contractor's work. Instruct contractors in accordance with powers delegated. Where remedial actions are required monitor so that non-conformance reports raised are closed out in an auditable manner. Direct changes as appropriate.

5. Inspect completed works and survey for the readiness of portions of the work for inspection and for the recording of the outcome and the control of any remedial works required.

6. Monitor, by close liaison with the contractor, whether "first off" examples of elements of the works are jointly inspected at an early opportunity. Agree the detailed workmanship standards for consistent application to the whole of the works.

7. Monitor the contractor's management of site works by regular site meetings at which details of the locations of, nature of, and number of staff to be employed upon each element of the work shall be established for the period until the next meeting.

8. Monitor progress of the works by regular site visits and inspections, comparing work in progress with contract documentation, and information given at site meetings and with the overall contract programme.

9. Maintain a regular and frequent site presence at all worksites and to continually monitor, and correct where necessary, the standard and methods of work, being always vigilant for inadequacies. Maintain site diary as appropriate.

10. Encourage an awareness of the importance of HSQE and good workmanship by regular communication with all contractors' site staff

11. Monitor and assess the competence of contractors staff prior to and during all phases of work.

12. Check whether the contractor complies with Network Rail policy in accident/incident reporting and investigation, and assist with conducting investigations.

13. Locally agree site records with the contractor for payment purposes.

14. Provides functional support to Development Managers and Project Managers as directed.

In order to be successful in this role, we would like you to have/to be:

• Relevant successful construction experience in railway industry.

• Environmental awareness.

• Driver for behavioural change.

• Good communication skills.

• Commercial awareness.

• Ability to manage a principal contractor.

• CSCS/CITB scheme/IOSH certificate.

We would also like but it isn't crucial to have/to be:

• PTS AC & DC Certified

• Multi disciplined experience in the rail industry

• IT skills

How to apply (External)

Salary : £43,588 - £50,018

Closing date : Wednesday 30 April 2025. Late applications will not be accepted. We may close the advert early if we receive a large volume of applicants.

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You can visit Evenbreaks 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.

Network Rail Benefits

• 28 days annual leave - with the opportunity to buy and/or sell upto 5 days
• Access to a range of contributory pension schemes, and the potential to top up your competitive salary with a bonus
• A subsidy of up to 75% on rail and underground season tickets if you travel to work on the train
• Privileged staff travel - Discretionary leisure travel discount of 75%
• We can offer you a season ticket loan, annual season tickets are discounted.
• A 35-hour-per-week contract with flexible working options available to help support your work-life balance
• Hybrid working (2/3 days a week in the office/on site) and enhanced family-friendly support
• Take advantage of healthcare offers (including discounted healthcare club membership), discounted cycle hire, and online shopping sites
• 5 days of paid volunteering leave
• 2 weeks paid reserve leave for the Armed Forces community

To find out about what benefits we offer, click here

Investing in our people is key to enhancing the safety, reliability, and efficiency of our railway system. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact, then this opportunity is for you!

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.

All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks. Click here for more information

Drugs and Alcohol Standard:

Our Drugs and Alcohol Standard has changed. If successful at interview you 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 operates, maintains and develops Britain's railway infrastructure managing 20,000 miles of track, 30,000 bridges, tunnels and viaducts and thousands of signals, level crossings and stations.