Job Title - Possession & SSOWP Section Planner

Location - Birmingham International

Rates - £200 per day

About the role / project:

To cover the West Coast, mainline and West Midlands areas from a planning point of view. Daily work delivery covering signalling projects. Required to create and submit worksites requests using PPS (Possession Planning System) and the production of SSOWPs.

The planner will cover the West Midlands & Chilterns and West Coast Mail Line South Area - geographical knowledge of these areas would be useful.



What you will do:

1 Plan and optimise all agreed work activities for the section.
2 Accurately update systems, databases and records as required.
3 Produce Safe System of Work plans.
4 Submit green zone access and isolation requests.
5 Produce draft quarterly plans (SSOWPS)
6 Create / Submit Access requests via PPS
7 Manage weekly Plan-Do-Review meetings.
8 Represent Works Delivery Managers at planning meetings.
9 Collate and maintain infrastructure maintenance records.



Your experience will include:

* Work Plan production and resource optimisation skills
* Scheduling profile in work planning/scheduling system
* Core Planning Skills Level 2
* Knowledge of access and possession processes and systems
* Safe System of Work Planning Process and System
* Good interpersonal, communication and organisational skills.





Essential:

* Rail experience
* Possession Planning System experience
* SSOWP (Safe System of Work Planning) experience
* Ideally have PTS or held PTS previously





What you'll get in return

Network Rail (powered by Capita), understand what it is like to work as a contractor and do everything they can to make it a simple process for you - this includes a dedicated Onboarding and extension teams and access to a web based timesheet portal giving you an ability to access and submit your timesheets wherever you are.

About our client - Network Rail

Network Rail is at the operational centre of the railway and playing a key role in a rapidly evolving industry. We are responsible for rebuilding Britain's railway infrastructure and are managing some of the biggest and most complex engineering programmes in Europe. Over the next five years we will be spending around £23 billion to maintain and upgrade every aspect of an infrastructure that comprises 21,000 miles of track, 2,500 stations, 9,000 level crossings, 40,000 bridges and tunnels, and signalling and power for the movement of 25,000 trains every day.





What we hope you will do next

Help us find out more about you by completing our short application process - Click apply now. You will then be directed to a Capita owned microsite that will assist you with your application. Once completed you will then be contacted by the relevant recruiter.

Network Rail welcomes applications from a diverse range of candidates regardless of background, disability or gender and is committed to interviewing all applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria advertised. We are striving to achieve the 'two ticks' disability symbol and to create a workforce as diverse as the communities we serve.

Network Rail is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.