Location
London Puddle Dock, Blackfriars

Hours
Full Time - standard working hours with flexible and hybrid working arrangements

Salary
£55,596 - £67,813 plus an Inner London allowance of £3,270

About the Role
At Network Rail, we keep Britain moving by maintaining and operating a safe, reliable railway for passengers and freight users. The Southern Region is one of the busiest and most complex parts of the railway, supporting millions of journeys daily across integrated track and train operations. As part of the Governance, Risk, Assurance & Improvement (GRAI) team, the Enterprise Risk Account Manager plays a critical role in enabling the Southern Region to deliver its operational, financial, and strategic objectives.

This role provides expert leadership and assurance on the identification, assessment, management, and escalation of enterprise and operational risks that could impact Network Rail’s performance, sustainability, and reputation. Working collaboratively with Integrated Business Units (IBU), regional leaders, functional heads, and national risk teams, you will embed a consistent, proactive, and value-adding risk management approach.

You will support informed decision-making by providing clear insight into emerging threats, opportunities, and control effectiveness, ensuring alignment with Network Rail’s Safety Vision, business planning, and governance framework. The role is key to strengthening risk maturity, promoting a positive risk culture, and ensuring risks are effectively articulated, monitored, and escalated to governance forums.

Key responsibilities include delivering specialist advice on risk identification and management, providing training on the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework, facilitating risk workshops, supporting continuous improvement projects, and ensuring compliance with internal policies and external regulations. You will also collaborate with assurance teams to develop an integrated Risk and Assurance service for the Southern Rail system.

Network Rail offers generous annual leave plus statutory days with options to buy or sell additional leave, a defined benefit pension scheme, travel benefits including subsidised rail and underground season tickets, health and wellbeing support, enhanced family policies, and flexible working arrangements.

Experience
- Recognised qualification in risk management (IRM certificate, Diploma or equivalent)
- Subject matter expert in Enterprise Risk Management
- Proven knowledge of risk management standards such as ISO 31000 and HM Treasury's Orange Book
- Detailed understanding of risk processes and operational risk assessment methods, including use of risk management software
- Experienced facilitator of multifunctional groups of senior managers
- Strong influencing and interpersonal skills with proven ability to manage relationships and expectations with key stakeholders

About you
- Ability to work collaboratively across complex organisations
- Commitment to safety and promoting a positive risk culture
- Skilled in delivering training and improving risk management capability
- Proactive and able to support continuous improvement initiatives
- Comfortable operating within a highly regulated, safety-critical environment

Qualifications
- Educated to degree level (desirable)
- Proven process management and process improvement experience (desirable)
- Detailed understanding of the railway industry or other regulated organisations (desirable)
- Experience working closely with assurance and improvement colleagues (desirable)
- Experience in a safety critical industry and large complex organisations (desirable)