Location
London Waterloo General Offices, London

Hours
Full Time - standard working hours with flexible/hybrid working arrangements considered

Salary
Band 3C, £55,596 - £65,966

About the Role
At Network Rail, you will be part of a team dedicated to keeping passengers and freight moving safely and efficiently across the country. The Senior Economic Planner role offers a dynamic and varied working day, including reviewing forecasting outputs, overseeing transport appraisal work, supporting analysts with complex modelling challenges, presenting findings to regional leadership teams, advising on economic cases for enhancement schemes, and engaging with industry partners and government stakeholders. You will balance delivery across a broad portfolio, ensuring high technical standards while meeting client requirements and deadlines. This role requires sound judgement, strong prioritisation skills, and the ability to translate complex analysis into clear recommendations that support strategic decision-making.

You will lead a small team of analysts, managing your own portfolio of work and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders including regional business functions, public sector organisations, and wider industry partners. The team values technical excellence, innovation, and continuous development in a supportive and professional environment.

Network Rail is committed to diversity, inclusion, and flexibility, supporting a healthy work-life balance and accommodating needs throughout the recruitment process. Benefits include generous annual leave, a defined benefit pension scheme, discounts at stations, a 75% subsidy on train tickets, interest-free travel loans, volunteer leave, and more.

Experience
- Strong background in transport appraisal, demand forecasting, and economic analysis
- Experience directing a large portfolio of projects and managing teams
- Proven ability to innovate and solve complex modelling issues
- Experience analysing large datasets and using complex analytical frameworks
- Excellent presentation skills, able to adjust style for differing audiences
- Experience developing and maintaining industry relationships
- Proven ability to draft clear and concise strategic documents
- Appreciation of project risk issues and their application to daily tasks

About you
- Confident leader and trusted expert able to manage multiple priorities
- Strong communication skills to explain complex economic concepts to technical and non-technical audiences
- Comfortable challenging assumptions and influencing stakeholders at all levels
- Enjoys developing others and building team capability
- Collaborative and professional with a commitment to technical excellence and innovation

Qualifications
- Masters level numerate degree or relevant experience
- Chartered professional qualification (TPP) or equivalent experience

Desirable
- Relevant experience managing major programmes of work in the railway industry
- Risk management experience
- Controls and assurance experience