SSOW Planner

Manchester

6 months contract initially

£300-£350/day

Our client is a well established company which has become one of the UK’s leading multi-disciplinary railway infrastructure contractors, with over 70 years' experience in both the heavy and light rail infrastructure sectors.

Our client is looking for an experienced SSOW/Possession Planner with a SSOW ticket and proven rail experience.

Experience required:

• Experience carrying out duties of COSS
• Technical competence, demonstrable by SSOW Planner License
• Thorough knowledge of the Rule Book, Group Standards and other documentation relating to Possessions, SSOW planning and electrical isolations
• Excellent working knowledge of SSOW planning tools (including Green Zone Planner, Sectional Appendix, Weekly Operating Notice, Rules of the Route, Hazard Directory etc)
• Understanding of key operational roles and how they can affect engineering access (Signaller, E/S, COSS, Protection Controller etc)

The role:

• Responsibility for production of project SSOW plans to time and budget
• Ensure the safety culture is authentic zero accident / incident.
• Plan safe systems of work for nominated projects with appropriate safety and performance measures applied, within required timescales
• Maintain accurate and detailed records of SSOW plans
• Produce plans compliant with operational standards, rules and procedures
• Attend site to identify risks / hazards, enabling production of robust SSOW plans
  Book track access as required through Network Rail’s Green Zone Access process
• Ensure appropriate protection staff and equipment are booked / confirmed within timescales
• Ensure appropriate risk assessments are carried out prior to issue of SSOW plans
  Assist in resolving track access conflicts to deliver the Siemens plan, whilst minimising commercial risk
  

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To apply for this position contact Nathan Kemp by emailing your C.V to n a t h a n . k e m p @ v i t a l. u k . c o m

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