Senior Rail Infrastructure Planner — Drive Freight’s Future

Freightliner Group Ltd; Crewe; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Final-salary pension scheme

Enhanced maternity & paternity pay

Ongoing training & development

Life assurance

Work-life balance benefits

Job summary

Heavy Haul Rail in Crewe is seeking a Senior Planner to join the Infrastructure Planning Team. You will plan from initial allocation, create diagrams with the roster and operations teams, and work with Network Rail to resolve changes before the day of train delivery.

The role requires excellent knowledge of national railway geography, NR SCO planning systems, and strong planning skills. You will support planning manager and cover duties in their absence, with a focus on delivering accurate

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge of national railway geography.
• Understanding of NR SCO planning systems, processes & communications.
• Excellent Planning skills, with the ability to manipulate diagrams to cover work with the resources available.

Responsibilities

• Complete advance summaries of allocated work and identify problem areas.
• Diagram work in advance and coordinate with operations & rosters to resolve issues.
• Support Planning Manager with resource estimates based on Network Rail orders.
• Re-plan existing jobs to provide coverage when needed and find new plans.
• Deliver the weekly train plan and provide a first-class service to customer and Heavy Haul Rail.
• Check others' work to ensure zero errors in the weekly plan.
• Cover planning team members for leave or sickness as required.
• Plan and manage large, high-profile blockades including lodge turns and loco recycling.

Skills

Railway geography

Planning skills

Diagramming

Resource planning

Tools

NR SCO planning systems

Job description

Heavy Haul Rail in Crewe is seeking a Senior Planner to join the Infrastructure Planning Team. You will plan from initial allocation, create diagrams with the roster and operations teams, and work with Network Rail to resolve changes before the day of train delivery.

The role requires excellent knowledge of national railway geography, NR SCO planning systems, and strong planning skills. You will support planning manager and cover duties in their absence, with a focus on delivering accurate