Schedule Compiler

**Schedule Compiler**
**040761**

**Organisation**
- LU RESOURCE PLANNING AND CHANGE

**Job**
- Transport Planning

**Position Type**
- Full Time

This recruitment campaign is to resource several Schedule Compilers. Additionally, a waiting list will be populated for future vacancies.

**Salary**: £37,977 - £43,507

**Contract Type** - LU Permanent*

**Location**: Palestra 197 Blackfriars Road SE1 8JZ/Hybrid

**Overview of role**

With around 4 million passengers per day, the efficient scheduling of our rolling stock and train operators (whilst maintaining safe working practices) is essential to the successful running of London Underground.

Whether scheduling trains or staff, your main accountabilities will be designing, compiling and producing timetables, duty schedules and rotas for normal daily operations. Special arrangements are also often a challenge for Bank Holidays, special events and engineering works, together with associated ancillary work.

This role requires high concentration and excellent attention to detail. You will have excellent analytical skills with the determination to work through complex problems until you find a best fit solution.

Trainee £37,977 - £43,507 12-18months

Developing £43,507 1-3 years

Established £48,983 1-3 years

Experienced £53,939 1-3 years

Expert £60,882

**Key Accountabilities**
- Design, develop and review, timetabling and duty scheduling solutions for day-to-day operations, emergency operations, short-term service changes, projects, upgrades and future services.
- Estimate, plan, organise and track progress of own work, and co-ordinate with peers, to meet specific task delivery deadlines set by Team Leader.
- Communicate scheduling plans and designs to the business.
- Prepare and arrange for publication and distribution of own products.
- Review the performance of own products after their delivery and in use, including contributing to post-implementation reviews of new or altered services.
- Identify HR, IM, and Procurement and Facilities issues for self and, under the broad guidance of Team Leader, progress these to resolution.
- Where skills, knowledge and experience are appropriate, coach and support the development and specialist training of 1-4 other Schedule Compilers.
- Represent the Team Leader at meetings, providing appropriate specialist advice on timetabling, business rules and operational requirements.
- Take decisions, and manage the design team, on behalf of Team Leader, as required.

**Skills, Knowledge & Experience**

**Skills**
- Excellent analysis and problem-solving skills. (Essential)
- Excellent attention to detail. (Essential)
- Ability to maintain a high degree of concentration. (Essential)
- Ability to communicate effectively at various levels (management and staff reps). (Highly Desirable)
- Excellent communication skills. (Highly Desirable)
- Ability to read a timetable. (Essential)
- Ability to demonstrate a high degree of numeracy by meeting personal/business objectives. (Essential)
- Good team focus. (Highly Desirable)
- Ability to think laterally. (Essential)
- Basic keyboard skills. (Essential)

**Knowledge**
- Good standard of Maths and English Language (Essential)
- Understanding of the basics of railway operation e.g. Depots, Points, Signals is desirable. (Desirable)

**Experience**
- Experience of working in a transport/logistics scheduling area, with timetables or large staff rosters. (Desirable)
- Knowledge of stations or trains operations is desirable. (Desirable)

**Application Process**

The process consists of 5 stages including attending an Assessment. You will need to pass each stage to progress to the next.

**Stage 1**:Online Application**
- **CV**:

- **Cover Letter**

Please think carefully about the cover letter as this is a specialist position. Your letter should explain your understanding of the challenges of timetabling trains and scheduling staff on the Underground demonstrating an understanding of the role which reflects your skills, knowledge and experience and explain why you wish to begin a career in scheduling.

**Stage 2**:Online Numerical, Verbal and Abstract Reasoning test**

Please note: The Online Assessment is a timed test, therefore if you require any reasonable adjustments to be made in order to assist you then you will need to advise us before you begin the test. Requests for reasonable adjustments cannot be made after the test has been started.

**Stage 3**: Assessment**:

- You will complete the following**:

- Mental Arithmetic Test at Ashfield House

**Stage 4: CV and Cover Letter review**:
The business will review your Application.

**Stage 5: Assessment - You will complete the following**:

- Competency Based Interview at Palestra

**Campaign Timetable**

**Reasonable Adjustment Process**

Please take the time to read the Disability Charter here.

**Notice of Cancellation**

**Outcomes**

Outcomes for the assessment will be provided 10-14 days after the last assessment event.

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