Business Information & Reporting Analyst

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Business Information & Reporting Analyst

Sector: Transport and Logistics
Role: Analyst
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time

About Network Rail
Join Network Rail - Where People and Connections Matter.

At Network Rail, we're dedicated to keeping passengers and freight moving safely and efficiently across the country. 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!

Brief Description
To provide a comprehensive business management, information, analysis and reporting service.

This is a nationwide position and can be based at any of the following locations: York, Manchester, Glasgow, Milton Keynes, Birmingham, Crewe, Derby, Reading, Cardiff, Bristol, London.

About the role
Engineering Services is a function within Route Services. We sit as a central team to provide national skills and activities which enable regions and industry partners to deliver the railway for our customers.

As a large central functional team focusing on engineering delivery, we have many roles, ranging from pure engineering to project management. We design and influence every part of the railway, including structures, track, traction power, level crossings, signalling and accessibility schemes which are essential to keep our stations moving.

Being multi-disciplinary means we have great opportunities to work in design and development of new structures, structural repair schemes, level crossing improvements/closures, line speed increases and access for all schemes. In addition to design work, we provide support to the asset management teams, carrying out structural inspections and assessments of existing bridge and canopy structures, some of which were constructed in the Victorian era, confirming current condition, and producing assessment calculations to safeguard structural capacity and extend their operational life.

Role: Business Information & Reporting Analyst
Vacancy Type: Full-time but flexible working patterns will be considered
Duration: Permanent
Salary: Band 4B (35,582 - 40,830)

Main Responsibilities:

• Analyse management data, including resources, competency, project priorities and status, workbank management, finance, commercial and customer services, and provide information to team managers to enable informed decision making.
• Contribute to the production of ERMs, business information packs and other management reporting.
• Support the development of plans within the regulatory framework focused on the asset lifecycle cost models and business cases.
• Manage data assurance activities; verify data requirements, undertake analysis, review and interpret analysis and make recommendations.
• Develop and implement the assurance frameworks and KPIs to enable informed business decisions.
• Support the development and enhancement of relevant standards, processes, procedures and systems and other capability improvement initiatives.
• Coordinate information management and record keeping.
• Act as system expert on the time recording process, continuously monitoring Oracle and related systems usage, and manage developments and improvements.
• Provide timely responses to enquiries and requests as requested.
• Support project delivery, including monitoring and reporting on progress and generating project and programme documentation.

Sound interested? This is what you will need to have:

Essential:

• HNC/HND or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject.
• Experience of extracting information and reporting from multiple sources, including databases.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills, with proven ability to present information effectively and appropriately.

Desirable:

• Experience in business planning within Network Rail.
• Knowledge of process improvement techniques.
• Some project management experience.

For more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please find the full job description attached below.

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.

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