Possession Planning Engineer - Birmingham - £42.50/hr outside IR35 - 1 year+

We are currently recruiting for a Possession Planning Engineer to join our client working in the Rail sector. The role is based in Birmingham. This is a long-term contract role with an initial 12 Month duration, the rate is up to £42.50/hr outside IR35.

You will deliver all aspects of Engineering Access Planning, ensuring the safe, efficient, and cost-effective planning of engineering access. Deliver the co-ordinated planning, resourcing, and implementation of engineering access in accordance with project timescales and industry standards.

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY / TASKS

• Responsibility for delivery of engineering access safely, to time and within budget
• Endure the safety culture is authentic zero accident / incident
• Responsibility for planning all track access activities and managing the required resources for compliance with appropriate legislation and standards
• Ensure that all resources hold appropriate qualifications / licences for the activities carried out.
• Apply appropriate planning, safety, and performance measures to all engineering possessions.
• Maintain accurate and details records of possession arrangements
• Proactively deliver track access and operational interface elements of projects within timescales during both planning and implementation
• Resolve possession / Worksite conflicts to deliver the plan, whilst minimising commercial risk
• Identify possession / engineering access risks and implement mitigation risks throughout the possession lifecycle
• Produce WON section C, D and Operating Notice material and submit to Network Rail within timescales

Knowledge and Experience:

• Track competences relevant to role (Safe System of Work Planner, SWL2, ES, SWL1, COSS, IWA,)
• Minimum of 5 years railway operations experience of which 2 years should include planning / management of engineering work.
• Good communication skills at all levels of department and other disciplines also customer and suppliers
• Excellent IT skills (specifically MS Office)
• A high degree of self-direction
• Sound working knowledge of engineering access planning tools (including PPS, Green Zone Planner, Sectional Appendix, Train Planning, Electrical Isolation booking process, Engineering Access Statement and on-trac/e-pic systems)
• Hold full UK driving licence

This is a great opportunity that our client is looking to fill quickly, so apply today online via the link below or contact Andrew Johnson on <phone number removed>

This role is being recruited for by Fusion People in our City office.

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