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Who We Are
Join our Team at Network Rail High Speed
Who We Are
Network Rail High Speed Ltd. (NRHS) is responsible for operating and maintaining the UK’s only international high-speed railway (HS1) owned by London St. Pancras Highspeed. The 109km London St. Pancras Highspeed infrastructure consists of a diverse range of railway assets such as the track, signalling, overhead line, lineside buildings, depots, viaducts and long tunnels. NRHS is also responsible for operating and maintaining three international stations; St Pancras, Stratford and Ebbsfleet International. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd, NRHS is privately financed under an agreement with our client London St. Pancras Highspeed, undertaking a diverse range of activities from railway infrastructure maintenance and operations – through to station facilities management and retail on behalf of our client.
Our Vision: For everyone to love High Speed rail. Our passengers and freight users are at the heart of everything we do. We help connect people to their friends and families and get goods to their destination safely and efficiently. We’re an organisation where people matter. When you’re part of our team, you matter to us and you matter to millions.
Roster Clerk – Keep Our Teams on Track
Location: St Pancras International Station
Contract: Full-Time
Salary: £28,749 – £32,375 (dependent on experience) + Inner London Allowance (£3,270)
About the Role
Join Our Team and Make Every Shift Count
We’re looking for a Roster Clerk to create cost-effective and efficient rosters for our employees, ensuring compliance with operational standards, rostering principles, and competency requirements. You’ll play a key role in keeping our workforce organised and our railway running smoothly.
What You’ll Do
- Compile and publish rosters using the Corporate Rostering Tool in line with National Rostering Principles, company policies, and standards.
- Prepare rosters for weekly/daily duties, covering sickness, annual leave, training, briefings, and special arrangements.
- Liaise with local managers to cross-check roster data and ensure accuracy.
- Manage short-notice roster changes, communicating with affected employees and managers, and resolving queries promptly.
- Maintain and control leave records, including input for annual leave rosters.
- Arrange rosters for medical examinations, interviews, and safety-critical competency renewals.
- Monitor competency data to ensure no shifts are left uncovered due to expired qualifications.
- Validate roster data through pre- and post-payroll checks and submit late changes to payroll.
- Gather and analyse fatigue data, highlighting issues to line managers.
- Provide accurate information and data to support route reporting requirements.
Your Experience and Skills
What You Need
- Excellent knowledge of National Rostering Principles.
- Proven ability to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Experience in analysing data and producing reports.
- Understanding of conditions of service and rostering systems.
- High attention to detail and ability to manage data accurately.
- Ability to work effectively in a team, including virtual collaboration.
- Good general IT skills.
Desirable
- Understanding of pay arrangements for rostered staff.
- Geographical knowledge of the route.
- Knowledge of the UK rail industry.
Why You’ll Love It Here
Perks That Pack a Punch: We offer excellent benefits, including:
- Generous annual leave (28 days plus statutory days), with the option to buy/sell days.
- Defined benefit pension scheme.
- 75% subsidy on rail and underground season tickets.
- Up to 75% off leisure travel.
- Volunteer leave to make a positive impact.
- Carer’s leave to support those who matter.
- Healthcare Scheme, GymPass discounts, Cycle to work plus more.
- We offer generous maternity, paternity, and adoption leave to support our employees. Plus, more.
We’re All About Inclusion
We believe diversity drives innovation. Whoever you are, however you identify, wherever you’re from – if you’ve got the skills and the spark, we want you on our team. No suits required. Just bring your authentic self.
About Your Application
As part of the application process, you’ll be asked to complete your three-year employment history and upload your CV. 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 access, apply and interview for roles. Should you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications, please add a note to your application. All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks.
Keeping people safe on the railway is at the heart of everything we do. Safe behaviour is therefore a requirement of working for Network Rail. You should demonstrate your personal dedication to safety on your application.
Drugs and Alcohol Standard: All prospective candidates will be required to undergo and pass a drugs and alcohol test. Your application will be rescinded if you record a positive test. All positive drugs and alcohol test results for prospective candidates will be securely held on Sentinel database and a 5 year suspension from applying for a safety critical role, a role which requires PTS certification or a Key Safety role on Network Rail Managed Infrastructure will be enforced.
Ready to keep our teams organised and our railway running smoothly? Apply now and join a team that values precision, collaboration, and efficiency!
