Local Operations Manager Upminster, England
Job description
Location
Upminster, GB
Department Name
MC OMLON (821900) G1
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Brief Description
Anglia route is looking for their next Local Operations Manager. You will lead the day-to-day performance of the local operations team within set resources and budgets, in accordance with company processes and objectives, to provide a professional delivery of operational safety and the train service.
About the role (External)
You’ll be responsible for:
Manage the leadership and direction of the local operations team acting as a role model and mentor, implementing NR policies professionally and efficiently.
- As the need arises, undertake the role of Rail Incident Officer (RIO), overseeing that the command structure is set up and lead the coordination of the infrastructure and service restoration activities.
- Liaise with relevant customers internal and external i.e. maintenance and TOC’s, FOC’s to develop and maintain effective relationships.
- Handle the local operation resources and budgets to deliver the day-to-day train service including during times of perturbation.
- Implement pre-agreed delivery and contingency plans to improve train performance.
- Support and run locally the development of local emergency plans, delivering consistency and in line with route requirements.
- Proactively supervise and intervene on proposed maintenance activities in order to deliver train service performance.
- Handle and deliver a controllable Opex budget and work within procurement rules
- Implement and follow the relevant procedures from the Operations Manual, the Rule Book and applicable elements of OHSM and the SSM
- Manage and deliver the competency assessment processes.
- Manage and direct resources in response to all accidents and incidents affecting infrastructure, in conjunction with Network Rail Control.
- In conjunction with Network Rail Control and the Operations Manager, lead and coordinate the real time-co-ordination of the Mobile Operations Managers so that they are strategically placed to cover the area in times of service disruption.
- Specify, allocate and maintain vehicles and response equipment. Supervise that the vehicles and response equipment are efficiently specified, allocated, maintained and fit for purpose.
- If competent, work signal boxes as advised.
You must have:
- Ability to lead and develop people *
- Ability to attain rules and regulations level 2 competency *
- Ability to gain appropriate assessor and box competencies *
- Ability to attain Rail Incident Officer *
- Decision making skills, assertiveness
- Understanding of customer needs and requirements
- Organising and Planning
- Hold full driving license
It would be great if you have:
- Understanding financial systems and budgets
- Commercial awareness
- IT skills in relation to report writing, corporate IM packages
- General understanding in business improvement processes
- General understanding of railway industry structure and responsibility
- Ability to engage in employee relation issues
- Experience of investigatory skills (Root Cause Analysis)
denotes post holder must attain relevant competency prior to carrying out activity
Network Rail encourages applications regardless of age, disability, marital status (including civil partnerships), pregnancy or parental, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender status, sex (or gender), employment status, trade union affiliation, or other relevant factor. We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.
We positively accept flexible working recognising that employees may wish to balance work and home life.
Keeping people safe on the railway is at the heart of everything we do, safe behaviour is therefore a requirement of working for Network Rail. Applicants should demonstrate their personal dedication to safety in their application!
We follow a structured pay framework, any salary offered will be within the following pay range: Band 4C; £49,920. Closing date: 1st March 2023. Network Rail retain the right to close the advert early based on application volumes.
Please note this role will be shift based.
