Northern careers.

Maintenance Depot Driver

Full-time safety-critical depot driving role at Northern's Wigan TrainCare Centre, shunting and positioning trains, fuelling and replenishing units, and carrying out train preparation tasks. No previous train-driving experience is required and a structured training programme is provided.

Utilities & Commodities Procurement Manager

Working in FM & Works category procurement team as Utilities and Commodities Procurement Manager, you'll take the lead on energy procurement strategy and management of utilities and commodities spend across our estate, working with suppliers, other train operating companies and the DfTO to manage risk, and deliver against our financial and sustainability goals. | Apply now | View job

Train Dispatcher

We are looking for motivated and customer focused individuals to join our team as a Customer Service Assistant, to support the needs of Northern Customers at our stations. | Apply now | View job

Customer Relations Advisor - Part Time

We're seeking dynamic, empathetic, proactive, and communicative individuals who are passionate about delivering top-notch customer experiences, to join our Customer Experience Centre in Sheffield. | Apply now | View job

Director of Service Delivery - West and North Yorkshire (6 month fixed term)

People come to Northern for trains they can rely on, and stay for the chance to make a real difference to communities across the North. As Director of Service Delivery, you'll play a key role in making sure those journeys run smoothly, safely, and on time every single day. | Apply now | View job

Associate Product Manager - FTC 12 Months

At Northern, we're here to make journeys better for our customers. As an Associate Product Manager, you'll help us improve the digital products and services that our customers use every day. Working as part of our Customer Experience Product team, alongside our Customer Product Managers, you'll turn customer insight, data and feedback into practical improvements - helping us deliver simple, useful and reliable digital experiences. | Apply now | View job

Project Interface Manager - FTC 12 Months

Northern is looking for an experienced Project Interface Manager to lead the interface between Northern and third-party teams delivering station improvement projects across our network. You'll ensure projects are effectively scoped, developed and delivered, protecting the interests of Northern, our customers and station operations throughout the project lifecycle. You'll also coordinate Northern's readiness activities to support safe and successful Entry into Service (EIS). | Apply now | View job

Quality & Compliance Delivery Manager - 12 Month FTC

We're looking for a highly organised and analytical Quality & Compliance Delivery Manager to help drive service quality across our Commercial & Customer Directorate. If you enjoy turning data into meaningful action, building strong relationships, and ensuring high standards of compliance and governance, we'd love to hear from you. | Apply now | View job

Train Cleaning Supervisor

You'll be the driving force behind our Train Presentation team - motivating people, setting high standards, and keeping our trains looking their best. Covering multiple sites, you'll lead from the front: hands-off when things run smoothly, hands-on when needed. Calm, confident, and ready to act, you'll guide the team, make decisions, tackle challenges, and help keep everything on track. | Apply now | View job

Trainee Train Driver - Carlisle

External-entry trainee train driver apprenticeship pathway with Northern at Carlisle. Training salary £28,020, rising to £48,417 in Year 1, £53,424 in Year 2 and £64,772 in Year 3. Applicants must live within a 45-minute car journey, be at least 20 at application, meet train-driver medical and psychometric standards, and be able to work the full shift pattern. The in-house trainee driver course forms part of a two-year apprenticeship programme, beginning with around five months of classroom learning followed by mentored driving and at least 230 driving hours.

Trainee Train Driver - Hull

External-entry trainee train driver apprenticeship pathway with Northern at Hull. Training salary is £28,020, rising to £48,417 in Year 1, £53,424 in Year 2 and £64,772 in Year 3. The programme includes around five months of classroom learning followed by at least 230 driving hours with a Driver Mentor and ongoing competency assessment. Applicants must live within a 45-minute car journey of the station, be at least 20, pass the TDLCR medical and enhanced train driver psychometric assessments, and be able to work early, late, night and weekend shifts without relying on public transport.

Qualified Train Driver - Manchester

ETCS Programme Manager

Railway upgrades don't happen by accident. They happen because people bring together complex programmes, different organisations and shared ambitions to deliver something that will benefit millions of journeys for years to come. As part of our Strategic Development team at Northern, you'd lead our involvement in the European Train Control System (ETCS) elements of the two of the UK's biggest rail programmes - the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) and the West Coast North Modernisation Programme ( | Apply now | View job