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Sector: Transport and Logistics
Role: Manager
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
About Network Rail
Join Network Rail - Where People and Connections Matter.
At Network Rail, we're dedicated to keeping passengers and freight moving safely and efficiently across the country. When you join us, you're not just part of a team - you're part of something that matters to millions. We believe that our people are at the heart of what we do, and every role plays a vital part in building a better, more connected railway. We're committed to creating a diverse, inclusive workplace that reflects the communities we serve. We value flexibility and understand the importance of a healthy work-life balance. As a Disability Confident Leader, we'll do everything we can to accommodate any needs throughout the recruitment process.
If you're ready to make a real difference, we'd love to hear from you!
Brief Description
To manage a team of roster clerks and operations support clerks to produce safe, efficient and cost-effective rosters and provide quality administrative support to local managers.
About the role (External)
Key Accountabilities:
1. Lead and manage, providing direction and training to the resourcing team, developing team members through continual monitoring and review to enhance team performance.
2. Manage the compilation and co-ordination of safe, efficient and cost-effective rosters.
3. Monitor route compliance with collective bargaining procedures, employees' Terms & Conditions of Service, National Agreements and Management of Fatigue in respect of rostering activities.
4. Liaise with HR Business Partners to develop the routes resource plan to enable efficient and effective recruitment and training.
5. Liaise with Management Accountants to provide support to managers in delivering annual budgets.
6. Oversee the provision of information to managers to support reporting requirements, including, but not limited to, visualisation, contingency planning, working time exceedances, sickness and other absences, OSB attendance and financial off-costing.
7. Oversee accurate payroll input as appropriate.
8. Manage support service contracts and conduct system checks to identify potential for cost reduction and adoption of best practice providing an environment for continuous improvement.
9. Collate and provide relevant audit documentation as necessary.
10. Provide support for local collective bargaining procedures and act as management side secretary of Route/Area Council, monitoring agreed actions to support implementation.
Job Skills, Experience and Qualifications:
Essential:
1. Previous successful experience of leading, managing and developing people.
2. Previous experience of utilising decision making skills and assertiveness.
3. Previous successful experience of demonstrating organisation and planning skills.
4. Demonstrable ability to communicate and articulate clearly and concisely.
5. Demonstrable influencing and negotiating skills.
6. Expert knowledge of NR rostering principles.
7. Detailed understanding of conditions of service, including pay arrangements, applicable to rostering.
8. Knowledge of the UK railway industry.
9. Knowledge of people management policies and procedures.
10. Knowledge of Lean processes and tools.
Desirable:
1. Experience of working in an administrative environment.
2. Geographical knowledge of the Route/Area.
3. Previous rostering experience.
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 encourages 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.
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