Weather Resilience & Climate Change Adaptation Specialist
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Location Glasgow, GB
Department Scotland's Railway
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; maintain a robust evidence base – ensuring our approach to adaptation and resilience is rooted in the latest climate science; and help shape our long‑term strategic approach to managing the impacts of climate change, including delivering 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.
About the Role (External)
* Support the management and implementation of our Climate Ready Plan for Scotland's Railway (2024‑2029)
* Develop, deliver and maintain climate risk assessments to support resilience planning and project design, expanding the scope beyond physical infrastructure assessments
* Assess usability 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 to embed climate adaptation and resilience considerations across the organisation
* Provide expert input to business cases for adaptation and resilience projects, supporting cost‑benefit analysis that includes economic, social and environmental considerations
* Support delivery of the Adaptation Pathways Programme and the development of a longer‑term climate adaptation and resilience strategy 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 Qualifications
* 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 environmental 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 Qualifications
* Working knowledge of research into the implications of climate change for the transport sector
* Broad understanding of the rail industry and regulated business
Salary £55,596 rising to £65,966 per annum
Closing date Midnight of 25th November 2025. Late applications will not be accepted.
Benefits Network Rail offers a range of benefits – find out more by visiting our benefits page.
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 to access, apply and interview for roles. All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre‑employment checks.
Seniority level Mid‑Senior level
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Other – Rail Transportation
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