Job Description

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Location

Glasgow, GB#

Department Name

Scotland's Railway#

About Network Rail

At Network Rail, 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. Watch our video to find out more!


Scotland's Railway is part of this large family and it covers a large geographical area from the Borders to Thurso at the far tip of the North East of Scotland, accounting for almost 20 per cent of the UK rail network. We provide rapid access along busy commuter routes to our seven cities, servicing the varied needs of our business and leisure commuter services, including cross border services and rural services. We have up to 50 freight services operating every day and we are steadily building capacity for this to grow. Our ambition to be responsive to passengers and freight users, drives us every day and we're empowered to do the right thing for those who use the rail network. We actively challenge unsafe practices and take responsibility for addressing risks, resolving issues and protecting safety and wellbeing.


Our colleagues are encouraged to work flexibly as we know that busy lives don't always fit around a traditional working pattern, if you need flexibility to complete your role just let us know and we will do our upmost to help you to invest in your career with us while balancing other aspects of your life.


We're also a Disability Confident Leader employer and we'll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles.














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Brief Description

The Weather Resilience and Climate Change Adaptation Specialist is a trusted source of advice and guidance in our organisation - playing a pivotal role in preparing Scotland's railway for the changing climate.


The successful candidate will lead on developing, undertaking and supporting assessments of climate risk; support delivery teams with assessment of adaptation options for projects; will maintain a robust evidence base - ensuring our approach to adaptation and resilience is rooted in the latest climate science; and will help shape our long-term strategic approach to managing the impacts of climate change - this incudes helping to deliver the Adaptation Pathways Programme. Collaboration will be at the centre of everything this role delivers with a need to cultivate and nurture relationships with departments across Scotland's Railway as well as with key external stakeholders.


Success will require strong analytical skills, a demonstrable track record of working in the area of climate adaptation and resilience, the ability to translate and present complex data into a compelling narrative that results in action, a willingness to upskill rapidly in the ways and workings of the railway sector and a commitment to fostering partnerships that drive delivery of our vision for a well-adapted railway for the people of Scotland.













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About the role (External)

Your daily activities will include: -

Support the management and implementation of our Climate Ready Plan for Scotland's Railway (2024 to 2029) Develop, deliver and maintain climate risk assessments to support resilience planning and project design and expand the scope of our climate risk assessment activities beyond physical assessments of infrastructure. Assess useability of, integrate and maintain access to, climate hazard and exposure datasets (e.g., UK Climate Projections, SEPA flood risk data) ensuring data integrity and robustness of the evidence base. Author internal technical guidance, develop processes and toolkits and deliver training that helps to embed climate adaptation and resilience considerations across our organisation Provide expert input to business cases for adaptation and resilience projects, supporting development of cost-benefit analysis that include not only economic considerations but social and environmental considerations. Support delivery of the Adaptation Pathways Programme, and the development of a longer-term climate adaptation and resilience for Scotland's railway. Lead on assurance and reporting activities, including reviews, KPI analysis, and compliance checks of the Climate Ready Plan for Scotland's Railway


Essential

Relevant successful experience of engaging stakeholders Ability to identify metrics and collect data to monitor performance relating to climate change adaptation. Ability to interpret data to produce management information and recommendations relating to climate change adaptation. Detailed knowledge of UK and EU climate change adaptation policy Detailed knowledge of international research into the impacts of climate change Development of policy relating to climate change adaptation Relevant environment or engineering degree Ability to influence and engage with decision makers at all levels of seniority. Application of environmental and social factors within supply chain management and procurement processes Membership of a relevant professional institution e.g. IEMA

Desirable

Working knowledge of research into the implications of climate change for the transport sector. Broad understanding of the rail industry/regulated business










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How to apply (External)

Salary:

The salary is 55,596 rising to 65,966 per annum

Closing date:

Midnight of 25th November 2025. Late applications will not be accepted.


Please note proof of all essential qualifications will be required.


Please get your application in as soon as possible, we may close the advert before the listed closing date if we receive enough applications. Late applications will not be accepted.


Please note the recruitment process for this role is a competency based interview.


We're dedicated to creating an inclusive environment and we welcome applications from everyone!


Network Rail is a Disability Confident Leader and we'll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles. You can visit Evenbreak's Career Hive for advice on accessibility support if you're unsure of the options available. Should you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications, please add a note to your application.