Our client are part of the UK’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, they are public body responsible for ensuring the safe and efficient clean-up of the UK’s nuclear legacy, their work involves a range of activities for safely transporting materials to and from nuclear sites and providing nuclear transport solutions for a range of customers based in the UK and Overseas.

They also provide transport services outside of the nuclear sector, operating a number of intermodal rail services in consumer goods and general freight markets.

We are recruiting for an Operations Control Room Manager to be based in Carlisle. The client is flexible and will allow you to travel to Carlisle one week a month (This can be done flexibly in the sense It could be 1x day a week or done in one hit.)

key purpose of this role?

To manage Operations Control to ensure all train movements meet customer requirements. To manage real time disruption train movements to minimise the impact felt by the customer and remediate efficiently and effectively in achieving normal train running at the earliest opportunity. To act as the single point of contact for the business during times of serious disruption.

Qualification

• Knowledge and qualification in a vocational or specialist field short of a degree level. For example, HNC/HND (NVQ4)

Experience

• Significant experience in Rail operations
• Operating TOPS (Total Operations Processing System)
• Managing several different complex tasks simultaneously

Knowledge

• Rules of the route
• Significant route knowledge
• Legislative and Standards awareness relating to the role