Business Apprentice
Level: 3
Employer: Network Rail Limited
Location: 4 Travis Street
Network Rail is looking to recruit 11 Apprentices to join their Manchester city centre based team, perfectly situated next to Piccadilly train station. If successful, you will receive excellent training and mentoring throughout the apprenticeship programme supporting your growth and development as you take your first steps on the career ladder!
Duration: 1 Year
Expected start date: 14/09/2026
Hours per week: 35 hours
Wage: (Annually)
Job role includes
As an Apprentice at Network Rail Shared Services, you’ll get hands-on experience working alongside experienced and established teams, providing crucial services and support to customers, both internal and external, as we strive to deliver a simpler, better, greener railway for the UK.
What you’ll do at work:
As part of your 12-month apprenticeship, you’ll be exposed to different teams and services across Shared Services, combining your own enthusiasm for learning with unrestricted access to develop knowledge and new skills, all of which will give you a strong foundation to build a successful and rewarding career. Core teams within Shared Services include:
- Payroll
- HR Administration & Recruitment
- Customer Services Helpdesk
- Accounts Payable
- Account Receivable
- Accounting Team
- Data Processing & Management
- Reporting
The apprenticeship programme will cover the following learning modules:
- Personal Effectiveness & Time Management
- Problem Solving & Decision Making
- Project Management Tools
- Business Improvement Tools
- Communication Skills & Techniques
- Team Working & Relationship Building
- Acting Sustainably & Embracing Change
- Market Forces & Business Competition
- ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance)
- Ethical Sourcing & Supply Chains
- Positive Mindset & Wellbeing
- Business Regulations & Compliance
- Data Protection & GDPR
- Equality & Diversity
- Basic Finance - Cost Control & Budgets
A nationally recognised organisation, Network Rail Shared Services has a fantastic track record for developing and investing in their apprentices, with many previously securing permanent positions at the end of the programme.
About employer
One of the UK’s most recognised engineering and railway companies in the heart of Manchester, Network Rail. They specialise in the maintenance and development of Britain’s rail tracks, signalling, bridges, tunnels, level crossings and many key stations. With new world-class stations being built, they are involved in some of the most ambitious and diverse ventures that this country has ever seen.
- Alongside your duties, you will also be studying towards the level 3 Business Administration apprenticeship, which includes learning from business administration specialists
Level 3 Business Administrator apprenticeship standard, which includes:
- Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if not already achieved)
- End-Point Assessment (EPA)
- Training provided by the employer and online with The Apprentice Academy
- 1 to 1 coaching with an experienced coach
- Risk Management
- Quality Management
- Finance
- Business Admin
- Project Management
The following roles exist at various levels across the organisation and Network Rail actively promotes from within:
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Logical
