Delivery Manager IM

Make your mark with Colas Rail UK

At Colas Rail, differences matter. Join a team where being your authentic self is respected, encouraged, and vital to our success. At Colas Rail you’ll be ’ll be welcomed into an inclusive team where there’s a role for every talent – and a close‑knit, familial culture. You will also get the opportunity to help us transform transportation, set new standards, and dare to be different.

This is true because …

• We value everyone as part of the same team.
• We treat everyone as equals – and everyone is approachable, from the CEO down.
• We put you in control of your career to lead and grow in any way you want.
• We have a culture of care, from safe working environments to diversity and inclusion.
• We’re renowned for innovation, adopting new ideas, and daring to be different.
• We are building a more sustainable future and our projects impact infrastructure for generations.

Step into the world of Colas Rail, where a century of expertise merges with a daring spirit to shape the future of rail infrastructure. At Colas Rail we deliver transport solutions for sustainable mobility. We are a leading rail infrastructure business with on‑track plant and freight capabilities. As a subsidiary of the Colas Group, we are part of over a hundred years’ experience in delivering major innovations across our sector.

Every day thousands of trains run on tracks built, designed or maintained by Colas Rail.

Our Care, Share and Dare values are at the heart of everything we do. These values feed into our main strategies and accompany us daily in realising our ambitions. We care for our employees’ well‑being and safety, fostering a culture of inclusivity and support. We share a passion for excellence, celebrating achievements and nurturing talent. We dare to push boundaries, embracing challenges and driving innovation in every endeavour.

Even if you don’t meet every requirement, please don’t rule yourself out – we still encourage you to apply if your skills, values and experience align with the role.

Responsible for safe, on‑time and on‑budget delivery of all Colas Rail Infrastructure Monitoring train services nationwide, ensuring high levels of quality and reliability against key KPIs. To promote all Colas Rail values, including a one‑team culture, and actively liaise with different support functions as well as the external customers. To provide day‑to‑day first‑line management and support to all train operational staff within IM.

To deliver all train operations within the allocated budget. An experienced operations professional (preferably railway) who can manage, coach and mentor both trainee and experienced staff alike within the company.

• Be a confident and outgoing individual who can act as a role model to both office‑based and operational colleagues.
• Have well‑practiced communication skills and be able to apply them in different ways to get the best from differing audiences and situations.
• Desire a role that changes daily, requiring you to learn and develop an array of different skills and experience.
• Have an interest in working with and managing people to get the best from them, while showing them the respect they deserve.
• Desire to split your time between office‑based responsibilities and site‑based visits/cab rides.
• Act as an example of excellent H&S standards, both in principle and practically when out on the network.
• Be a proven team player with a pragmatic approach and logical mindset.
• Have good general IT capabilities.
• Have a basic familiarisation and/or interest in traction, rolling stock and the wider railway industry.
• Have sound commercial awareness and be able to demonstrate this through cost control and management of commercial data.

• Manage the thorough investigation, reporting and close‑out of all accidents and incidents within your designated region in a professional and timely manner, working closely with the Safety team.
• Download locomotive OTDR and arrange for competent staff to interrogate and write up assessments in line with deadlines.
• Undertake and log regular safety inspections and ensure actions…