Infrastructure Maintenance Planner

Network Rail; Greater London; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Defined benefit pension scheme

Rail season ticket subsidy

Leisure travel discount

Volunteer leave

Carer's leave

Healthcare Scheme

GymPass discounts

Cycle to Work

Maternity/Paternity/Adoption leave

Job summary

Network Rail in the United Kingdom is seeking a Planning Assistant - Infrastructure Maintenance to support scheduling and coordination of maintenance across the railway. You will work with planners, delivery teams and engineers to ensure work is properly planned and communicated.

You'll maintain accurate planning information, contribute to work plans, and help allocate resources. A proactive, detail-oriented mindset and strong IT skills are essential in a fast-paced rail environment focused on

Qualifications

• Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Good communication skills and the confidence to work with a wide range of teams and stakeholders.
• A proactive and collaborative approach to problem-solving.
• Good IT skills with the ability to confidently use systems, spreadsheets and planning information.
• The ability to maintain accurate records and work with detailed information.
• A willingness to learn and develop your understanding of infrastructure maintenance and railway planning.

Responsibilities

• Support the planning and coordination of infrastructure maintenance activities, helping to ensure work is effectively prepared and scheduled.
• Assist with the development and maintenance of work plans and programmes, ensuring planning information remains accurate and up to date.
• Work closely with maintenance teams, planners, engineers and other stakeholders to understand work requirements and priorities.
• Support the coordination of resources, materials, equipment and other requirements needed to deliver planned maintenance activities.
• Maintain planning records, documentation and systems, ensuring information is accurately captured and communicated.
• Monitor changes to planned work and support the team in updating schedules and planning information where required.
• Assist with planning meetings, providing information and updates to support effective decision-making.
• Help identify potential planning conflicts, risks and issues, escalating these appropriately.
• Support continuous improvements that make maintenance planning more efficient, consistent and effective.

Skills

Organisational skills

Time management

Communication skills

Collaborative

IT skills

Record-keeping

Learning mindset

Job description

Network Rail in the United Kingdom is seeking a Planning Assistant - Infrastructure Maintenance to support scheduling and coordination of maintenance across the railway. You will work with planners, delivery teams and engineers to ensure work is properly planned and communicated.

You'll maintain accurate planning information, contribute to work plans, and help allocate resources. A proactive, detail-oriented mindset and strong IT skills are essential in a fast-paced rail environment focused on