Regional Rail Lead

Your role and responsibilities:

Provide leadership, vision, and guidance on national and regional rail matters.
Influence regional and national partners, including MPs, politicians, business leaders, senior local authority officers, national delivery agencies, and the Department for Transport.
Support the Chief Executive of Transport East in delivering the Transport East strategic rail agenda to support effective delivery of rail reform in the East.
Lead the region in developing the rail regional evidence base to make the case for investment and funding.
Work with national, regional, and local partners in developing and coordinating sub-national transport strategies for rail and mass transit. Leading the Wider South East Rail Partnership and rail technical programme.
Communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders and technical specialists.
Travel as part of the job to various locations, including London and other offices around the region.

You will need:

Substantial relevant experience of working in strategic rail and wider transport planning.
Excellent technical and/or professional knowledge and understanding of the wider policy connections at both national and local level.
Good knowledge of relevant systems, regulations, legislation, best practice, policies and procedures
Experience of partnership working and of establishing, maintaining and developing effective working relationships at all levels across partner organisations
Highly developed verbal and written skills to interpret complex legislation, guidelines and technical information
Ability to work effectively with senior people across the rail industry, government transition teams, and other STBs.

Working and travel requirements:

This role supports hybrid working, combining home and office work. Frequent travel is essential for meetings and collaboration at various locations.
A full driving license and personal transport are beneficial, but meeting mobility requirements through other means is acceptable. Use of sustainable transport is encouraged. If you have a disability, talk to the contact below. They can help you with reasonable adjustments for this role.

We’re always searching for ways to encourage, respect and enable everyone to be the best they can be. We want to represent the diverse communities we serve.

Closing date: 11.30pm, 16 June 2025.

Interview date: Week commencing 30 June 2025, in person.

Please note: Without a supporting statement and CV, your interest will not be progressed. Any supporting documents must be in either PDF or MS Word format.
We value authentic applications that showcase your genuine skills and experiences. Applications suspected of being generated by AI may be rejected. We encourage you to present your own work and ideas throughout the application process.