Does Network Rail pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Network Rail employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Network Rail. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Network Rail?

73% of Network Rail employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Network Rail 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Network Rail?

Project Manager (150) , Signaller (65) , Scheme Project Manager (63) , Engineer (44) , Technician (41) , Project Engineer (34) , Asset Engineer (30) , Commercial Manager (26) , Finance Business Partner (25) , Team Leader (25) , Operative (20) , Apprentice (19) , Manager (19) , Assistant Project Engineer (17) , Business Analyst (17)

What are the pros of working at Network Rail according to real employee reviews?

"Good people involved in the day" ((in 152 reviews)); "Flexible and good benefits to be had" ((in 140 reviews)); "Pay is good and colleges good" ((in 127 reviews)); "Inclusive / Friendly / Good Pension after 5 years service" ((in 107 reviews)); "Good salary and overtime rates" ((in 96 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Network Rail according to real employee reviews?

"Sometimes poor management and politics" ((in 105 reviews)); "Too many managers A director for just about every word in the English dictionary." ((in 54 reviews)); "Long hours and mostly nightshift" ((in 51 reviews)); "Some poor leadership." ((in 29 reviews)); "Bullying is also common place in the company if your face doesn't fit." ((in 29 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Network Rail locations?

Jersey City , Yorktown , New York , Texas City , Cleveland , Union City , Andover , Tampa , Farmington Hills , Hollywood

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Network Rail reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(2,599 total reviews)

Jeremy Westlake

74% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

Network Rail has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,599 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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Race / Ethnicity

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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

4.0

Mar 10, 2016

Pretty decent place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great deal of responsibility given, interesting sector. Your decisions can make a really difference to people's lives. Good working hours.

Cons

Difficult to get things done quickly. Poor communication from Senior management, although I think the new CEO is pretty decent.Considerable uncertainty about the future of the Railway industry.

5.0

Mar 9, 2016

Grad Civil

Graduate civil engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice environment, easy to negotiate contract

Cons

Company maybe too big for you to explore many things

5.0

Mar 7, 2016

Project Controls Manager

Project controls manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent Management philosophy and encouraged to contribute

Cons

Fragmented organisation with too many regional offices making sharing information difficult

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