Package & Who We Are
Join Network Rail ! Where People and Connections Matter
At Network Rail, we're dedicated to keeping passengers and freight moving safely and efficiently across the country. When you join us, you're not just part of a team- you're part of something that matters to millions. We believe that our people are at the heart of what we do, and every role plays a vital part in building a better, more connected railway.
We're committed to creating a diverse, inclusive workplace that reflects the communities we serve. To discover more about our ED&I commitments click here. We value flexibility and understand the importance of a healthy work-life balance. As a Disability Confident Leader, we'll do everything we can to accommodate any needs throughout the recruitment process.
Safe behaviour is a requirement of working for Network Rail. Applicants should be able to demonstrate their awareness of our safety vision.
Job & Benefits
Skills and experience
This role is responsible for managing and integrating all access and Temporary Speed Restriction (TSR) requests, ensuring work is prioritised to meet business needs and delivered in line with relevant standards. It involves leading effective area and local planning meetings, maintaining accurate and timely planning information, and managing late changes in accordance with Route policies while understanding and mitigating potential Schedule 4 and Schedule 8 impacts.
A key focus of the role is building and maintaining strong, collaborative relationships with Train and Freight Operating Companies (TOCs and FOCs), as well as all works deliverers. The postholder will work closely with these stakeholders to balance safety, performance and service requirements, minimising disruption and supporting the efficient delivery of both planned and emergency work.
The role also includes providing leadership and direction to the planning team through coaching and mentoring, acting as a positive role model to develop capability and enhance performance. Alongside day-to-day delivery, the postholder will champion a proactive continuous improvement culture, sharing knowledge and best practice to drive better outcomes across the business and wider industry.
If you're ready to make a real difference, we'd love to hear from you!
For this role you need to live within 75/90 minutes of The Quadrant in Milton Keynes.
Hybrid working: For positions that permit hybrid arrangements, employees are expected to work from a Network Rail location for 60% of their weekly hours, typically 3 days for full time roles, pro-rata for part-time.
What's in it for you
Here are a few of the benefits we offer
- 28-day annual leave with the option to buy and sell days
- Choice of pension schemes
- 75% discount of leisure travel for you and your family
- Private Healthcare
- 5 days paid volunteer or carers leave
- Up to 75% subsidised Rail and Underground travel
- Gym Pass -access to gyms across UK
- My Benefits platform- giving national and local retail discount
Our aim is to ensure your candidate experience is as positive as possible. If you require reasonable adjustments at any point, simply let us know and we'll do our best to assist you.
Some of our roles require face to face Drugs & Alcohol testing. We will share further details with you as part of your formal offer.
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The Ideal Candidate
In order to be successful in this role, we would like you to have/to be:
¿ Knowledge of relevant train services and network capacity
¿ Able to integrate worksite requests into possessions and optimise the possession plan
¿ Able to specify all aspects of worksite and possession parameters
¿ Able to work under pressure within a continuous planning process
¿ Able to prioritise and organise workload to ensure that deadlines are met
¿ Able to evaluate complex factors and make decisions to maximise benefit
¿ Good communication skills and a customer focussed approach
¿ Experienced user of Possession Planning System (PPS) and TRUST
¿ Detailed knowledge of the Network Code and Track Access Conditions
¿ Knowledge of the isolation planning process
¿ Able to operate relevant planning systems
¿ Able to work under pressure within a continuous planning process
¿ Able to engage with customers and build collaborative relationships with stakeholders
¿ Able to lead a team and motivate team members