Assistant Operations Planner

2 days ago

Manchester, United Kingdom Network Rail Full time

Assistant Operations Planner - Access

**Location**:
Manchester, GB

**Department Name**:
North West & Central Region

**About Network Rail**:
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. **Watch our video to find out more**

We encourage our colleagues to work flexibly, as we know traditional working patterns don't always fit. If you want to consider working flexibly, just let us know and we'll do our best to help and invest in your career with us, whilst you have a healthy work life balance.

**Brief Description**:
**What will you be doing?**

The purpose of this role is to assist in processing all possession requirements, inputting and identifying opportunities for the Structures Examinations work banks.

**About the role (External)**:
**Key Accountabilities**
- Collecting and inputting possession requirements as directed by the Operations Planner - Access
- Assist with the provision of information into the planning of all works
- Liaise with the infrastructure maintainer as directed by the Operations Planner - Access
- Produce possession plans and identify possessions/isolations limits as directed by the Operations Planner - Access
- Attend all pre-possession meetings to ensure possessions/isolations are of greatest benefit to Structures Examinations
- Briefing planned possession works to all parties
- Possession, access and protection planning on behalf of the project
- Assisting the project team as directed by management
- Assist and deputise for the Operations Planner - Access as directed

**Job Skills, Experience and Qualifications**

**Essential**
- Good understanding of the construction / railway industry
- Highly effective motivator with strong written and spoken communication skills and capable of interfacing at all levels in the organisation
- An ability to handle short term pressures arising from short term deadlines to achieve labour targets
- Computer literacy and use of planning tools
- Experience and use of planning tools

Want to find out about what fantastic benefits we offer? Find out here

Network Rail adheres to a **structured pay framework**, any salary offered will be within the pay range advertised.

**Salary**: This vacancy is Ex-IMC T&C's, salary: £20,000 - £25,000

**Safe behaviour** is a requirement of working for Network Rail. Applicants should be able to demonstrate their awareness of our safety vision

We will endeavour to offer a gender diverse interview panel wherever possible.

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