Overview

We’re looking for a dynamic Works Delivery Manager to lead our team in delivering safe, efficient, and high-quality inspection, maintenance, and renewal projects. In this role, you’ll be at the forefront of driving performance improvements, managing resources, and ensuring our work meets the highest standards of safety, compliance, and customer satisfaction. You’ll inspire and develop your team, foster a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement, and take ownership of delivering results that make a real difference to our assets, stakeholders, and communities.

About The Role (External)

Step into a key leadership role as a Works Delivery Manager, where you’ll be responsible for driving safe, efficient, and high-quality delivery of inspection, maintenance, and renewal projects. You’ll lead and inspire a dedicated team, manage contractors, and ensure every project meets the highest standards of safety, compliance, and customer satisfaction. This is your opportunity to shape performance, improve asset reliability, and make a real difference to the communities we serve.

Responsibilities

• Lead, support, and develop your team to achieve performance, safety, and quality goals
• Oversee inspection, maintenance, and renewal works, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement, compliance, and accountability across all activities

Experience, skills, knowledge and competencies

• Experience of managing and directing a team
• Experience of team leadership and development
• Experience of managing the production and delivery of a comprehensive and compliant work programme
• Able to demonstrate, promote and embed safe working behaviours within the team
• Able to lead and implement change and improvement initiatives
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Able to coach, influence and develop others
• Knowledge of buildings construction, buildings management or civil engineering and construction management processes, systems and standards
• Knowledge of budget management and cost/waste control processes and techniques
• Knowledge of the Construction, Design and Management Regulations
• Hold and retain competencies relevant to this post and required by business need
• Ideally hold (or be working towards) an NVQ level 3 or 4 (or equivalent) in a relevant subject or have attained the appropriate level of knowledge gained through equivalent relevant experience
• Able and willing to drive vehicles as required by business need

What you’ll earn

Salary: £43,588 - £51,719 Band 4C

How to Apply

Closing date: Friday 19th September. Late applications will not be accepted. Click apply now to apply.

All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks. For accessibility support or reasonable adjustments, please add a note to your application.

Network Rail Benefits

All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks. For more information about benefits, click here.

Employment details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Management and Manufacturing
• Industries: Rail Transportation

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