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Scotland's Railway is part of this large family and it covers a large geographical area from the Borders to Thurso at the far tip of the North East of Scotland, accounting for almost 20 per cent of the UK rail network. We provide rapid access along busy commuter routes to our seven cities, servicing the varied needs of our business and leisure commuter services, including cross border services and rural services. We have up to 50 freight services operating every day and we are steadily building capacity for this to grow. Our ambition to be responsive to passengers and freight users, drives us every day and we're empowered to do the right thing for those who use the rail network. We actively challenge unsafe practices and take responsibility for addressing risks, resolving issues and protecting safety and wellbeing.

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About the role

To support the management of the safe and effective delivery of Route engineering access plans and possessions, managing all aspects of pre-possession delivery, enabling Routes to deliver work safely and efficiently with minimal disruption to train services. To support investigation into all possession related incidents, providing comprehensive reporting on all possession safety and delivery activities.

The Delivery Assistant plays an integral part in the delivery of Scotland's Railway's Engineering Plan. As a Delivery Assistant you would be fully involved with the planning & delivery process, including creation of safe work packs, allocation of the correct staffing levels to deliver engineering work, production of Safe System Of Work (SSOW) Packs and communicating/co-chairing Possession Meetings to name some of the tasks undertaken within the team.

The role includes the requirement to be fully conversant with basic IT technology such as Microsoft Office 365 (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and Adobe Acrobat or Nitro PDF.

Salary: The salary for this positions starts at £30,000 rising to £32,000 per annum.

Network Rail adheres to a structured pay framework, any salary offered to you will be within the pay range advertised. If your current salary is above the maximum shown, you will transfer into the new role on your current base pay. For more information, please refer to your pay.

Closing date: Midnight of 28th June

Please note proof of all essential qualifications will be required.

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We're dedicated to creating an inclusive environment and we welcome applications from everyone!

Network Rail is a Disability Confident Leader 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.

You can visit Evenbreaks Career Hive for advice on accessibility support if you're unsure of the options available. Should you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications, please contact ScotlandResourcingEnquiries@networkrail.co.uk or add a note to your application.

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. You should demonstrate your personal dedication to safety within your application.

Please note, interviews for this position are likely to take place on week commencing 6th July.

Your experience and skills

Key Accountabilities

• Prepare and distribute possession delivery documentation.
• Assist and support in the investigation and incident follow up as required.
• Co-ordinate and assist in the delivery of pre-possession meetings.
• Develop the weekly strategic plan communicating key activities, established risks and known contingencies.
• Validate and reconcile all relevant transactions incurred in delivery and service of supply contracts.
• Assist and support with the management of fleet vehicles for the team.
• Assist and support with the identification and implementation of quality and efficiency improvements.
• Assist and support in the identification of possession delivery resource profiles, production of robust roster arrangements and procurement of contract of resources and supplies.
• Engage with Route wide stakeholders and customers and support with the coordination of their access requirements.

Essential

• Able to work under pressure.
• Able to prioritise and organise workload to ensure that deadlines are met.
• Able to demonstrate the ability to organise effectively.
• Displays a good attention to detail.
• Displays good communication skills and a customer focussed approach.
• Willing to learn to document all aspects of possession and worksite parameters.
• Good understanding of IT and operating of systems.

Desirable

• Knowledge of relevant railway geography and network capability.
• Knowledge of relevant train services and network capacity.
• Knowledge of Road Vehicle legislation process and procedures.
• Knowledge of accident and investigation procedures.
• Knowledge of factors and activities critical to efficient possession delivery.
• Knowledge of possession safety rules and regulations.
• Relevant successful experience in a frontline delivery operations role or delivery planning background.

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