Senior Economic Planner

As a Senior Economic Planner, you'll guide our diverse portfolio of projects, collaborating closely with both internal and external stakeholders. Your leadership will empower the team to excel, fostering growth and expertise in delivering essential passenger demand forecasts, investment appraisals, and commercial claims. By doing so, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping our long-term planning strategies, enhancing scheme development, and optimizing the overall value of our endeavours.

Join us in driving innovation and ensuring a brighter future for all.

About the role (External)

About the role…

Step into a dynamic role where you'll take on a diverse range of responsibilities. Your expert guidance will steer a multitude of projects, ensuring they align with the needs of both our internal and external clients. As a trusted advisor, you'll manage relationships with internal regional clients, Sub National Transport bodies, Department for Transport, and providing economic insights that shape decision-making. At the core of your role is leading the Economic Analysis team in delivering impactful analyses to fuel Network Rail's strategic planning.

Nurturing talent, you'll mentor junior team members and cultivate a culture of continuous growth. Your commitment extends to championing quality assurance, spearheading innovative methodologies, and crafting best practices in demand forecasting and transport appraisal. By influencing industry standards and collaborating across the board, you'll leave an indelible mark on the rail sector's evolution.

Join our team with your exceptional skill set that combines education and experience, showcasing your mastery of numbers and analytics. Your chartered professional qualification or equivalent hands-on expertise demonstrates your commitment to excellence. As a renowned industry leader, your expertise shines in transport appraisal and demand forecasting. You're adept at deciphering vast datasets, employing intricate analytical frameworks to drive informed decisions. Your experience includes steering multifaceted projects and cultivating teams to reach their potential.

Your ingenuity thrives as you unravel intricate modelling challenges, while your presentation skills captivate diverse audiences. You will need to be able to prioritise the workload effectively on behalf of yourself and your team. Your wide-reaching network of industry relationships underlines your collaborative spirit. With your talent for crafting strategic documents that resonate, you'll be a cornerstone of clarity in complexity. Grounded in an understanding of project risks, you seamlessly apply this insight to your daily endeavours.

We're dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that reflects the passengers we serve. To achieve this, we're committed to becoming an open, diverse, and inclusive workplace, leveraging the skills and expertise of our talented workforce. Together, we strive to create a safe and accessible railway for everyone. Discover more about the importance of Diversity and Inclusion at Network Rail by clicking here.

Investing in our people is key to enhancing the safety, reliability, and efficiency of our railway system. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact, then this opportunity is for you!

About our people and the recruitment process - We're an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone! We encourage our colleagues to work flexibly, as we know traditional working patterns don't always fit. If you want to consider working flexibly, just let us know and we'll do our best to help and invest in your career with us, whilst you have a healthy work life balance.

Generous annual leave (28 days plus statutory days), with the option to buy/sell days.

Defined benefit pension scheme

75% subsidy on train tickets.

️ Interest-free travel loan for train and car park season tickets.

Discounts at stations with your Network Rail pass.

Flexible/hybrid working arrangements.

️ Volunteer leave to make a positive impact.

Plus more….