Job Description:
- Oversee end-to-end contract management of the framework, ensuring compliance with NEC4 ECSC (NR29) and Network Rail standards.
- Manage the financial performance of the framework, including budgeting, forecasting, cost control and margin protection.
- Ensure early warnings, variations and compensation events are managed in accordance with contractual requirements.
- Oversee supply chain management, including subcontractor procurement, performance monitoring and compliance.
- Work closely with the commercial team to ensure accurate valuations, applications for payment and final accounts.
- Lead the successful delivery of reactive maintenance and planned civils works, ensuring delivery is safe, timely and to specification.
- Develop and maintain efficient work allocation and planning processes to support emergency and reactive response.
- Oversee KPIs and SLAs, ensuring performance aligns with Network Rail requirements.
- Liaise with PMs, WDM/SPMs, engineers and site teams to resolve issues and support delivery.
- Ensure health, safety and environmental compliance across all works.
- Act as the primary contract-level point of contact with Network Rail.
- Provide regular reporting on performance, risks and financial position to senior leadership and the client.
- Attend progress meetings, site visits, audits and assurance activities.
- Collaborate with internal functions including commercial, planning, H&S, design and compliance to ensure seamless delivery.
- Provide effective line management to Project Managers and WDM/SPMs.
- Set clear expectations for performance, safety, quality and behaviour.
- Hold regular 1:1s and support development and competence growth.
- Ensure reporting, governance and IMS / Insight2 processes are followed consistently.
- Any other duties as may reasonably be required.
Person Specification:
Experience and Personal Qualities:
- Proven experience managing framework contracts within rail or civil infrastructure - Essential
- Strong understanding of NEC4 contracts, particularly regarding compensation events and risk management - Essential
- Experience delivering reactive maintenance and small schemes works in a live operational environment - Essential
- Commercially astute with experience in cost control, forecasting and performance management - Essential
- Strong leadership, stakeholder management and decision-making skills - Essential
- Knowledge of health, safety, and environmental regulations applicable to the rail industry - Essential
- Strong IT skills - Desirable
- Knowledge of Network Rail 019 Standard - Desirable
- Temporary Works Coordinator - Desirable
Qualifications:
- Relevant engineering or commercial qualification (e.g. BSc Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying, NVQ Level 6/7) or equivalent experience - Essential
- Railway Safety Training (PTS) or willingness to obtain - Desirable
- Continued professional development appropriate to the role - Essential
- Experience working on Network Rail Frameworks - Essential
The Package
- Competitive Pay
- A Company car
- A collaborative and friendly working culture, focussed on investing in people
- Up to 25 days holiday + Statutory Bank Holidays
- Company Sick Pay
- Annual professional subscription costs
- Excellent training & development opportunities, provided by our award nominated in house Training team
- Paid Volunteering days and Charity events
- Annual Flu Jabs
- Employee Assistance Programmes for advice and counselling
- Access to a committed Mental Health First Aider team
- Company Pension and Death in Service scheme
