Location
Manchester, GBDepartment Name
IS Service Ops - Service Desk (807591) G1About Network Rail
Join Network Rail - Where People and Connections Matter
At Network Rail, we're dedicated to keeping passengers and freight moving safely and efficiently across the country. When you join us, you're not just part of a team - you're part of something that matters to millions. We believe that our people are at the heart of what we do, and every role plays a vital part in building a better, more connected railway. Click here to learn more.
We're committed to creating a diverse, inclusive workplace that reflects the communities we serve. To discover more about our ED&I commitments click here. We value flexibility and understand the importance of a healthy work-life balance. As a Disability Confident Leader, we'll do everything we can to accommodate any needs throughout the recruitment process.
If you're ready to make a real difference, we'd love to hear from you!
We offer excellent benefits, including:
🌞 Generous annual leave (28 days plus statutory days), with the option to buy/sell days.
✨ Defined benefit pension scheme.
🚂 75% subsidy on rail and underground season tickets.
🚂 Up to 75% off leisure travel for you and your family (subject to terms and conditions)
🎟️ Interest-free travel loan for train and car park season tickets.
🎁 Discounts at stations with your Network Rail pass.
🌍 Flexible/hybrid working arrangements.
🕊️ Volunteer leave to make a positive impact.
❤ Healthcare Scheme, GymPass discounts, Cycle to work plus more.
🧸 We offer generous maternity, paternity, and adoption leave to support our employees during significant life moments
Plus more……..
Brief Description
The railway has seen nearly 200 years of technology and innovation that has transformed how we provide services to passengers and freight customers. Technology is continuing to transform the railway industry. Imagine an exciting environment where Digital, Data, and Technology (DDaT) are not just buzzwords but the driving force behind every operation, every decision, and every solution.
As part of the DDaT directorate, you have a unique opportunity to enable our customers and industry partner with modern and transformative technology. From the day-to-day IT operations that keeps a national railway running, to the extensive delivery programmes that our helping to reshape the railway – we are at the forefront of all of it. We operate with a talented and passionate workforce, fostering empowered individuals and teams who understand that technology is not just a tool – it's the catalyst for progress, especially in an ever-demanding industry where change is a constant.
A Message from the Hiring Manager (Team Leader, Service Operations)
Thank you for your interest in this opportunity.
We are looking for someone who is passionate about delivering high-quality technical support and takes pride in providing an excellent service experience across the organisation. This role is central to ensuring our IT incidents and service requests are resolved efficiently, while also supporting colleagues to make the most of our systems and tools.
We’re looking for someone who combines strong technical knowledge with a proactive, solutions-focused mindset and a genuine commitment to continuous improvement.
If you thrive in a collaborative environment, enjoy problem-solving, and are motivated by making a tangible impact on business operations, then please apply.
About the role (External)
Main responsibilities:
To deliver high‑quality technical support to users across the organisation, ensuring efficient resolution of IT incidents and service requests. The role provides both operational and technical guidance, helping colleagues make effective use of core IT services and tools. Acting as a key point of expertise within the Service Desk, the postholder ensures that systems, processes, and support practices are maintained, optimised, and consistently aligned with business needs.
What will you be doing?
- Provide 1st level Service Desk support to users of Network Rails’ IT systems, acting as a single point of contact for the logging of incidents and requests, making sure that knowledge and first contact resolutions are applied to minimise service disruption.
- Provide first level service desk support for all IT related calls, striving to achieve a high level of fix at first point of contact.
- Follow all agreed processes and procedures, responding to requests for assistance by providing information to enable callers to understand solutions to reported problems.
- Action customer requests in accordance with Service Level Agreements (SLAs), when requested to by the management team.
- Achieve high levels of accuracy in capturing call/incident details via the service management tool in accordance with team processes and procedures.
- Adhere to escalation procedures, promptly allocating unresolved calls as appropriate.
- Recognise and escalate call/incident trends to Senior Analyst / Team Leader to enable prompt investigation by Incident Management.
- Proactively highlight gaps in processes, knowledge, and tools to Senior Analyst / Team Leader.
- Provide high levels of customer service in a consistent friendly, helpful and efficient service.
- Maintain high level of personal productivity to support individual/team performance objectives, and the achievement of Service Operations SLAs.
- Promote quality and consistency of service and taking appropriate actions to deliver performance levels in relation to all agreed goals/targets.
The ideal candidate
Meet the essential criteria? Apply today to join our team!
Essential
- Highly self-motivated, with the ability to concentrate on complex customer problems for significant periods of time
- Previous experience of working in a Service Desk environment
- Aptitude for logical problem solving
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a talent for attention to detail
- Strong customer focus with the ability to build rapport and engender customer confidence
- Clear speaking voice with the ability to give complex technical instructions in unambiguous, simple language
- Excellent listening and questioning skills so that a customer’s problem is fully understood
- Strong sense of personal responsibility and achievement with awareness of how personal performance influences service level attainment
- Excellent team worker with the self-awareness and control to understand how own actions can influence team spirit
- Excellent keyboard and accuracy skills
Desirable
- Experience in providing IT support in a corporate environment
- Awareness of Service Management disciplines (e.g. configuration, change, problem, operations, capacity, availability, performance etc.)
- ITIL Foundation
- Previous use/awareness of Active Directory
- ITIL Foundation
How to apply (External)
Vacancy type: Permanent, 35 hours per week, Hybrid working of 3 days in the office.
Location: Manchester Square One, you must be able to work from this office.
Closing date: 4th May 2026, Late applications will not be accepted.
Band & Salary: Band 6, £25,409
We are committed to a diverse workplace enriched with representation from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and skills. We pride ourselves on creating an environment where difference is embraced, and individuals can thrive. We recognise that the success of the team is dependent on a multi-cultural, multi-disciplined group of individuals, aligned to deliver successful solutions.
At Network Rail, we have several employee networks to reflect our diverse population and help to raise issues to the wider workforce and support their membership and support our Everybody Matters strategy, led by our central Diversity & Inclusion team. In IT Services, we have a group of Diversity & Inclusion Champions who take part and lead on many activities, to drive through more initiatives to support an inclusive environment for all its people and promote a professional and positive working environment. For more information on D&I at Network Rail, please follow this link
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