Network Rail
Job title:
Seasons Delivery Specialist
Company
Network Rail
Job description
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.We’re continuing to build a diverse organisation which is representative of the people we serve. We want to harness the skills and expertise of our people and attract the best talent, to enable a safe and accessible railway for everyone. To learn why inclusion is important to us, please click .About our people and the recruitment process – We’re an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone!We encourage our colleagues to work flexibly, as we know traditional working patterns don’t always fit. If you want to consider working flexibly, just let us know and we’ll do our best to help and invest in your career with us, whilst you have a healthy work life balance.We’re also a employer 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.Brief DescriptionTo lead the route in all aspects of seasons management and weather-related incidents: delivering associated mitigation plans across Network Rail and coordinating the delivery of agreed services to our customers.About the role (External)Key Accountabilities:1. Be the single point of contact within the Route both internally and externally for all seasonal and extreme weather management matters.2. Develop, own and continuously improve the Route Seasonal Plan in conjunction with lead Operators, Operations, Maintenance and Performance teams making use of stage gate reviews to deliver continuous improvement with regards to seasonal and extreme weather management.3. Manage compliance with regard to all seasonal and extreme weather operational standards and take ownership of all seasonal and extreme weather key performance indicators providing detailed, highly numerate reports and analysis on progress against targets as required.4. Manage the improvement of the Extreme Weather Response (formerly EWAT) process within the Route so that effective proactive measures are taken in response to extreme weather forecasts.5. Be the Route client for seasonal treatment fleet liaising with Suppliers, Operators, and other functions so that a robust and comprehensive seasonal treatment programme is specified and ultimately delivered.6. In the event of a major incident or severe disruption to the service due to weather, liaise with Gold Command to provide regular and accurate weather forecasts to assist the dissemination of information to onward parties.7. Lead incident reviews relating to seasonal and extreme weather and check that areas of learning are captured and actioned accordingly to prevent or lessen the impact of repeat failure.8. Manage the Route autumn budget in respect to efficient procurement of goods and services in order to mitigate the safety and performance impact of adhesion.9. Lead the training and management of autumn controllers on behalf of the Control Manager be the single point of contact within the control environment for adhesion related issues throughout autumn.Job Skills, Experience and Qualifications:Essential· Previous successful operational or maintenance experience at area level· Able to demonstrate effective communication skills· Able to demonstrate quantitative analysis skills· Able to demonstrate competent presentation skills· Previous successful experience of strategic decision-making· Ability to successfully apply project management skillsDesirable· Able to demonstrate an understanding of business and safety case preparation· Successful previous experience of managing people (indirectly or directly)· Core understanding of operational rules and regulationsHow to apply (External): Band 4bClosing date: 14th October 2024. – Late applications will not be accepted.Click apply now to apply.What does our recruitment process look like? * Once you have applied, our Recruitment Specialist will look at your CV.
- If your experience matches what we’re looking for, you’ll be invited to an interview /or complete a first interview using a video interviewing platform, you can complete your interview anytime that works for you. /or complete an assessment.
- If you ace your video interview/or assessment, you’ll be invited to face to face interview with the hiring manager.
Drugs and Alcohol Standard:Our Drugs and Alcohol Standard is changing as of 16.01.2023. All prospective candidates who have not been offered a conditional role by 16.01.2023 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 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.You can visit for advice on accessibility support if you’re unsure of the options available. Should you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications, please add a note to your application.Network Rail Benefits –All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks.
Expected salary
Location
Derby
Job date
Wed, 02 Oct 2024 00:06:24 GMT
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