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 Commercial Managers to help deliver some of the railway's most important investment projects across England. You'll play a central role in managing project costs, contracts, commercial risk and contractor performance, ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently and deliver value for passengers and taxpayers.

There are opportunities to support and lead Commercial activities on major projects and programmes, which deliver some of the most exciting and innovative projects in UK infrastructure, to smaller‑scale, higher volume reactive works which keep the railway moving and support business‑critical activities.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work on complex infrastructure programmes while developing your commercial expertise within one of the UK's largest infrastructure organisations.

Locations:Birmingham (including Smethwick), Liverpool, Manchester (including Stockport), and Preston.

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

You may read the attached document to learn more about Commercial & Procurement within NW&C. 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.

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…