Railway Train Planning Placement at King's Cross

targetjobs UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Staff Travel

Childcare Vouchers

Extra Holidays

Discount Scheme

Long Service Awards

Employee Assistance Programme

The Transport Benevolent Fund

In-House Occupational Health Dept.

Cycle to Work Scheme

Job summary

Greater Thameslink Railway (GTR) offers an Undergraduate Placement Scheme in London’s Train Planning Unit. The role provides structured training, broad experience across timetable planning, data maintenance and stakeholder collaboration, with a focus on developing railway careers.

Based at London King's Cross, the program runs July 2027 to September 2028, with an overlap to ensure smooth handover. Salary is £30,767 plus benefits, and a comprehensive recruitment process supports candidate

Qualifications

• Registered university undergraduate student with a year in industry, ideally in transport, geography or logistics.
• Understanding of railway industry and its operation.
• Strong IT skills including Microsoft Office, with ability to learn additional tools.

Responsibilities

• Produce documents detailing short-term timetable variations for operations and customer service.
• Record KPI data and generate related reports.
• Organise and administer special events planning groups.
• Maintain and develop timetable data for Passenger Information System.
• Collaborate with other parts of the organisation and industry to improve train service performance.
• Undertake train planning activities to support teams.

Skills

MS Office

Analytical thinking

Communication

Organisational skills

Fast learner

Education

Undergraduate with year-in-industry

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Greater Thameslink Railway (GTR) offers an Undergraduate Placement Scheme in London’s Train Planning Unit. The role provides structured training, broad experience across timetable planning, data maintenance and stakeholder collaboration, with a focus on developing railway careers.

Based at London King's Cross, the program runs July 2027 to September 2028, with an overlap to ensure smooth handover. Salary is £30,767 plus benefits, and a comprehensive recruitment process supports candidate