Project Management Assistant

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. To discover more about our ED&I commitments. 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.

Safe behaviour
is a requirement of working for Network Rail. Applicants should be able to demonstrate their awareness of our safety vision .

Eastern Routes Capital Programmes sits at the heart of Network Rail's ambition to deliver a simpler, better, greener railway. We are responsible for developing, planning and delivering major investment across the Eastern Region, one of the UK's busiest and most complex rail networks, covering key routes from London across the East and into the most northern areas of England.

We turn strategic investment into tangible outcomes. Modernising infrastructure, improving reliability, and supporting passenger growth and freight capability. Our work directly impacts millions of journeys every year and plays a critical role in supporting economic growth across the region.

We manage and deliver a multi-billion-pound portfolio of investment, spanning renewals and enhancements across track, structures, signalling, electrification and major station programmes. Our teams work closely with route businesses, integrated railways, suppliers, and government to ensure that investment delivers safely, efficiently, and with long-term value for the railway.

Our people are based across the Eastern Region footprint, with offices in London, Derby and York, as well as key delivery locations across the entire patch. We operate in a client model, providing clear governance, financial and delivery oversight while working in partnership with our supply chain.

What makes us unique is the scale, complexity and visibility of the work. You'll be part of a team that:

• Delivers some of the most high-profile and technically challenging projects in the UK rail industry
• Influences how billions of pounds of public investment are spent
• Works at the interface between strategy, policy, and delivery
• Plays a critical role in improving safety, reliability and customer experience across the network

Above all, this is a place where you can see the real-world impact of what you do,from safer infrastructure to improving performance. As we transition into Great British Railways, we play a key part in supporting the integrated railway across the region, being a more joined up system led team for passengers and freight.

Network Rail's Capital Programmes Eastern (Renewals & Minor Enhancements) organisation are offering an opportunity for a driven, conscientious, and ambitious individual to join the Signalling & Telecoms(S&T)
Renewals team based in York.

It is an exciting time tojoin the S&T Renewals team asweenter a busy period of delivery, with £300mallocated forthe renewal ofS&Tassets over the remaining 3 years of Control Period 7 and start the development of Control Period 8 work banks in conjunction with our wider route teams.

Job Purpose:

The successful candidate willbe accountable for supporting the Lead Portfolio Manager in the development and delivery of S&T asset renewal projects across the North East and East Coast Routes.

role will role model and embed Eastern Region's culture principles - Show We Care, Listen Learn Improve, Better Together and Keep It Simple - by:

• Creating an environment of psychological safety and accountability where people can challenge and improve working practices
• Driving collaboration across teams and partners to deliver whole-system outcomes
• Promoting continuous improvement and learning from performance output
• Ensuring clear, simple and focused governance and decision-making

In the Project Management Assistant role, you will support the project management team in the everyday management of projects for which they are responsible, in accordance with the Guide to Railway Investment Projects (GRIP), Railway Group, Network Rail's company standards, and all current applicable…