About The Role
Balfour Beatty Rail is a recognised leader in the design, construction, maintenance, and renewal of rail assets and systems.
We are currently seeking a dedicated and organised
MPV Resource Planner to join our Rail Plant team at the
Horsham Depot in Sussex.
Reporting to the Operations Manager, this role is pivotal in ensuring the effective allocation of train driver and machine operator resources to meet operational demands. You will play a key role in delivering safe, efficient, and customer-focused planning solutions for our Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV) operations.
What you'll be doing
Key Responsibilities
- Support short and long-term planning to ensure MPV shift delivery aligns with Network Rail requirements.
- Optimise crew utilisation while maintaining compliance with Health & Safety, Quality, and Environmental standards.
- To ensure electronic and manual filing systems/records are maintained for audit purposes.
- Prepare statutory documentation including weekly work plans, rosters, circuit amendments, and WONs.
- To find cover for anyone unable to meet their roster requirements or for additional shifts
- To keep staff & Managers informed of any changes to rosters
- To maintain the Fatigue Index Calculator to ensure that the rosters are in accordance with it’s requirements
- To assist the Operations manager in other OTM activities
- Ability to supply future work plans and forecasting data as required
Who we're looking for
We are looking for a proactive and detail-oriented individual with the following attributes:
- Logical thinking and problem-solving skills to manage complex work plans.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Calm and adaptable approach to changing operational requirements.
- Sound geographical knowledge of the Sussex and Wessex regions.
- Ability to contribute positively to a close-knit and hardworking team.
- Knowledge and experience of rail industry is preferred.
- Flexibility to respond to short-notice changes outside standard working hours (Monday to Friday).
- A good understanding and (or) experience of planning software
- IT literate including being proficient in Excel and Word
- High attention to detail and highly motivated
- Able to work on own initiative
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
Why join us?
Benefits
As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:
- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…
About Us
Balfour Beatty works at the heart of the UK’s rail networks – designing, enhancing and maintaining thousands of miles of the railways that connect communities and underpin growth.
From feasibility studies, planning and design through to implementation and asset management, we provide multi-disciplinary rail infrastructure services across the lifecycle of rail assets. Our expertise covers electrification, track, power, civils, specialist rail plant, railway systems and technologies.
Diversity and inclusion
At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion
To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/
We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at:
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