Network Rail
About Network Rail Scotland
At Network Rail, we are the publicly owned operator of Britain’s rail infrastructure. We are trusted custodians of one of our nation’s most critical public assets: Scotland’s Railway. We keep Scotland moving, connecting people and places, supporting businesses, public services, and communities, driving economic, social, and environmental success. Our work spans almost 20% of the UK network, and between 2024 and 2029, we are investing £4.8 billion to enhance our stations and routes, supporting new passenger and freight rolling stock. Working together with train operators, our investment will mean a more reliable, climate-resilient railway; a better customer experience; and greener, more sustainable travel that links cities, towns, urban and rural communities with each other and with the wider UK. But it is our people who make this progress possible. At Network Rail Scotland, you will find an inclusive, supportive, and flexible working culture where your ideas are valued, your growth is encouraged, and your impact is real. Join us. This is your railway, and it is moving forward.
About the Role
Responsible for leading the development and integration of asset management strategy and associated business planning across the Scotland Region. The role provides strategic direction for engineering and asset management input into Network Rail’s corporate planning processes, ensuring alignment between long-term asset strategies, investment decisions, and operational delivery. Working closely with Heads of Asset Management and the Head of Business Planning & Strategy, the role oversees the creation and delivery of the Regional asset management plan with input from our discipline Regional Asset Managers (RAM), to help drive continuous improvement in asset performance, efficiency, and decision-making, and supports the optimisation of maintenance and renewal investment strategies.
Your Role Will Include
- Prepare and lead asset management planning and interfacing with the RAM discipline teams within engineering and asset management.
- Delivery of a rolling asset management plan, liaising closely with Heads of Asset Management.
- Develop and deliver asset management improvement across the Region to drive continuous improvement within asset management decision-making.
- Develop the overall efficiency plan for engineering and asset management in the Region and monitor delivery by the relevant teams.
- Establish Network Rail’s asset management interests with internal and external stakeholders, including safety and financial regulators.
- Develop and prepare the regional asset management improvement plan, providing specialist asset management input.
- Deliver the recommendations from asset management assessment and formal investigations.
Your Pay
Network Rail adheres to a structured pay framework. Any salary offered to you will be within the pay range advertised. If your current salary is above the maximum shown, you will transfer into the new role on your current base pay.
Salary: This role is a Band 2B – £71,163 – £84,437
Closing Date
Midnight of 16th June 2026. Late applications will not be accepted.
Application Information
To submit your application, click apply now.
We’re Dedicated to Creating an Inclusive Environment
We welcome applications from everyone! Network Rail is a Disability Confident Leader, and we will try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply, and interview for roles. Should you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications, please contact Nicky Hearnshaw or add a note to your application.
Should you wish to have a chat about this role, please contact Paul Tallett.
Safety
Keeping people safe on the railway is at the heart of everything we do. Safe behaviour is therefore a requirement of working for Network Rail. You should demonstrate your personal dedication to safety within your application.
Your Experience and Skills
Essential
- Chartered Engineer
- Knowledge of or experience in the UK railway industry or an equivalent industry with a complex asset base
- Wide knowledge of asset management processes and techniques
- Knowledge of health and safety management and compliance management processes
- Knowledge of relevant standards and procedures
- Good interpersonal, influencing, organisation, and communication skills
Desirable
- Experience in relevant aspects of business management
- Highly collaborative and adept at developing lasting and productive relationships
- Experience of developing and delivering business plans
- Knowledge of engineering systems, engineering standards, and process integrity
- Experience applying asset management to a complex asset base (not specific to rail)
