Short Term Planning Clerk - London, United Kingdom - South Western Railway

South Western Railway

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Who are we?
South Western Railway (SWR) operates over 1,500 services each weekday across the network and employs more than 5,000 people.

We provide easy and convenient mobility, connecting people and communities in South West London, southern counties of England, and the Isle of Wight.

Join our team and help us continue to improve quality of life, by bringing people together to get the most out of life.

SWR is part of FirstGroup, the largest rail operator in the UK and second largest bus operator in the UK outside London.

FirstGroup operates services throughout the UK and Ireland, with over 30,000 employees providing services that make travel smoother and life easier.

FirstGroup works hard to reduce its impact on the environment, introducing cleaner and more environmentally responsible methods of transport.

About the job

As a member of the Short Term Train Planning team your role involves compiling these changes to the SWR train plan working alongside other operators, Network Rail and TOC delivery functions to provide the best possible plan for our customers.

SWR is currently re-shaping its' STP team to provide opportunities for individuals to broaden their skills base.

As an experienced train planner you will be given the opportunity to employ your current core timing, stock or crew diagramming capability as appropriate whilst being supported both in the gaining of additional planning skills as well as developing a broader understand of operational planning and wider business issues.

Compile and distribute to required timescales effective and efficient timetables (including bus arrangements), rolling stock alterations (diagrams and AWCNs), traincrew diagrams and associated documentation concerning STP alterations (engineering work, special events etc) in accordance with resource availability, operational, commercial and other business requirements.

Your main responsibilities will be:

Timing

Deliver robust amended train plans, coordinated with other TOCs as necessary to agreed timescales reflecting Informed Traveller and other industry and company operational production process deadlines as directed.
Compile detailed STP amendments to the base plan, in accordance with commercial specifications, ensuring that laid down best practice quality standards and timescales are met optimising the balance between customer service, productivity, resource availability and good working practices.
Identify and advise requirements for any unusual movements in the STP train plan.
Undertake the effective and timely planning and of rail replacement services.
Ensure that schedule details held on TSDB reflect altered train slot bids made in connection with engineering work, special events and Bank Holiday alterations.
Provide information for the documentation, publication and distribution of amended STP train plans; including rail replacement services as appropriate.

Rolling Stock

Deliver robust rolling stock workings to agreed timescales reflecting industry and company operational production process deadlines as directed.
Compile detailed STP amendments to the WTT base plan, in accordance with commercial specifications, ensuring that laid down best practice quality standards and timescales are met optimising the balance between customer service, productivity, resource availability and good working practices.
Identify the requirement for any unusual deployment of rolling stock within the STP train plan.
Ensure the effective and correct provision of rolling stock in delivering the service requirements through production of efficient Diagrams and Carriage Working Notices in consultation as necessary with engineering and traincare functions.
Ensure correct overnight balancing and cycling of traction and rolling stock resources for amended plans and that rolling stock is diagrammed in accordance with Depot Rules.
Input of rolling stock resource diagrams/carriage workings into VoyagerPlan issuing within laid down timescales managing the interface with GENIUS.

Traincrew Diagramming

Produce and distribute STP diagrams for weekends, bank and public holidays, engineering work and special events ensuring that laid down quality standards and timescales are met optimising the balance between robustness, productivity, crew availability and good working practices.
Ensure that all STP services are correctly diagrammed and that the optimum diagramming solution for SWR train crews is achieved including best use of taxis. Such STP amendments to be issued in accordance with laid down best practice in Procedures and Compendium documentation.
Ensure that traincrew depot capacity for special working is not exceeded monitoring and managing levels of net specials.
Utilising traincrew compilation and optimisation systems ensure that traincrew diagrams and schedule cards are produced and distributed in a timely manner in accordance with agreed timescales.

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