Network Rail reviews

3.8

74% would recommend to a friend

(2,607 total reviews)

Jeremy Westlake

74% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Network Rail has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,607 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Network Rail employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

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3K reviews
2.0
Oct 9, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

1. Very well paid across roles compared to other companies. 2. Flexible working arrangement 3. You only have to work 35hrs per week 4. Annual leave is great 28 days plus bank holiday with the option to buy 2 days. 5. Lots of job roles available with Network Rail internally 6. Offices are modern and very nice 7. Great development of engineers but not other areas e.g Project Management, Commercial, Planning.

Cons

1. Across the board the business seems to be reporting mad. 2. Development of staff is something that needs to be worked on e.g succession planning 3. Lack of team work between different disciplines 4. Very top heavy management 5. Governance can sometimes hinder / prolong getting things done 6. Rather than investing in staff development and recruiting staff, NR seem very happy to pay loads of contractors to come in and do the job

2.0
Sep 28, 2018

Broken organisation

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Some very committed staff in places. Job security.

Cons

Hard to make a difference. Out of touch senior management, short term focus, regions held accountable for performance but HQ micro manage. Experienced knowledgeable staff frustrated and leaving.

1.0
Mar 10, 2018

Network rail Signal and telecoms technician

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay and good working conditions

Cons

Poor management, no work ethic , spend a lot of time doing nothing

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Network Rail Response
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Thank you for your honest review. We're working hard through our Putting Passengers First programme, which is proving lots of opportunity for devolved decision making, something that we have seen really come into it's own during the COVID 19 crisis. We hope that sometime in the future you might consider a return to Network Rail but in the meantime we wish you every success for the future.
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