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When you join us, you're not just part of a team - you're part of something that matters to millions.
We believe that our people are at the heart of what we do, and every role plays a vital part in building a better, more connected railway.
We're committed to creating a diverse, inclusive workplace that reflects the communities we serve.
We value flexibility and understand the importance of a healthy work-life balance.
As a Disability Confident Leader, we'll do everything we can to accommodate any needs throughout the recruitment process.
If you're ready to make a real difference, we'd love to hear from you!
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!
About the role
The Wessex Rail Delivery team are part of a wider 24-person team that plan and deliver Supply Chain Operations services for the Southern region.
You will manage the supply chain operations services delivery against an agreed work bank with supplier and customer engagement.
This includes working closely with the Wessex route stakeholders and with our external delivery partners to support and deliver the renewal, enhancement and maintenance programme.
The key responsibility of this role is the delivery of the Wessex rail haulage plan; the Service Delivery Manager will manage a team of four that takes on the Wessex haulage plan after initial agreement and sees that plan through to delivery.
The role is based near St Pauls at our Puddledock London office.
Key Accountabilities Manage the supply chain operations delivery and assurance requirements for an agreed work bank. Manage customers and suppliers to drive safe and efficient services. Review, assess and manage the impact of change to the work bank and agree outcome with customer. Manage resource conflicts or delivery constraints through to resolution. Lead for performance failures to establish base cause and identify actions. Identify opportunities for improvement initiatives through to implementation. Manage the flow of accurate performance and contractual data to enable management of specified contracts. Manage the engagement and development of the team within a respectful workforce. Job Skills, Experience and Qualifications Essential
Customer focused
Knowledge of relevant railway geography and network capability.
Knowledge of relevant train services and network capacity.
Able to specify all aspects of worksite and possession parameters.
Able to plan routing of supply chain services to and from possessions.
Able to time manage and prioritise the demands within a continuous planning process.
Able to evaluate complex factors and make decisions to maximise benefit to Network Rail.
Good communication skills.
Able to understand the teams contribution and create a safe environment to deliver a safe service.
Able to operate planning systems.
Desirable
Knowledge of Group Standards applicable to possession train delivery.
Experience of investigation and report writing.
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.
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 encourages 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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