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Sector: Transport and Logistics
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
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.
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. When you're part of our team, you matter to us, and you matter to millions.
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The Wales & Western region includes more than 2,700 miles of railway and we serve communities and businesses of Wales, the Thames Valley, West of England, and the Southwest Peninsula.
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.
About our people and the recruitment process
We’re an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone!
As a Network Rail employee, you will enjoy a wide range of benefits!
Privileged staff travel - Leisure travel discount of 75% on all leisure travel and includes family members.
A subsidy of up to 75% on rail and underground season tickets if you travel to work on the train.
GWR ticket alliance - Heavily discounted all day passes for you and up to 3 friends and family to use across the GWR network.
Benefits package including healthcare offers, a cycle to work scheme, discounted healthcare club membership, and discounted offers including childcare, healthcare and online shopping site.
A range of Pension schemes to choose from.
Effectively manage work-life balance with a 35hrs per week contract, hybrid working, flexible working, flexible leave, and enhanced family friendly support.
5 days paid volunteering leave.
2 weeks paid reserve leave for the Armed Forces community.
In Wales and Western region, you will have the opportunity to join PROUD, our reward and recognition scheme where you can say thanks and recognise colleagues across the region who have demonstrated outstanding values and behaviours.
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We want to help deliver a railway which is safe, reliable, affordable and that provides great customer service to everyone. For more information about Network Rail click here.
Brief Description
This role is at the heart of working with customers and stakeholders to plan for the future of our railway in the west, so that it continues to deliver what our passengers, freight users, and communities need.
As Strategic Planner for your dedicated section of the route you will have the opportunity to work with a diverse and motivated group of internal and external stakeholders to identify and develop improvement strategies.
You will have the opportunity to get intimately involved in new stations aspirations and potential service improvements, helping to advise on which and how to progress. You will also get to grapple with the big challenges including decarbonising our railway and making it truly accessible, helping to set out how our railway can support the society in which we want to live in the short, middle, and long term.
You will come to develop an excellent understanding of the areas we serve through your ability to build productive relationships across the board. You will be a key contact for influential external stakeholders including Subnational Transport Bodies and other strategic transport planning partners, helping them achieve their goals.
You will be supported by a welcoming and inclusive strategic planning team, and become part of the wider Western route, where you will work closely with stakeholders to make sure that the strategic benefits you identify are translated into deliverable outcomes.
You will find opportunities to grow both within the strategic planning team and in the wider business, and you will find that the breadth the role brings stands you in good stead for your next move.
This is a fascinating and critical time for strategic rail planning, and you will have a real opportunity to shape the system for decades to come.
About the role (External)
Your Main Responsibilities will be to:
Facilitation of cross-functional input to the development of route plans.
Develop route plans for specified simple routes and contribute to development route plans for more complex routes, both from internal perspective (i.e. Operating Route / Area) and external perspective (i.e. by strategic route), based on needs and priorities of stakeholders to make sure that they are being met (e.g. regulatory outputs and customer commitments).
Undertake analysis work for capacity studies, and develop train service specifications for assessment by the Strategic Access Planning Unit (SAP).
Work with the Senior Route Planner to undertake business appraisal of complex projects and route strategies. Identify industry benefits of rail capacity changes, journey time improvements etc. Specify and obtain demand forecasts.
Work with sponsors of major asset renewal and enhancement schemes to develop in alignment with Route Strategies and the Capacity Utilisation study and develop, where appropriate, combined renewals and enhancement strategies.
Prepare reports on route plans, customer reasonable requirements (CRR) and Business plans.
Assist with the Routes input to the Business Plan, in particular the presentation of Route Plan material.
Assist in identifying the needs and priorities of stakeholders and monitor to ensure that they are being met. Participate in liaison with internal and external parties.
You will ideally have:
Degree or degree equivalent qualification
Knowledge of Rail Industry and Network Rail's contractual commitments to customers and suppliers
Analytical skills and numeracy
Good interpersonal and communication skills
Commercial and financial awareness, including understanding economic trade-off analysis
Knowledge of rail industry and commercial framework
What could set you apart?
Good knowledge of the customers and assets of the route
Knowledge of estimating techniques, risk analysis and economic models and tools
Knowledge of project development and delivery processes
Knowledge of Network Rail's sponsorship and Investment processes and procedures
Not sure if you meet all the requirements? Let us decide.
