Network Rail

IRC2162510 - Strategic Planner
System Operator
3 x Strategic Planners

All 3 vacancies will be based in London at either Stratford, Blackfriars or Waterloo (with a requirement to travel further, on occasion, as part of the role)

About Network Rail and the Department:
Network Rail owns and operates the railway infrastructure in England, Wales and Scotland on behalf of the nation. That’s 20,000 miles of track, 30,000 bridges and viaducts and thousands of tunnels, signals, level crossings and points. We also manage rail timetabling and 20 of the largest stations in England, Scotland and Wales.

We work round-the-clock to provide a safe, reliable experience for the millions using Europe’s fastest-growing railway each and every day.

The System Operator function within Network Rail develops the long term strategy for the rail service in England and Wales. We work with industry partners, Network Rail Regions and departments, passenger and freight organisations to recommend economically and socially sustainable changes to the rail service

About the role:
This is an exciting and broad role enabling interaction with a diverse range of Network Rail staff and external colleagues. As part of the System Operator South team you will work with several Network Rail Regions and a wide range of train operating companies, transport bodies, local authorities and rail user groups. These roles provide an opportunity to work across a variety of strategic activities, and play a critical role in the railway's long-term success. The roles would suit strategic thinkers, and excellent communicators who can build and maintain effective stakeholder relationships and influence the future strategy of the network

Key accountabilities:
• Undertake analysis work for capacity studies and assist in developing train service specifications for assessment by capacity analysis teams.
• Facilitation of multi-department input to the development of strategic advice documents, such as our modular long term (‘CMSP’) studies.
• Assess and understand needs and priorities of stakeholders to make sure that they are being met
• Build effective relationships to enable the identification and consideration of industry requirements that are necessary to form part of an output specification; placing passengers and freight end-users first and at the heart of what we do.
• Work with colleagues to undertake and review business appraisals of complex projects and route strategies. Identify industry benefits of rail capacity changes, such as journey time improvements, new stations etc. Specify and obtain and understand demand forecasts.
• Engage with regional teams to integrate strategic proposals with internal plans to improve rail services.

Job skills, experience and qualifications
Essential

• Analytical skills and numeracy
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Experience in working with external stakeholders or customers in a commercial environment
• Proven ability to write reports or studies coherently; convening technical railway information into a concise manner that can be easily understood by funders and clients.

Desirable

• An understanding of Rail Industry and Network Rail’s structure and purpose
• Degree or degree equivalent qualification or relevant transport industry experience
• Knowledge of the social and economic characteristics of the London and the South East Region
• Commercial and financial awareness, including understanding economic trade-off analysis
• Understanding of project management principles and tools.
• Working knowledge of estimating techniques, risk analysis and economic models and tool

External how to apply:-
Network Rail welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, marital status (including civil partnerships), pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender status, sex (or gender), employment status, trade union affiliation, or other irrelevant factors. We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.

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. Applicants should demonstrate their personal commitment to safety in their application.

Network Rail can offer you a rewarding career with competitive pay and excellent benefits including a choice of contributory pension schemes, a generous annual leave package, a bonus scheme and an annual 75% subsidy on season tickets costing up to £3,333 (to a maximum amount of £2,250).

Network Rail positively embraces flexible working recognising that employees may wish to balance work and family/home life.

Network Rail adheres to a structured pay framework, any salary offered will be within the following pay range: £32,740 – £36,832

As an arm’s length department of the UK Government, Network Rail is required to comply with a well-established pre-employment vetting process for all prospective employees.

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks require prospective employees of Network Rail to meet the following requirements;

Provide eligibility to work in the UK and identity documentation

Complete a satisfactory 3 year employment history check

Complete a satisfactory unspent criminal conviction disclosure check

For more information regarding BPSS pre-employment related checks, please visit the UK Government website for further information - UK Government - BPSS Checks

To apply, please visit: http://bit.ly/2Mxdz9w 

Closing Date: 4th November 2019, late applications will not be accepted. We retain the right to close the advert before the listed closing date based on application volumes