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SalaryDepartment Name: CT NR (High Speed) Ltd - Mobile Operations Manager (989028) G1
About Network Rail
At Network Rail, we’re part of a large family serving millions of passengers and freight users throughout the UK everyday. Our service impacts millions of people and we strive to become more efficient as we enhance, maintain and operate our network.
We provide rapid access along busy commuter routes to our seven cities, servicing the varied needs of our business and leisure commuter services, including cross border services and rural services. We have up to 50 freight services operating every day and we are steadily building capacity for this to grow. Our ambition to be responsive to passengers and freight users, drives us every day and we're empowered to do the right thing for those who use the rail network. We actively challenge unsafe practices and take responsibility for addressing risks, resolving issues and protecting safety and wellbeing.
Our colleagues are encouraged to work flexibly as we know that busy lives don’t always fit around a traditional working pattern, if you need flexibility to complete your role just let us know and we will do our upmost to help you to invest in your career with us while balancing other aspects of your life.
We want to help deliver a railway which is safe, reliable, affordable and that provides great customer service to everyone. For more information about Network Rail click here.
Brief Description
Our Mobile Operations Managers deliver a prompt and effective response to all real time Railway Operations and front line response activities.
About the role (External)
In this crucial frontline role, you’ll be responsible for delivering prompt and effective responses to any accidents and incidents on a section of the railway. Wherever you’re needed, you’ll make a positive impact, helping us to fix issues. Through careful investigation and reporting, you’ll also make sure we understand how to prevent similar events in the future.
You may be required to take on the role of Rail Incident Officer. This would see you overseeing the establishment of a command structure, and leading the co-ordination of infrastructure and service restoration activities. Naturally, we’ll also expect you to carry out a broad range of operational support duties – from performance monitoring and weather related contingency planning, through to audit and engineering work, stores ordering and vehicle monitoring.
Essential Criteria
- Rail Incident Officer and Personal Track Safety training
- The ability to learn, understand and implement rules and regulations
- Excellent communication skills, both in person and in writing
- Strong, logical decision making skills
- A full driving licence
- Self-motivated and assertive
- Highly organised and able to prioritise duties effectively
This role involves days, nights and weekend working, and is a safety critical role so subject to drug and alcohol testing and passing of the relevant medical assessment. All prospective candidates will be required to undergo and pass a drugs and alcohol test. Your application will be rescinded if you record a positive test. All positive drugs and alcohol test results for prospective candidates will be securely held on Sentinel database and a 5 year suspension from applying for a safety critical role, a role which requires PTS certification or a Key Safety role on Network Rail Managed Infrastructure will be enforced
You may also be required to carry out signalling duties as part of your MOM role, and therefore may be invited to undertake a signalling assessment as part of your application.
The successful applicant will be required to attend a 7 week training course as part of your induction.
How to Apply (External)
Salary £47863 - Whilst in training you will be paid a training salary
Closing date: 18th January 2024
Please get your application in as soon as possible, we may close the advert before the listed closing date if we receive enough applications. Late applications will not be accepted.
Please note the recruitment process for this role is a Competency based interview.
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