Station Capacity Specialist - London, United Kingdom - Network Rail

Network Rail

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Station Capacity Specialist

Location:

London, GB

Department Name:

System Operator

About Network Rail:

Key Vacancy Information

Duration:
Permanent

This role is a full-time opportunity, but flexible working patterns will be considered.

Location:

This role is based at Baskerville House, Birmingham.

Band & Salary:
Band 4B £34,050 - £38,305 plus LW if applicable.

Hiring Manager:
Tom Pestell
Resourcing Business Partner: Mark Powell

Brief Description:

About Network Rail
Our passengers and freight users are at the heart of everything we do. We help connect people to their friends and families and get goods to their destination safely and efficiently. We're an organisation where people matter. When you're part of our team, you matter to us and you matter to millions. Watch our video to find out more

About the function
System Operator are passionate about capacity. We craft tomorrow's railway to meet future needs of the rail industry.

By understanding what the future requirements of the railway are, we can plan the long-term capability of the network, promoting the efficient use of network capacity.

We improve the railway for the millions of people who use it every single day.

Who are we looking for?
Our dedicated Passenger and Station Analysis team is home to 17 professionals delivering exciting projects in the Transport Planning space including:

Station congestion relief schemes
New stations
Access for all schemes
Masterplans
Parking studies
Interchange improvements
Transport modelling

We work on both short
- and long-term projects, from small to large, across the various project stages.

About the role (External):

What does the average day look like?

We're looking to recruit a Station Capacity Specialist for our successful station planning team. We are looking for someone with enthusiasm and an interest in station planning.
The successful applicant will be flexible, selfmotivated, be able to work successfully as part of a team and be someone who wants to make a difference in their work and can inspire others In addition, you will need to:
Have strong common-sense, numeracy and problem-solving skills
Have excellent communication with strong report writing capability
Be able to work under pressure and have proven success in meeting deadlines.
Be collaborative and selfassured team worker with ability to work on your own
Be keen to adapt and learn new skills when necessary
Not required but if you have experience in the following, please make this clear in your CV:
Software packages such as Legion, Viswalk or Visum
AutoCAD
Excel or statistical software
Data collection, evaluation and interpretation
Power BI
Python

What does the job involve?

You will work with colleagues to develop pedestrian simulation models and interpret these based on guidance documents. Typically, you will be involved in data collection and site visits at stations across the country.
You will also be able to put to good use any other transport planning skills you may have, with opportunities to work on a countrywide accessibility study, travel plans, parking at stations, data insights and Visum transport modelling.
In summary you will:
Examine data to extract outputs required.
Creation and development of a pedestrian simulation models.
Write up reports based on findings from data and observations.
Present findings to project stakeholders and attend relevant meetings.
Work closely with project team members to deliver projects to agreed timescales and budgets.

What essential skills and experiences are required?

Essential

Awareness and knowledge of transport modelling theory/ method, data collection, analytical techniques & appraisal methods.
Ability to analyse and solve modelling & appraisal problems and to accurately interpret results.
Good presentation skills, adjusting presentation style to differing audiences
Good communication skills, both written and oral, able to communicate technical and management aspects of work to a senior audience.
Proficient in Excel, with some experience of macros, Word, and PowerPoint.

What can we offer you in return?

We have a range of benefits including:

28 days annual leave entitlement, plus Bank Holidays and five volunteer days
My Benefits our discounted online shopping site
A range of discounted offers including, Healthcare offers, cycle to work, healthcare club discounted membership and other benefits
Subsidies of up to 75% on rail and underground season tickets
A range of pension schemes
Two weeks paid reserve leave for our Armed Forces community
Training, development and employee assistance programme available
To learn about the benefits we offer please here.

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