Rail Access Planning Assistant – Cross-Team Liaison

Network Rail; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Network Rail in Cardiff is seeking two permanent Access Planning Assistants to support the optimisation and integration of engineering access plans. You will liaise with requesters, customers and stakeholders to build and optimise the access plan and assist with coordination of access requirements.

The role requires strong organisation, attention to detail, and good IT skills, with opportunities for development within a large railway organisation.

Qualifications

• Ability to work under pressure.
• Strong organisational and workload prioritisation.
• Good attention to detail.
• Clear communication and customer-focused approach.
• Willingness to document Access Planning requirements.
• IT proficiency and understanding of planning systems.

Responsibilities

• Support possession planning for worksites, line blockages and related activities.
• Coordinate access requirements with requesters, customers and stakeholders.
• Attend and co-chair planning meetings as needed.
• Create materials to aid delivery of the engineering access plan.
• Identify and implement quality and efficiency improvements.
• Engage with Route-wide stakeholders to coordinate access.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Teamwork

Organisational skills

Willingness to document Access Plans

IT proficiency

Railway geography knowledge

Train services knowledge

Planning systems

Tools

Planning systems

Job description

Network Rail in Cardiff is seeking two permanent Access Planning Assistants to support the optimisation and integration of engineering access plans. You will liaise with requesters, customers and stakeholders to build and optimise the access plan and assist with coordination of access requirements.

The role requires strong organisation, attention to detail, and good IT skills, with opportunities for development within a large railway organisation.