Isolation Planner - Gravesend, United Kingdom - Network Rail

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Gravesend, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description
Isolation Planner


Location:

Gravesend, GB


Department Name:

Southern Region


About Network Rail:


Join our HR Team at Network Rail High Speed as an Overhead Isolation Planner

Who we are
Network Rail High Speed Ltd. (NRHS) is responsible for operating and maintaining the UK's only international high-speed railway, High Speed (HS1).


The 109km HS1 infrastructure consists of a diverse range of railway assets such as the track, signalling, overhead line, lineside buildings, depots, viaducts and long tunnels.

NRHS is also responsible for operating and maintaining three international stations; St Pancras, Ebbsfleet and Stratford International.


As a wholly owned subsidiary of Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd, NRHS is privately financed under an agreement with our client 'HS1 Ltd', undertaking a diverse range of activities from railway infrastructure maintenance and operations - through to station facilities management and retail on behalf of our client.


Our Vision - to deliver the best High Speed rail customer experience.
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
We encourage our colleagues to work flexibly, as we know traditional working patterns don't always fit.

If you want to consider working flexibly, just let us know and we'll do our best to help and invest in your career with us, whilst you have a healthy work life balance.


Brief Description:


The role


We are looking for an Overhead Isolation Planner to produce and publish isolation plans and documentation to meet stakeholder requests.

You will also support the development and embedment of both long-term and short-term isolation strategies throughout the planning process.


You will also:

  • Create and review isolations plans and identify work/possession proposals and opportunities in accordance with Electrified Lines Working Instructions and relevant planning standards & industry time scales.
  • Maintain records specific to the isolation planning process.
  • Identify any switching requirements and liaise with the isolation provider(s) to determine responsibility of switching for isolation(s) with multiple Isolation Providers.
  • Attend possession and isolation planning meetings (including producing, checking, validating publications and updates as necessary).
  • Engage with route wide stakeholders and customers, and support with the coordination of their isolation requirements.
  • Assist and support with the identification and implementation of quality and efficiency improvements.
  • Maintain isolation planning competencies and complete assessment arrangements as required.
  • Review any post isolation delivery issues and understand any learnings in the isolation planning process.

About the role (External):


The person

  • The ability to work under pressure?
  • The ability to evaluate complex factors and make decisions to maximise benefit?
  • An excellent attention to detail?
  • Good communication skills and a customer focussed approach
  • A competent level of IT skills (including use of Microsoft Office in particular Word and Excel with the ability to work in other software packages

Are you able to:

  • Prioritise and organise workload effectively to ensure that deadlines are met?
Although it isn't essential, it would be an extra plus if you had knowledge of:

  • The Electrified Lines Working Instructions and isolation planning standards.
  • The isolation planning process.
  • Electrical feeding arrangements.
  • Group Standards, Weekly Operation Notices, Electrical Diagrams & Instructions, and other relevant documentation.
  • Relevant railway geography.
  • Relevant train services and network capacity.
  • The process of taking and management of isolations.
Also, if you have the ability to operate relevant planning systems, even better


Salary:
£XX range/ spot rateThis is a fixed term opportunity ending on DD-MM-YYYY. [remove if not applicable] and has the potential to become permanent. [remove if not applicable]

For this role you need to live within 75/90 minutes of The Quadrant in Milton Keynes. [MK roles only Remove if role is not based in Milton Keynes]

**Remote working opportunity
this role requires working in the office 2/3 days a week (amend as applicable)**What does our recruitment process look like?
[remove/amend if not applicable]

  • Once you have applied, our Recruitment Specialist will look at your CV.
  • If your experience matches what we're looking for, you'll be invited to
    an interview /or complete a first interview using xxx a video interviewing platform, you can complete your interview anytime that works for you
/or complete an assessment:

- ** If you ace your video interview/or
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