Senior Commercial Manager

Join Network Rail - Where People and Connections Matter

At Network Rail, we're dedicated to keeping passengers and freight moving safely and efficiently across the country. When you join us, you're not just part of a team - you're part of something that matters to millions. We believe that our people are at the heart of what we do, and every role plays a vital part in building a better, more connected railway.

We're committed to creating a diverse, inclusive workplace that reflects the communities we serve. We value flexibility and understand the importance of a healthy work-life balance. As a Disability Confident Leader, we'll do everything we can to accommodate any needs throughout the recruitment process.

If you're ready to make a real difference, we'd love to hear from you!

• Flexible/hybrid working arrangements considered.
• Generous annual leave (28 days plus statutory days), with the option to buy/sell days.
• Discounts at stations with your Network Rail pass.
• Defined benefit pension scheme
• 75% subsidy on train tickets.
• Interest-free travel loan for train and car park season tickets.
• Volunteer leave to make a positive impact.

At Network Rail, no two days are ever quite the same-and that's what makes it exciting. As a Senior Commercial Manager within the Innovation, Delivery & Improvement team, you will provide commercial services to our project managers and technical experts across the Technical Authority function to enable delivery of a wide range of high-profile projects focused on innovation, safety benefits and financial efficiencies.

The successful candidate will have strong commercial knowledge and experience and be an effective collaborator. You will be responsible for guiding teams to the most appropriate route to market, undertaking pre-contract activities in line with internal and external assurance, governance and regulatory requirements, and providing wider commercial support to the project team.

We're looking for a confident Senior Commercial Manager who can hit the ground running, is able to follow and apply business and industry processes, has strong commercial experience to drive procurement and projects forward, and manage challenges where these arise.

On any given day, you might:

• Provide specialist expertise and guidance to project professionals on the most suitable route to market, establishing and implementing appropriate commercial strategies.
• Support demonstration of efficiencies and continual improvement by undertaking analysis and benchmarking of completed projects.
• Manage compliance with Network Rail's Corporate Governance rules.
• Lead on contractual issues and negotiations with suppliers.

Undertake line management responsibilities for a Commercial Manager within the team.

The Innovation, Delivery and Improvement (IDI) team deliver a wide range of projects and programmes that enable the organisation and wider industry to deliver change, realise benefits and meet strategic objectives. These fall into four main categories:

• Compliance - programmes aimed at achieving compliance with legislation or policy.
• Strategic - deliver a clearly defined vision that realises strategic opportunities and may change the operating model.
• Emergent - evolve to respond to situations or events that are often beyond the organisation's immediate control.
• Research, Innovation & Development - driving change for the business through new ideas.

The IDI team is comprised of project professionals, planning & controls leads and commercial managers. We have a friendly and welcoming team environment and put a strong emphasis on learning and continuously improving.

CV shortlisting will take place…