Roster Clerk - 18 Month Secondment / FTC

ENGINEERINGUK; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Administrator to manage employee rosters efficiently. This role involves compiling rosters, managing data, and ensuring compliance with operational standards. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills, alongside a keen attention to detail. Join a forward-thinking organization that values flexibility and offers numerous benefits, including generous annual leave and discounts on travel. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a safer and more reliable rail network while developing your career in a supportive environment.

Benefits

28 days annual leave

Discounted online shopping

Childcare vouchers

Healthcare offers

75% subsidy on rail tickets

Pension schemes

Paid reserve leave for Armed Forces

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge of national rostering principles.
• Experience in prioritising workloads and delivering to deadlines.
• Ability to manage data accurately with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Compile and publish rosters using the Corporate Rostering Tool.
• Manage short notice roster alterations and resolve queries.
• Monitor and maintain competency data for roster shifts.

Skills

Rostering Principles

Data Analysis

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

IT Skills

Job description

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About Network Rail

At Network Rail, we're part of a large family serving millions of passengers and freight users throughout the UK every day. Our service impacts millions of people and we strive to become more efficient as we enhance, maintain, and operate our network.

We provide rapid access along busy commuter routes to our seven cities, servicing the varied needs of our business and leisure commuter services, including cross border services and rural services. We have up to 50 freight services operating every day and we are steadily building capacity for this to grow. Our ambition to be responsive to passengers and freight users, drives us every day and we're empowered to do the right thing for those who use the rail network. We actively challenge unsafe practices and take responsibility for addressing risks, resolving issues, and protecting safety and wellbeing.

Our colleagues are encouraged to work flexibly as we know that busy lives don't always fit around a traditional working pattern, if you need flexibility to complete your role just let us know and we will do our upmost to help you to invest in your career with us while balancing other aspects of your life.

We want to help deliver a railway which is safe, reliable, affordable and that provides great customer service to everyone . For more information about Network Rail click here

Brief Description

To produce cost effective and efficient rosters for nominated employees compliant with the relevant operational standards in line with current rostering principles and competency requirements. Monitor the competency database to manage future safety critical competency expiries.

PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS AN 18 MONTH SECONDMENT / FIXED TERM CONTRACT

About the role (External)

Key Accountabilities:

• Compile and publish rosters using the Corporate Rostering Tool in accordance with National Rostering Principles, company policies and standards.

• Prepare rosters for employees undertaking weekly / daily rostered duties. Covering sickness, annual leave, training, briefing and special arrangements. Liaise with local managers to crosscheck roster data.

• Manage short notice roster alterations liaising with all affected employees and line managers, including gaining verbal confirmation where necessary. Respond to and resolve any queries relating to roster issues.

• Compile and control leave records, including input to the production of annual leave rosters.

• Make roster arrangements for medical examinations and interviews.

• Make roster arrangements for safety critical competence expiries, training plans, training courses and briefings.

• Monitor and maintain competency data so that no base roster shifts are left uncovered due to expired competencies.

• Carry out pre and post payroll interface checks to validate roster data. Submit late notice roster changes to payroll.

• Gather and analyse fatigue data and highlight issues to the relevant line manager.

• Provide information and data to support the routes reporting requirements.

Job Skills, Experience and Qualifications:

Essential

• Excellent knowledge of national rostering principles

• Previous successful experience in prioritising workloads and delivering to deadlines

• Ability to demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills

• Previous successful experience of analysing data and producing reports

• Understanding of conditions of service applicable to rostering

• Understanding of roster systems

• Demonstrable ability to accurately manage data and attention to detail

• Previous successful experience of working in a team and engaging with virtual team members

• Able to demonstrate good general IT skills

Desirable

• Understanding of pay arrangements for rostered staff

• Geographical knowledge of the route

• Knowledge of the UK rail industry

How to apply (External)

Salary: £ 27820 + Location allowance

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Closing date: 15th May 2025

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Please note the recruitment process for this role is a Competency based interview.

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We're dedicated to creating an inclusive environment and we welcome applications from everyone!

Network Rail is a Disability Confident Leader and we'll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles. You can visit Evenbreak's Career Hive for advice on accessibility support if you're unsure of the options available. Should you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications, please add a note to your application.

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Keeping people safe on the railway is at the heart of everything we do. Safe behaviour is therefore a requirement of working for Network Rail. You should demonstrate your personal dedication to safety on your application.

Drugs and Alcohol Standard:

All prospective candidates will be required to undergo and pass a drugs and alcohol test. Your application will be rescinded if you record a positive test. All positive drugs and alcohol test results for prospective candidates will be securely held on Sentinel database and a 5 year suspension from applying for a safety critical role, a role which requires PTS certification or a Key Safety role on Network Rail Managed Infrastructure will be enforced

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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