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About Network Rail
Join Our Team at Network Rail!
Are you ready to make a difference in people's lives? At Network Rail, we connect passengers and freight customers, ensuring safe and efficient transportation across the country.
We're dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that reflects the passengers we serve. To achieve this, we're committed to becoming an open, diverse, and inclusive workplace, leveraging the skills and expertise of our talented workforce. Together, we strive to create a safe and accessible railway for everyone.
Investing in our people is key to enhancing the safety, reliability, and efficiency of our railway system. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact, then this opportunity is for you!
Vacancy Details
Duration: 1x 12m Secondment & 1x 4m secondment. (Please note, secondments are subject to line manager approval, please discuss this with them before applying).
Location: This role is based in London Waterloo General Offices, other locations will be considered such as Manchester Square One or The Quadrant:MK. This role is a full-time opportunity, flexible working patterns will be considered.
Band & Salary: 4B 35,582 - 40,830
Closing date: 11th Feb 25. On occasions, we may need to close the advert early based upon application volumes. Late applications may not be accepted.
Next Steps: Interviews will be held 17th Feb 25, depending on business requirements.
Brief Description
Who are we looking for?
You will work with colleagues to develop pedestrian simulation models and interpret these based on guidance documents. Typically, you will be involved in data collection and site visits at stations across the country.
You will also be able to put to good use any other transport planning skills you may have, with opportunities to work on countrywide accessibility studies, travel plans, parking at stations, data insights and transport modelling.
In summary you will:
1. Examine data to extract outputs required.
2. Creation and development of pedestrian simulation models.
3. Write up reports based on findings from data and observations.
4. Present findings to project stakeholders and attend relevant meetings.
5. Work closely with project team members to deliver projects to agreed timescales and budgets.
About the role (External)
What does the average day look like?
We're looking to recruit a Station Capacity Specialist for our successful station planning team. We are looking for someone with enthusiasm and an interest in station planning.
The successful applicant will be flexible, self-motivated, and able to work successfully as part of a team and be someone who wants to make a difference in their work and can inspire others! In addition, you will need to:
1. Have strong common-sense, numeracy and problem-solving skills.
2. Have excellent communication with strong report writing capability.
3. Be able to work under pressure and have proven success in meeting deadlines.
4. Be collaborative and self-assured team worker with ability to work on your own.
5. Be keen to adapt and learn new skills when necessary.
Not required but if you have experience in the following, please make this clear in your CV:
1. Software packages such as Legion or Visum.
2. AutoCAD.
3. Excel or statistical software.
4. Data collection, evaluation and interpretation.
5. Power BI.
6. Python.
Essential Criteria
1. Degree in a relevant subject, such as Geography, Mathematics, Civil Engineering, or equivalent experience.
2. Experience of applying pedestrian modelling software packages, e.g. Legion, on a range of projects.
3. Awareness and knowledge of transport modelling theory/ method, data collection, analytical techniques & appraisal methods.
4. Ability to analyse and solve modelling & appraisal problems and to accurately interpret results.
5. Awareness and knowledge of the application of UK standards relating to station design, specifications and transport planning solutions.
6. Good presentation skills, adjusting presentation style to differing audiences.
7. Good communication skills, both written and oral, able to communicate technical and management aspects of work to a senior audience.
8. Proficient in Excel, with some experience of macros, Word, and PowerPoint.
9. Good appreciation of project risk issues and application of these to day-to-day tasks.
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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