Planning Assistant (Access) - Cardiff St Patrick's House

ENGINEERINGUK; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to keeping passengers and freight moving safely across the UK. As a Planning Assistant in Cardiff, you will play a vital role in optimizing access and ensuring seamless operations within the railway network. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the efficiency of transport logistics while being part of a diverse and inclusive team. With a commitment to employee development and wellbeing, you will find a supportive environment that values your contributions and encourages your professional growth. If you're ready to make a real difference, this is the role for you!

Benefits

28 days annual leave

Discounted online shopping

Childcare vouchers

Healthcare offers

Subsidies on rail season tickets

Pension schemes

Paid reserve leave for Armed Forces

Qualifications

• Essential core planning skills and knowledge of railway geography.
• Ability to validate worksite requests and document parameters.

Responsibilities

• Validate access and TSR requests for the Area plan.
• Assist with integration of access requests into planning.

Skills

Core planning skills

Knowledge of railway geography

Knowledge of train services

Worksite request validation

Documentation skills

Communication skills

Customer-focused approach

Job description

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Planning Assistant (Access) - Cardiff St Patrick's House

View more categories View less categories Sector Transport and Logistics Role Assistant Contract Type Permanent Hours Full Time

About Network Rail

Join Network Rail - Where People and Connections Matter

At Network Rail, we're dedicated to keeping passengers and freight moving safely and efficiently across the country. When you join us, you're not just part of a team - you're part of something that matters to millions. We believe that our people are at the heart of what we do, and every role plays a vital part in building a better, more connected railway. Click here to learn more.

We're committed to creating a diverse, inclusive workplace that reflects the communities we serve. To discover more about our ED&I commitments click here. We value flexibility and understand the importance of a healthy work-life balance. As a Disability Confident Leader, we'll do everything we can to accommodate any needs throughout the recruitment process.

If you're ready to make a real difference, we'd love to hear from you!

Brief Description

To assist in the optimisation and integration of Access into the plan.

About the role (External)

Key Accountabilities:

1. Validate all access & TSR requests for a designated element of the Area plan.

2. Assist with the integration of all access and TSR requests for a designated element of the Area plan.

3. Process and publish green zone access requests.

4. Assist in the identification and implementation of quality and efficiency improvements.

Job Skills, Experience and Qualifications:

Essential

• Core planning skills 1 & 2.

• Knowledge of relevant railway geography and network capability.

• Knowledge of relevant train services and network capacity.

• Able to validate worksite requests.

• Able to document all aspects of worksite and possession parameters.

• Able to work under pressure within a continuous planning process.

• Good communication skills and a customer focussed approach.

How to apply (External)
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Salary: £28,500 - £29,500 per annum
Closing date: 20th May 2025. - Late applications will not be accepted.

For any reasonable adjustments/modifications, please add a note to your application please email [e-mail].

Network Rail Benefits - To find out about what benefits we offer, click here

All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks. Click here for more information

***Some of our roles require face to face Drugs & Alcohol testing. Further details will be shared with you as part of your formal offer.****

We positively embrace flexible working recognising that employees may wish to balance work and family/home life.

In Wales and Western region, you will have the opportunity to join PROUD, our reward and recognition scheme where you can say thanks and recognise colleagues across the region who have demonstrated outstanding values and behaviours.

At Network Rail we promote a diverse and inclusive organisation. We are working in conjunction with the Cultural Fusion team to support black, Asian and minority ethnic colleagues. If you would like support with your application or interview please contact Wales&[e-mail]

Company

Every day, 4.8 million people use our network. Keeping Britain moving and building a better railway for the future is full of challenges – but also tremendous opportunities.

From our commitments to your development, our range of benefits and our approach to Diversity & Inclusion, we believe there are many reasons to join the team at Network Rail.

We’re proactive in empowering employees with the knowledge to help them progress. We encourage all our employees to be ambitious, and offer great training and career development opportunities. As the railway becomes bigger and more technologically advanced, it’s crucial that our employees have the right skills to develop their careers and meet the challenges ahead.

We believe that investing in our people is one of the most effective ways of improving the safety, reliability and efficiency of the railway.

We also know that it’s vital to get each individual’s training programme just right. As well as helping us to meet our immediate needs, we believe this is an approach that encourages people to stay with us and develop their careers.

Your health, wellbeing and benefits

We believe that safety and performance go hand in hand and this doesn’t just mean safety on the railway! We are committed to the wellbeing of our employees and believe, that should come first.

We provide access to support services such as our employee assistance program to help you with finances, family, health and wellbeing. In addition to this, we offer excellent benefits, are sensitive to work-life balance and encourage our employees to use their 5 volunteer days for their favourite causes.

We have a range of benefits including:

• 28 days annual leave entitlement.
• My benefits – Our discounted online shopping site.
• A range of discounted offers including, childcare vouchers, Healthcare offers – cycle to work, healthcare club discounted membership and other benefits.
• Subsidies of up to 75% on rail and underground season tickets.
• A range of pension schemes.
• 2 weeks paid reserve leave for our Armed Forces community.

What Diversity and Inclusion means to us

‘Diversity’ means recognising differences between people while valuing the contribution they make. ‘Inclusion’ means creating safe and welcoming workplaces with fair cultures that encourages innovative and fresh ways of thinking.

Our aspiration is that the behaviours and actions that support diversity and inclusion will come from the conviction of everyone here at Network Rail – making diversity and inclusion a conscious part of how we run our business throughout Britain.

Disability Confident Leader

Network Rail is an accreditedDisability Confident Leader . This means, where a disabled applicant meets the essential criteria for any of our vacancies, they will receive an interview.

Find out more about our recruitment processhere

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