Location
Blackfriars, GB
Department Name
SH Access Planning & Delivery Wessex (618501) G1
About Network Rail
At Network Rail, we're part of a large family serving millions of passengers and freight users throughout the UK every day. Our service impacts millions of people and we strive to become more efficient as we enhance, maintain, and operate our network.
We provide rapid access along busy commuter routes to our seven cities, servicing the varied needs of our business and leisure commuter services, including cross border services and rural services. We have up to 50 freight services operating every day and we are steadily building capacity for this to grow. Our ambition to be responsive to passengers and freight users, drives us every day and we're empowered to do the right thing for those who use the rail network. We actively challenge unsafe practices and take responsibility for addressing risks, resolving issues, and protecting safety and wellbeing.
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Brief Description
To work cross-functionally, negotiating with Work Deliverers and Operations teams to build and optimise the access plan through worksite integration. Manage work priorities against the objectives of the Route to create a safe, robust and effective plan.
About The Role (External)
Key Accountabilities:
- Lead and chair effective area/local planning meetings with all Work Deliverers.
- Manage effective relationships with TOCs and FOCs, including a detailed understanding of their requirements
and access restrictions. Work collaboratively to minimise disruption by balancing safety, performance and TOC / FOC service requirements.
- Lead and create collaborative relationships with all Works Deliverers for both planned and emergency work, to prioritise safety, performance and efficiency.
- Manage and control the late change process in line with specified Route policies.
- Manage planning information for the area. Provide timely and accurate updates to meet planning timescales and carry out appropriate validation checks.
- Manage the potential impact of both Schedule 4 and Schedule 8 across all options available to deliver work and make proposals accordingly as required.
- Provide management, direction and support to the planning team, acting as a role model through coaching and mentoring, to develop and enhance team performance.
- Promote a proactive continuous improvement culture, sharing knowledge and best practice across the industry.
- Manage the integration of all access and Temporary Speed Restriction (TSR) requests, prioritising work to
enable business requirements in accordance with all relevant standards.
Job Skills, Experience and Qualifications:
Essential
- 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
How To Apply (External)
Salary: £43588 (starting)
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Closing date: 21st July 2025
Please get your application in as soon as possible, we may close the advert before the listed closing date if we receive enough applications.Late applications will not be accepted.
Please note the recruitment process for this role is a Competency based interview.
We're dedicated to creating an inclusive environment and we welcome applications from everyone!
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. You can visit Evenbreak's Career Hive 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.
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All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks. Click here for more information
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 successful 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.
You can visit Evenbreaks Career Hive 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.
All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks. Click here for more information
