Network Rail
Planning Assistant (Access)
Location
Stoke-on-Trent, GB
Department Name
Network Operations
About Network Rail
Our Route
The West Coast South route stretches from the south of Crewe to London Euston, carrying millions of passengers and up to 10% of the country’s freight traffic each year. Our route contains the West Coast main line, which stretches over 1,000 miles of track and has 64 passenger stations. It’s also the busiest mixed-use railway in Europe, forming Anglo-Scottish journeys between London, Glasgow, and Edinburgh, as well as providing commuter links to the capital through Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire, and Buckinghamshire.
The West Coast main line was electrified in the 1960s, allowing for longer, faster train services for passengers and freight. This meant that London Euston Station had to be rebuilt to create space for the new overhead equipment and was the first station in London to provide express passenger journeys to distant cities.
Our Region
Our North West & Central region runs from London Euston and Marylebone in the South through the Chiltern and West Midlands regions, the North West of England, and Cumbria before joining with Scotland at Gretna. We are home to the West Coast Mainline, the busiest mixed-use railway in Europe, serving London, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Edinburgh, and Glasgow. We’re a very busy region, with 1.3 million passengers travelling on our rails every weekday and 700,000 tonnes of freight moved a week. With 571 stations in the North West & Central region, we make up a quarter of Britain’s railway system.
We are committed to transforming the North West & Central region into a customer-focused service organization, putting passengers first. We will prioritize safe, reliable train services against the ongoing need to build a bigger, better railway capable of transporting more people and products in the future.
For us, ‘Diversity’ means recognizing differences between people while valuing the contribution they make. ‘Inclusion’ means creating safe and welcoming workplaces with fair cultures that encourage innovative and fresh ways of thinking.
We value the commitments you may have outside of work and will consider flexible and hybrid working applications. If we can make it work – we will!
We are thrilled to announce that Network Rail has been recognized as one of the Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equity for the fourth consecutive year! 🎉
Brief Description
To assist and support in the optimization and integration of access into the Route engineering access plan. To work cross-functionally, liaising with all work requesters, customers, and stakeholders to build and optimize the engineering access plan through worksite integration.
About the Role (External)
Every day will be different, but you can expect to be involved in the following activities:
- Support the Planning Team to deliver all activities associated with planning for possessions, worksites, line blockages, TSRs, On Track Machines, and Engineering Trains in accordance with all relevant standards.
- Process and support Route access requirements and successfully integrate within the engineering access plan.
- Attendance, and when required co-chairing possession planning meetings including producing, checking, validating publications and updates as necessary.
- Assist and support with the creation of materials and documentation to aid the operational delivery of the engineering access plan.
- Engage with Route-wide stakeholders and customers and support with the coordination of their access requirements.
- Assist and support with the identification and implementation of quality and efficiency improvements.
In Order to Be Successful in This Role, We Would Like You to Have/To Be:
Essential
- Able to work under pressure.
- Able to prioritize and organize workload to ensure that deadlines are met.
- Able to demonstrate the ability to organize effectively.
- Displays a good attention to detail.
- Displays good communication skills and a customer-focused approach within a team or as an individual.
- Willing to learn to document all aspects of Access Planning requirements.
- Good understanding of IT and operating of systems.
Desirable
- Knowledge of relevant railway geography and network capability.
- Knowledge of relevant train services and network capacity.
- Knowledge of relevant planning systems.
How to Apply (External)
We are a Disability Confident Leader and want to make the most of the skills and talents disabled people bring to the workplace – skills and talents we need in our business. Click here for more information.
Closing date: 27th September 2024. Late applications will not be accepted.
Salary: £28,860
Pro-Rata Annual Leave Entitlement
(28 days)
My Benefits
- Our discounted online shopping site
- A range of discounted offers including childcare vouchers, healthcare offers – cycle to work, healthcare club discounted membership, and other benefits
- Subsidies of up to 75% on rail and underground season tickets
- 75% discount on leisure travel
- A choice of contributory pension schemes
- 2 weeks paid reserve leave for our Armed Forces community
Want to find out about what fantastic benefits we offer? Find out here.
Network Rail adheres to a structured pay framework; any salary offered will be within the pay range advertised. All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks.
Click ‘apply now’ to apply. Safe behaviour is a requirement of working for Network Rail. Applicants should be able to demonstrate their awareness of our safety vision.
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