Network Rail
Assistant Commercial Manager
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Who We Are
Network Rail operates and maintains the railway infrastructure 24/7 365 days a year. Our purpose is to connect people and goods with where they need to be and our vision is for a simpler, better, greener railway.
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Our North West route covers Cheshire to Cumbria, including key cities like Liverpool and Manchester, and destinations such as Blackpool and the Lake District. Major stations include Crewe, Liverpool Lime Street, Preston, and Manchester Piccadilly and Victoria
This busy region sees 1.3 million daily passengers and moves 700,000 tonnes of freight weekly, with 571 stations making up a quarter of Britain's rail network.
In the North West & Central Region, we're proud to be building a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We know that inclusive teams make better decisions, drive innovation, and help us create a safer, more accessible railway for everyone. Even if you don't meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply.
If you're passionate about making a difference and believe you have the skills or potential to thrive in this role, we'd love to hear from you. We're committed to creating an open, supportive environment where everyone feels they belong. Your unique perspective and experience could be exactly what we need to keep Britain moving safely and sustainably. Discover more about our commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at Network Rail Equity, diversity and inclusion.
About The Role
Join our Commercial team as an Assistant Commercial Manager and support the successful delivery of Asset Protection & Optimisation (ASPRO) projects across the North West Route.
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Working closely with the Commercial Manager and project teams, you'll help manage project costs, contracts, payments, variations and commercial risk, while ensuring value is delivered throughout the project lifecycle. You'll play an important role in supporting works carried out by outside and third-party organisations (customers), helping to protect Network Rail's assets and infrastructure.
This varied and fast-paced role provides an excellent opportunity to develop your commercial, technical and industry knowledge. If you're proactive, organised and looking to build your career within a supportive and collaborative team, this is a rewarding opportunity where no two days are the same.
About The Role:
- Assist the Commercial Manager in post-contract activities and managing project costs, income, payments, compensation events, contract variations and commercial risks, while providing effective commercial and contract administration support across a diverse range of ASPRO North West projects.
- Contribute to commercial reporting, helping to provide valuable insights into project performance and financial position.
- Support procurement activities, and the commercial management of a diverse portfolio of contracts, helping to drive value and successful project delivery.
What's In It For You:
Here are a few of the benefits we offer
- Salary: Starting at £28,000 depending on experience
- 28-day annual leave with the option to buy and sell days (contract dependant)
- 5 days paid volunteer or carers leave
- My Benefits platform- giving national and local retail discount
- A range of discounted offers including, childcare vouchers, healthcare offers - cycle to work, healthcare club discounted membership and other benefits
- Subsidies of up to 75% on rail and underground season tickets
- 75% discount on leisure travel (discretionary)
- A choice of contributory pension schemes
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Closing date: 1 September 2026. Late applications will not be accepted.
Safe behaviour is a requirement of working for Network Rail. Applicants should be able to demonstrate their awareness of our safety vision
Your Experience And Skills
In order to be successful in this role, we would like you to have/to be:
- Ability to work to deadlines
- Good problem solving skills
- Basic level of commercial awareness
- Basic negotiation skills with ability to influence decision making
- Computer literate including ability to utilise in-house and external software
We would also like but it isn't crucial to have/to be:
- Able to effectively communicate at the appropriate levels, both internally and externally
- Membership of an appropriate professional organisation, or working towards membership
- Experience of using electronic sourcing and/or procurement systems
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