Senior Commercial Manager; Talent Pool

North West & Central (NW&C), one of Network Rail's largest devolved regions, is strengthening its Commercial team at a pivotal time for the railway. Spanning the West Coast mainline, NW&C region plays a leading role in shaping, managing and delivering some of the most high-profile infrastructure projects across England.

We're proud to be building a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We know that inclusive teams make better decisions, drive innovation, and help us create a safer, more accessible railway for everyone. Even if you don't meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. If you're passionate about making a difference and believe you have the skills or potential to thrive in this role, we'd love to hear from you.

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We're alsoa 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.

Looking to take the next step in your commercial career? We have launched this talent pool for Senior Commercial Managers to be responsible for providing strategic commercial leadership across major programmes, portfolios or business functions, ensuring the successful delivery of organisational objectives through effective commercial management, governance and risk control. The role leads the development and implementation of commercial strategies, procurement approaches and contract management plans to maximise value, support business priorities and protect the organisation's commercial interests.

You will provide expert advice to stakeholders, oversee complex contractual and commercial matters, drive performance and continuous improvement, and ensure compliance with relevant legislation, policy and governance requirements.

As we continue investing in Britain's railway and prepare for the transition to Great British Railways, you'll play a key role in shaping commercial strategy, driving value for money, managing risk and developing high-performing commercial teams.

Locations:Birmingham (including Smethwick), Liverpool, Manchester (including Stockport) and Preston. As part of your application, you will be asked to specify which location you are applying for.

Type:This talent pool will cover both permanent and fixed-term opportunities.

Read the attached information pack to learn more about the Commercial function at Network Rail. You can also hear from our people about what it's like to work at Network Rail:

Candidates should be comfortable with occasional travel to client sites, regional offices, or other business locations as needed.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a large volume of applications is received. Your details will be kept on record for a maximum of 6 months, unless express consent is received to keep them longer. Network Rail will contact you for this consent when appropriate.

What's in it for you

Here are a few of the benefits we have to offer:

• 28 days annual leave - with the opportunity to buy and/or sell up to 5 days
• Access to a range of contributory pension schemes
• 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 where possible 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

While there may be specific role-related duties not listed here , in general you'll lead the commercial management of high-profile rail infrastructure projects from inception through to final account settlement.

Working closely with project teams, contractors and senior stakeholders, you'll develop commercial strategies, oversee contract and…