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About Network Rail
Network Rail operates and maintains the railway infrastructure 24/7 365 days a year.
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.
We're continuing to build a more diverse and inclusive organisation which is representative of the passengers we serve. To do this, it's essential we become a more open, diverse and inclusive organisation, harnessing the skills and expertise of all our people and attracting the best talent to help us have a safe, accessible railway for everyone. We're an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone.
Our Route
Central route is at the heart of Britain's railway. The route covers a major part of the national rail network and is a key commuter line in and out of Birmingham, with hundreds of thousands of passengers, and thousands of tonnes of freight carried within our route each week. Within our route is the Chiltern Main Line between London Marylebone and the West Midlands, the Snow Hill line from Stratford-upon-Avon to Worcester, the Cross City line in Birmingham, and lines to other cities including Wolverhampton, Coventry, Walsall, and Oxford.
We are home to Birmingham New Street station, the busiest station outside of London with more than 170,000 passengers using it every day.
Brief Description
As an Operations Delivery Supervisor within the Central Route, you will develop, implement, and deliver agreed possession, worksite, and isolation plans safely and efficiently. You will provide a range of safety-critical duties to the route. The role also supports added-value activities such as litter and graffiti clearance, as well as seasonal and weather-related tasks.
This position is part of the Central Route Possession, Worksite, and Isolation Management Team.
About the role (External)
Day to day you will be:
1. Assisting the Operations Delivery Manager (ODM) with developing the possession plan and chair/attend key possession meetings as requested, directing those who wish to make changes to the plan to do so through the formal process.
2. Being familiar with all aspects of possession, including possession and isolation arrangements, worksite limits and contents, train movements and potential risks. Be pro-active in arranging contingency plans with the ODM and Network Rail (NR) Control.
3. Coordinating preparation and collection of appropriate briefing packs and being familiar with contents.
4. Delivering possessions and other activities in a safe and efficient manner, complying with relevant rules and standards at all times.
5. Managing possession support staff so that they are familiar with the blocking points, protection locations and access to be used, including accompanying them on site visits prior to possessions. Coordinate that an approved safe access is used to access/egress the infrastructure for possession staff.
6. Establishing and maintaining effective communication with all relevant parties prior to and throughout the delivery of possessions. Regularly update the ODM and NR Control on the progress of work within possessions, immediately alerting them to any risk of overruns.
7. Where reasonably practicable, following a possession being granted check all protection is in the correct location.
8. Reporting any possession irregularities or safety issues immediately to ODM and NR Control.
9. Managing arrangements for briefing to take place when handover of possession from one PICOP to another which should include possession/isolation arrangements, worksite limits and contents, train movements, potential risks.
10. Completing reports and KPIs as required.
11. Utilising full suite of competencies when required including Auxiliary Operating Duties, Engineering Supervisor and Machine Controller.
12. Being present at critical junctions throughout the route and responding to incidents as directed.
13. Assisting with response to all types of weather-related activities.
In order to be successful in this role, we would like you to have/to be:
* Thorough understanding of operational railway safety, a working knowledge of rules and how to apply them.
* Broad understanding of possession planning and delivery.
* Excellent communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships.
* (S)PICOP, IWA or COSS, Points Operator competencies.
* Able to work shifts, predominately nightshift.
* Hold UK driving licence.
* IT literate.
It's not mandatory to have the below, but it would be desirable to have:
* AOD (LXA, HSM, RSA, Pilotman)
* Possession Support
* Engineering Supervisor
* Machine Controller
* Nominated Person/Authorised Person
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.
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