Human Resources Business Partner Support

Who We Are

At Network Rail, We're Part Of a Large Family Serving Millions Of Passengers And Freight Users Throughout The UK Every Day. Our Service Impacts Millions Of People And We Strive To Become More Efficient As We Enhance, Maintain And Operate Our Network. Now Is a Fantastic Time And Join Our Team In Wales And Western Region As We Finalise The Reforms To Our Maintenance Organisation Which Will Deliver

• A safer and more reliable and punctual service for passengers and employees - quicker fault fixes by more agile multi-disciplined response teams.
• Individual rostering - enabling us to send the right number or people to fix a fault.
• Multi-skilling - investing in the knowledge and skills of our people so they are better equipped to fix the most common faults themselves.
• Accelerated and improved technology deployment - we have a raft of labour and life-saving technology ready to be rolled out.
  
  

Our passengers and freight users are at the heart of everything we do. We help connect people to their friends and families and get goods to their destination safely and efficiently. We're an organisation where people matter. When your part of our team, you matter to us and you matter to millions. Watch our video to find out more!

About our people and the recruitment process - We're an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone! We look for opportunities to offer great opportunities to learn and grow through personal and professional development. And, if you make the grade then you can look forward to a rewarding and fulfilling career with a company that joined the top 50 in the Glassdoor's 2021 Best Places to Work.

We want to help deliver a railway which is safe, reliable, affordable and that provides great customer service to everyone. For more information about Network Rail click here

Overview

About the role

Provide proactive, professional HR support to HR Business Partner teams to enable the delivery of value-add HR support and the people plan for the supported organisation/s.

Your Main Responsibilities Will Be To

• Provide proactive, professional HR Support to the HR Business Partner team/s and the business to facilitate the delivery of value add HR and the delivery of the people/HR plans.
• Support HR Business Partner teams in Talent Management, Workforce and Succession Planning and performance planning, maintaining appropriate data within the associated process.
• Provide support for Organisation Change programmes, through the full development and implementation phases.
• Provide project management support to the HR Business Partner team, tracking, measuring and communicating through the project timeline.
• Support the associated HR Business Partner team/s with research, reporting requirements, analysis and production of reports to support the implementation of HR initiatives.
• Seeks, identifies and develops solutions to continuously improve the HR support to the business.
• Maintains up to date professional HR knowledge to input into the development of both operational and value add HR initiatives.
• Takes ownership for delivery of assigned work within HR programmes/initiatives.
• Support the associated HR Business Partner team/s with ad hoc administrative and operational HR activity.
  
  

Pay and Rewards

Salary: This role is £32,500 per annum.

As a Network Rail employee, you will enjoy a wide range of benefits!

• Privileged staff travel - Leisure travel discount of 75% on all leisure travel and includes family members.
• A subsidy of up to 75% on rail and underground season tickets if you travel to work on the train.
• GWR ticket alliance Heavily discounted all day passes for you and up to 3 friends and family to use across the GWR network (48 passes per year)
• Benefits package including healthcare offers, a cycle to work scheme, discounted healthcare club membership, and a discounted offers and benefits including childcare, healthcare and online shopping site.
• A range of Pension schemes to choose from
• Effectively manage work-life balance with a 35hrs per week contract, hybrid working, flexible working, flexible leave, and enhanced family friendly support.
• 5 days paid volunteering leave.
• 2 weeks paid reserve leave for the Armed Forces community.
• In Wales and Western region, you will have the opportunity to join PROUD, our reward and recognition scheme where you can say thanks and recognise colleagues across the region who have demonstrated outstanding values and behaviours.
  
  

To find out more about the benefits at Network Rail, click here.

More About The Role And Your Application

Closing date: 5th November 2026 Late applications will not be accepted.

This role requires working in the office for a least 60% of the working week

Can be based in Reading / London / Swindon Will need to travel across the east end of the Western route to deliver the best service for our client groups, from London to Swindon, and Bristol.

To submit your application, click apply now. For tips to help you prepare and apply click here

We want to ensure everyone has an equal opportunity. Therefore, should you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications, please do let us know by including within your application.

All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks. Click here for more information

Our Drugs and Alcohol Standard has changed. All prospective candidates will be required to undergo and pass a drugs and alcohol test. Your application will be rescinded if you record a positive test. All positive drugs and alcohol test results for prospective candidates will be securely held on Sentinel database and a 5-year suspension from applying for a safety critical role, a role which requires PTS certification or a Key Safety role on Network Rail Managed Infrastructure will be enforced.

Your Experience And Skills

You will ideally have

• Demonstrates strong customer service skills.
• Experience of working within a large, complex and fast moving organisation.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong time management, organisation and prioritisation skills and the ability to work under pressure and to deadlines.
• Resilient, Adaptable and Flexible.
• IT literate, strong excel, word and PowerPoint knowledge.
• Experience of event coordination and facilitation.
• Research and analytical skills.
• Strong relationship building skills.
• Experience of supporting the delivery of HR initiatives and projects.
• 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.
  
  

What Could Set You Apart

• CIPD Qualified or relevant HR Support experience.
• Graduate calibre
  
  

Not sure if you meet all the requirements? Let us decide. Some of these criteria may be learnt in role. Therefore, if you do not meet all the criteria, please submit your application. We will screen your application against these criteria to assess the best match.