Company
Every day, 4.8 million people use our network. Keeping Britain moving and building a better railway for the future is full of challenges – but also tremendous opportunities. From our commitments to your development, our range of benefits and our approach to Diversity & Inclusion, we believe there are many reasons to join the team at Network Rail. We’re proactive in empowering employees with the knowledge to help them progress. We encourage all our employees to be ambitious, and offer great training and career development opportunities. As the railway becomes bigger and more technologically advanced, it’s crucial that our employees have the right skills to develop their careers and meet the challenges ahead. We believe that investing in our people is one of the most effective ways of improving the safety, reliability and efficiency of the railway. We also know that it’s vital to get each individual’s training programme just right. As well as helping us to meet our immediate needs, we believe this is an approach that encourages people to stay with us and develop their careers. Your health, wellbeing and benefits
We believe that safety and performance go hand in hand and this doesn’t just mean safety on the railway! We are committed to the wellbeing of our employees and believe, that should come first. We provide access to support services such as our employee assistance program to help you with finances, family, health and wellbeing. In addition to this, we offer excellent benefits, are sensitive to work-life balance and encourage our employees to use their 5 volunteer days for their favourite causes. We have a range of benefits including:
28 days annual leave entitlement. My benefits – Our discounted online shopping site. A range of discounted offers including childcare vouchers, Healthcare offers – cycle to work, healthcare club discounted membership and other benefits. Subsidies of up to 75% on rail and underground season tickets. A range of pension schemes. 2 weeks paid reserve leave for our Armed Forces community. What Diversity and Inclusion means to us
‘Diversity’ means recognising differences between people while valuing the contribution they make. ‘Inclusion’ means creating safe and welcoming workplaces with fair cultures that encourage innovative and fresh ways of thinking. Our aspiration is that the behaviours and actions that support diversity and inclusion will come from the conviction of everyone here at Network Rail – making diversity and inclusion a conscious part of how we run our business throughout Britain. Disability Confident Leader
Network Rail is an accredited Disability Confident Leader. This means, where a disabled applicant meets the essential criteria for any of our vacancies, they will receive an interview. Find out more about our recruitment process here. Create a job alert and receive personalised job recommendations straight to your inbox.
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Every day, 4.8 million people use our network. Keeping Britain moving and building a better railway for the future is full of challenges – but also tremendous opportunities. From our commitments to your development, our range of benefits and our approach to Diversity & Inclusion, we believe there are many reasons to join the team at Network Rail. We’re proactive in empowering employees with the knowledge to help them progress. We encourage all our employees to be ambitious, and offer great training and career development opportunities. As the railway becomes bigger and more technologically advanced, it’s crucial that our employees have the right skills to develop their careers and meet the challenges ahead. We believe that investing in our people is one of the most effective ways of improving the safety, reliability and efficiency of the railway. We also know that it’s vital to get each individual’s training programme just right. As well as helping us to meet our immediate needs, we believe this is an approach that encourages people to stay with us and develop their careers. Your health, wellbeing and benefits
We believe that safety and performance go hand in hand and this doesn’t just mean safety on the railway! We are committed to the wellbeing of our employees and believe, that should come first. We provide access to support services such as our employee assistance program to help you with finances, family, health and wellbeing. In addition to this, we offer excellent benefits, are sensitive to work-life balance and encourage our employees to use their 5 volunteer days for their favourite causes. We have a range of benefits including:
28 days annual leave entitlement. My benefits – Our discounted online shopping site. A range of discounted offers including childcare vouchers, Healthcare offers – cycle to work, healthcare club discounted membership and other benefits. Subsidies of up to 75% on rail and underground season tickets. A range of pension schemes. 2 weeks paid reserve leave for our Armed Forces community. What Diversity and Inclusion means to us
‘Diversity’ means recognising differences between people while valuing the contribution they make. ‘Inclusion’ means creating safe and welcoming workplaces with fair cultures that encourage innovative and fresh ways of thinking. Our aspiration is that the behaviours and actions that support diversity and inclusion will come from the conviction of everyone here at Network Rail – making diversity and inclusion a conscious part of how we run our business throughout Britain. Disability Confident Leader
Network Rail is an accredited Disability Confident Leader. This means, where a disabled applicant meets the essential criteria for any of our vacancies, they will receive an interview. Find out more about our recruitment process here. Create a job alert and receive personalised job recommendations straight to your inbox.
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