CO4 Engineering Works Planning Clerk

South Western News UK; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free duty travel on SWR services

Free leisure travel for spouse/partner

75% discount on other train operators

Full training and development

Excellent pension scheme

Job summary

South Western Railway is seeking an Engineering Planning Clerk CO4 to support capacity planning across our network. You will coordinate with Network Rail and other TOCs, ensuring studies meet industry deadlines and quality standards while balancing customer service and resource use.

You will oversee safety and environmental requirements, maintain awareness of rolling stock and crew impacts, and contribute to the planning process with detailed analyses and clear documentation.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of engineering access planning processes and timetabling techniques.
• Understanding of rolling stock diagramming and traincrew diagramming.
• Awareness of drivers and guards’ conditions and interlinked subsections.

Responsibilities

• Deliver capacity studies and coordinate with Network Rail, other TOCs and FOCs to agreed timescales.
• Compile studies to required detail level, meeting quality standards and deadlines.
• Identify requirements from other operators and Network Rail.
• Track capacity studies from request to delivery and sign-off.
• Ensure rolling stock and train crew provisions are considered in capacity studies.

Skills

Engineering planning

Timetabling

Stock diagramming

Crew diagramming

Driver/Guard conditions

Education

GCSE level or equivalent

Job 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 bring people together to get the most out of life.

Your main responsibilities will be:

• Deliver capacity studies , co-ordinate with Network Rail other TOCs and FOCs as necessary to agreed timescales reflecting Engineering Access Statement, Draft & Confirmed Period Possession Plans, Informed Traveller and other industry and company operational production process deadlines as directed by the Major Possessions Planning Manager
• Compile capacity studies to the agreed level of detail in accordance with commercial specifications and the Capacity Study Matrix, 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.
• Obtaining key requirements from other operators and Network Rail
• Identify and advise requirements for any unusual movements in the capacity studies.
• Tracking capacity studies through from request to delivery, submission, sign-off to forming part of the Engineering Specification sent to the South Western Railway STP Team
• Understanding of the Decision Criteria set out in Network Code Part D
• Ensure the effective and correct provision of rolling stock and train crew is considered in capacity studies

Key Safety and Environmental Accountabilities

As Engineering Planning Clerk CO4 you must ensure:

• You are familiar with, understand and discharge to the best of your ability the specific safety responsibilities associated with your post and any other safety responsibilities allocate to you, from time to time and in writing, by your Line Manager.
• That any unsafe activity is immediately stopped and prevented from continuing until adequate measures have been taken to reduce the risk associated with that activity to as low as reasonably practicable.

General Safety Requirements

• Take responsibility for the safety of yourself, colleagues and anyone else who could be affected by what you do, or don't do;
• Follow the rules and procedures that are applicable to your role;
• Never walk by an unsafe condition or an unsafe act without either taking action or reporting it to somebody who can take action;
• Tell your safety representative, line manager or a member of the Safety team if you have an idea for how we can improve safety.

General Environmental Requirements

• Always follow the environmental rules and procedures related to your role;
• Help us to improve our environmental performance by making sure waste is minimised and resources are used efficiently (turning off PC's and monitors at the end of each day, using the recycling facilities provided etc);
• Never walk by something that could cause an environmental incident or lead to an inefficient use of resources. If you see something wrong take action or report it to the somebody who can take action;
• Talk to your line manager or member of the Sustainability team if you have an idea for how we can improve our environmental performance.

You’ll need to be:

• Educated to GCSE level or equivalent.
• Good knowledge of engineering access planning process, timetabling techniques, rolling stock diagramming and associated operational requirements, traincrew diagramming and the associated conditions of drivers and guards.
• Understand the nature off all subsections of train planning, how they interlink and impact on each other.
• A good knowledge of South Western Railway Geography.

Working pattern

Typically, you will be working 37 hours across 5 days per week - Monday to Friday, office hours.

The Reward

In return we offer a competitive salary and a variety of valuable benefits, including:

• Free duty and leisure travel on SWR services for employees
• Free leisure travel for spouse/partner and dependants (criteria dependent)
• 75% discount on many other train operating companies
• Full training and support with development
• Excellent pension scheme

We all belong at SWR.

Our vision is to provide an inclusive environment for all colleagues, ensuring all candidates have an equal opportunity to access meaningful employment.

We value our differences such as age, gender, LGBTQIA+, ethnicity, religion, and disability. We maintain a zero tolerance towards any form of prejudice towards our colleagues, customers, and future talent.

We celebrate and encourage diversity of thought, progressive ways of working and seeing all our colleagues grow and thrive.

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