Train Delay Attributor - Permanent York, England
Job description
Location
York, GB
Department Name
AD EC TRUST Delay Attribution (118550) G4
About Network Rail
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About our people and the recruitment process - We're an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone!
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.
We're also a Disability Confident Leader employer and we'll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles.
Brief Description
Your decisions make all the difference...
As a train delay attributor, you’ll be passionate about providing great customer service, so when trains are delayed passengers, train and freight operating companies are fully informed of the situation in a timely manner. Our attribution team monitors real time train operations and allocates reasons for any delays.
And if you make the grade then you can look forward to a rewarding and fulfilling career with a company that recently joined the top 50 in the Glassdoor's 2021 Best Places to Work.
About the role (External)
Your investigative skills matter.
You’ll have a keen eye for detail as you’re working with delay data, and you’ll also be able to develop a good rapport with a wide range of people across your part of the network as you work to find out the root cause of each delay. You’ll also be able to deal with competing deadlines, confirming responsibility of each delay with both accuracy and pace.
When delays happen, you’ll build an accurate picture of the reasons behind them.
Your skills matter
You don’t need rail experience but you do need to show how your transferrable skills meet the following.
- Data skills - You'll need strong analytical skills and be confident in working with data.
- People skills - You’ll be able to build strong working relationships and manage different stake holder requirements.
- Agility – With many competing deadlines and the demand for quick and accurate resolutions, you’ll be experienced in managing your time with agility and flexibility.
- IT skills – You’ll be using bespoke IT systems and Windows based applications and so you’ll be confident in using technology.
- Confident decision making – making accurate and informed decisions is key in this role and you’ll be confident in standing by the decisions you make.
- Operations knowledge- The ability to develop a good understanding of railway and infrastructure operations and have a good knowledge of your local area are important for this role.
- Presentation skills – Reporting is a key part of the Train Delay Attributor role and so you’ll be able to get your message across clearly, accurately and concisely
- Shift working – this role involves shift working and to you’ll be willing and able to work on a shift basis.
This role involves days, nights and weekend working and the job is safety critical. Offers of employment are subject to drug and alcohol testing and passing of the relevant medical assessment and BPSS pre-employment checks. This will include a hearing and eyesight examination Delete where not applicable.
Grade 5 - £41,883
Closing date: 13th September 2023. Late applications will not be accepted.
We positively embrace flexible working recognising that employees may wish to balance work and family/home life.
For further information please contact Hiring Manager Joshua Mchugh (Attribution Manager)
