Timetable Simulation Team Leader

ENGINEERINGUK; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

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About Network Rail

Join Our Team at Network Rail!

Are you ready to make a difference in people's lives? At Network Rail, we connect passengers and freight customers, ensuring safe and efficient transportation across the country.

We're dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that reflects the passengers we serve. To achieve this, we're committed to becoming an open, diverse, and inclusive workplace, leveraging the skills and expertise of our talented workforce. Together, we strive to create a safe and accessible railway for everyone.

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 function

System Operator are passionate about capacity. We craft tomorrow's railway to meet future needs of the rail industry. By understanding what the future requirements of the railway are, we can plan the long-term capability of the network, promoting the efficient use of network capacity. We improve the railway for the millions of people who use it every single day.

Brief Description
We are looking for an individual who knows what it takes to develop and promote great performing teams that are great places to work, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and personal development.

You will possess excellent communication skills, able to prioritise and delegate workload to a team of Timetable Simulation Analysts. This is in support of the teams Portfolio Managers and Project Managers to deliver our teams strategic aims. In addition, you will project manage smaller analysis projects.

It is not essential that you have experience in using simulation toolkits (as training will be provided), but it is essential that you have an aptitude for solving problems and can work within a team environment that influences the end-to-end timetable planning process.

About the role (External)
What does the average day look like?

On a typical day you will undertake line management, resource management and project management for the Simulation Portfolio. To do this you will measure and manage the effective performance of the team, so that best practice disciplines including one-to-ones, team meetings, development plans and honest feedback are all delivered appropriately and with sufficient frequency. You will also support the Timetable Simulation Portfolio Manager in delivering projects, managing relationships with internal and external stakeholders including making presentations and briefings.

What essential skills and experiences are required?

• Proven experience in managing and developing high-performing teams, mentoring and coaching individuals to achieve high performing results.
• Proven ability of building team capability through development and implementation of project disciplines.
• Proven experience in successful delivery of multiple projects.
• Proven successful experience in complex demand prioritisation.
• Proven ability to engage, influence and build collaborative relationships with customers, and stakeholders at all levels.
• A good understanding of transport modelling theory/method, data collection, analytical techniques & appraisal methods.

We would also like, but not essential.

• An understanding of RailSys in delivering simulation modelling, its abilities and limitations and articulate this as an SME to an industry audience.
• A good understanding of training and development techniques.
• Hold an appropriate industry recognised qualification in project management or be able to demonstrate equivalent experience.
• Experience of customer engagement activities i.e website development, social media platforms.

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. As the railway becomes bigger and more technologically advanced, it’s crucial that our employees have the right skills to develop their careers and meet the challenges ahead.

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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