Risk & Value Manager

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

About The Role

The East Coast Digital Programme is a £2bn, industry-leading programme that is revolutionising the East Coast Main Line through the deployment of digital signalling technology (ERTMS/ETCS). As a cross-industry partnership involving more than 30 organisations, it is delivering a safer, more reliable, greener, and higher-performing railway - setting the blueprint for how digital transformation will be delivered across the national network.

We are recruiting for a Risk & Value Manager to join the East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP) within the Programme Services Team.

In the Risk & Value Manager role, you will deliver specialist RAIDO management and assurance services that support the project and programme teams by implementing effective RAIDO management activities to reduce exposure and uncertainty in the programme. You will achieve this by supporting the development and implementation of best practice RAIDO management approaches and systems, facilitating workshops, and engaging with stakeholders to ensure effective implementation.

This role can be based in York, Derby or London.

Key Accountabilities

• Provide leadership and guidance in the concept of R&VM, maintaining their appropriate and effective application to all stages of the project lifecycle.
• Deliver Level 1 Assurance activities as specified by the Principal R&V Manager.
• Manage &/or deliver specialist R&VM support services as dictated by the R&VM maturity of the project community.
• Actively promote R&VM culture and improve R&VM competency across the project and programme management community.
• Monitor the output of others who undertake such R&VM activities to monitor competence, consistency and compliance with Network Rail procedures and provide assurance.
• Manage the buying in of external R&VM support where necessary and that these are delivered to required quality standards.
• Maintain a robust view of required levels of R&VM services and assure that suitably qualified & experienced resource is available to meet these requirements.
• Drive the implementation of ER&VM framework across their area

Essential Criteria

• Competent in all aspects of project and business risk management facilitation
• Able to build complicated cost, schedule and business risk models using industry recognised software / databases to run Quality Risk Assessments (such as ARM, @Risk and Safran)
• Be classed as a "Specialist" in the Leadership Competencies or be capable of attaining this level within a defined period.

Desirable Criteria

• Membership of the Institute of Risk Management or Association for Project Management Risk Practitioner
• Experience in Network Rail's project management processes and procedures
• Qualification in RAIDO management or equivalent experience
• Experience of identifying improvements or maturing RAIDO services, tools or processes

Please note: Applicants must provide proof of essential qualifications and/or competencies where required, or demonstrate active progress toward obtaining them, or evidence their applicable experience as a condition of employment.

Network Rail welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, marital status (including civil partnerships), pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender status, sex (or gender), employment status, trade union affiliation, or other irrelevant factor.

We are a Disability Confident Leader employer! We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.

We are here to support you through every step of the recruitment process and to enable you to perform to the best of your ability. If you require any adjustments or modifications please contact Mark Holt (Resourcing Business Partner) at mark.holt@networkrail.co.uk. You can also visit Evenbreak's Career Hive for advice on accessibility support if you're unsure of the options available.

We positively embrace flexible working, recognising that employees may wish to balance work with their family and home life.

Network Rail is required to comply with UK Government standards when carrying out pre-employment checks for all new starters; this includes a basic criminal record check. In addition to the basic criminal record check, in accordance with the UK Government we are also required to verify your identity, right to work in the UK and previous three years employment history.

All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks. Please ensure you have the appropriate Right to Work status when applying for this role.

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 be able to demonstrate your personal commitment to safety and awareness of our safety vision.

Network Rail can offer you a rewarding career with competitive pay and excellent benefits including a choice of contributory pension schemes, a generous annual leave package, a bonus scheme and an annual 75% subsidy on season tickets costing up to £3,333 (to a maximum amount of £2,500). You will also be entitled to 28 days annual leave.

Salary: £55,596 to £67,813 per annum.

• Employees will be entitled to a 75% discount off leisure travel, this includes off peak and super off peak tickets*
• Some of our roles require face to face Drugs & Alcohol testing. Further details will be shared with you as part of your formal offer.

Closing date 1st September 2026. Late applications will not be accepted. We retain the right to close the advert before the listed closing date based on application volumes.

What's In It For You

• 28-day annual leave with the option to buy and sell days
• Choice of pension schemes
• 75% discount of leisure travel for you and your family
• Private Healthcare
• 5 days paid volunteer or carers leave
• Up to 75% subsidised Rail and Underground travel
• Gym Pass -access to gyms across UK
• My Benefits platform- giving national and local retail discount

Our aim is to ensure your candidate experience is as positive as possible. If you require reasonable adjustments at any point, simply let us know and we'll do our best to assist you.

Some of our roles require face to face Drugs & Alcohol testing. We will share further details with you as part of your formal offer.

Your Experience And Skills

This is a high-impact, outward-facing role that requires the ability to collaborate with stakeholders at all levels by communicating clearly to build strong relationships. They should be organised, technically credible, and able to demonstrate accountability and ownership.

We're looking for someone who is motivated by the challenge of delivering complex, high-profile programmes who brings a problem-solving approach. Experience of delivering infrastructure projects, business or technology change would be an advantage.