Capacity Planning Data Specialist - Milton Keynes, United Kingdom - Network Rail

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Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

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Capacity Planning Data Specialist


Location:

Milton Keynes, 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 Quadrant:MK.

For roles based in the Quadrant:
MK, you must live within 75/90 minutes.


Band & Salary:
Band 4B £34,050 - £38,305


Hiring Manager & Resourcer:
Phil Whatley & Laura Taylor

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.


Brief Description:


Who are we looking for?

About the role (External):


What does the average day look like?


In this role you will provide data management expertise to internal and external customers and stakeholders with relation to timetable planning data.

You will work with the Business Analyst on multiple projects which require extensive data analysis, defining processes, discovery into technical solutions and how to approach them from a governance perspective.

Supporting and driving external suppliers with identification of data and business requirements and collaboratively working with internal customers to define and agree those approaches considering business change, impact on resources, processes and systems.


You will also develop and implement relevant data management standards designed from the ITTS architecture and help to support and implement an operating model that focuses on strategy and governance, standards, integration and quality.


Exploration of intelligent automation and optimisation so data can influence process and systems change to increase efficiency and productivity of timetabling, setup and maintain automated data processes.

Identify, evaluate and implement services and tools to support data validation and cleansing. Develop and support reporting processes and track and monitor data integrity and data quality using methodologies.


Complex data processing relating to project specific requirements and data mining small to large datasets and producing detailed analysis to draw valid inferences and present them to management.


What essential skills and experiences are required?

  • Knowledge of operational planning and timetable processes
  • Knowledge of Train Planning System (TPS) software and it's industry interfaces
  • Proven communication and analytical skills, with demonstrated ability to present information effectively and appropriately
  • Proven ability to work with industry stakeholders to understand their requirements
  • Interpreting data, analysing results using statistical techniques
  • Developing and implementing data analysis, data collection and other strategies that optimise statistical efficiency and quality
  • Acquiring data from primary or secondary data sources to provide to data hosted databases for analysis and investigation

We would also like, but not essential.

  • Knowledge of the rail industry and its regulatory framework
  • Understanding of railway infrastructure and associated Geography

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.

A message from our Chief Executive, Andrew Haines:
"

  • We want to be on the side of the passengers and demonstrate our leadership across the rail industry. We will be an organisation that is easy to do business with, and one where our people are proud to work.


To achieve these ambitions, we will work to increase the diversity of our workforce so that we represent the passengers that we serve up and down the country - because everyone matters.

" (2020)

**How to apply
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