Head of Readiness and Resilience

7 days ago

Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom Network Rail Full time

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join Network Rail as a senior leader in our Resilience and Readiness team. As the Head of Readiness and Resilience, you will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies to prepare the Route for successful implementation and readiness for Operational, Infrastructure & Capital Delivery initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement resilience strategies and processes to mitigate industry-wide risks and reduce business interruption to operability of the route business.
  • Lead the delivery of contingency planning and testing processes to ensure the Route is ready to respond to out-of-the-ordinary events that could impact our ability to safely operate train services.
  • Manage the delivery of resilience activities for the Route, including development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of processes to manage Business Impact Analyses and Contingency Plans.
  • Lead the team managing the delivery and continuous improvement of seasonal preparedness plans.
  • Represent the Route for corporate resilience issues and provide assurance and learning to the Central Resilience Team on performance and relevant risks.

Requirements

  • Member of relevant professional body (e.g., Institute of Railway Operators) or equivalent experience.
  • In-depth knowledge of rail industry performance processes, regimes, and procedures.
  • Proven experience in multiple resilience disciplines (e.g., Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Incident Management, and Emergency Planning).
  • Demonstrable in-depth knowledge of resilience standards, legislation, and best practice.
  • Knowledge and experience in a range of technologies/tools for Continuity planning and execution.
  • Strong leadership skills with proven experience of team management in a senior management role.
  • Able to set team goals, objectives, and priorities, and balance these with challenging deadlines in a fast-moving environment that is dynamic, safety-oriented, and technology-dependent.
  • A proven communicator with influential, persuasive, and negotiation skills across all levels in the organisation.

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