Director of Operational Development

5 days ago


Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom TransPennine Express Full time
Director of Operational Development

We're TransPennine Express and we're going places. Whether that's helping customers reach their destination, or ensuring our colleagues feel fulfilled and supported in their careers. We're looking for people with drive and enthusiasm to join our amazing team and help push for more progress within the rail industry. We look forward to meeting new faces and eager minds, ready to join our mission of creating a better-connected network in the North and Scotland, for good.

The Director of Operational Development is a hybrid Transpennine Trains / DOHL role which will lead the development and implementation of strategies for the progressive reform of TPT and DOHL's traincrew operations as the industry realigns within Shadow Great British Railways and Great British Railways (once established).

The Director of Operational Development role will, by design, have a broad and shifting accountability to build the future proposition for how traincrew operations are undertaken at Operator level and across the wider DOHL group in collaboration with Executive teams, managers and colleagues.

If that sounds like the right fit for you, we'd love to hear from you, please click apply and complete an application form.

What can we offer you?
  • Excellent career prospects.
  • A personal development plan.
  • Structured training and development
  • Competitive salary paid on 4 weekly basis.
  • Generous annual leave entitlement.
  • Free TransPennine Express rail travel for you and your dependants*.
  • Travel discounts of up to 75% off other train operating companies, plus international rail travel after 1 years' service* for you and your dependants*.
  • Free & Confidential Employee Assistance Program and Wellbeing Portal 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to help you with any finance, family, health, or wellbeing issues you have. We make sure there's someone on-hand to offer guidance, advice, and useful information for our people when they are experiencing hardship at work or at home.
  • Option to join the Railway Pension Scheme with significant employer contributions.
  • Family friendly maternity and paternity benefits.
  • Plus, high street and lifestyle discounts as well as a cycle to work scheme*.

*Terms and conditions apply.

Going places has never felt better

At TransPennine Express, it's our goal to help people reach their full potential. We offer the opportunity to not just join the transformation of the rail industry, but to lead it. Our values are designed with every team member in mind; whether it's ensuring you feel free to be yourself at work, or encouraging everyone to pull together and support each other. We promise to value our people for the individuals they are. Whichever department becomes your destination, from the tip of the train, to the tail, our only focus is heading at full speed into the future. So, if making people crack a smile helps you feel at home, and raising standards is second nature to you, we'd love to have you onboard.

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