Possession Planner

Purpose of the Role

Deliver all aspects of Engineering Access Planning, ensuring the safe, efficient, and cost-effective planning of client engineering access. Deliver the co-ordinated planning, resourcing, and implementation of engineering access in accordance with project timescales and industry standards. To effectively manage resources including quality, safety, time, costs, people, materials, and tools / equipment.

• Responsibility for delivery of engineering access safely, to time and within budget
• Ensure the safety culture is authentic zero accident / incident
• Responsibility for planning all track access activities and managing the required resources
• Responsibility for compliance with appropriate legislation and standards
• Ensure that all resources hold appropriate qualifications / licences for the activities carried out
• Ensure rework cycles on projects are minimised and lessons learnt are implemented
• Implementation of approved best practice techniques to ensure standards are maintained
• Apply appropriate planning, safety, and performance measures to all client engineering possessions
• Maintain accurate and detailed records of possession arrangements
• Proactively deliver track access and operational interface elements of projects within timescales during both planning and implementation
• Ensure engineering access timescales and critical milestones are met
• Produce and book robust, safe, deliverable & technically compliant possessions, worksites, signalling disconnections and electrical isolations on behalf of client
• Book engineering and test trains as required (via NROL or Network Rail processes)
• Attend Network Rail possession / territory meetings to ensure appropriate deconfliction of works and appropriate access is obtained
• Book / confirm appropriate possession resources
• Resolve possession / Worksite conflicts to deliver the client plan, whilst minimising commercial risk
• Identify possession / engineering access risks and implement mitigation risks throughout the possession lifecycle
• Produce WON section C, D and Operating Notice material and submit to Network Rail within timescales
• Negotiate with Network Rail, Train and Freight Operating Companies for disruptive / enhanced possessions and access to Network Rail and third party owned depots / yards
• Support submission of client tender documentation, ensuring that possession, isolation and signalling disconnection strategies are identified and secured
• Provide professional advice from an operations / engineering access viewpoint

• Track competences relevant to role (Safe System of Work Planner, SWL2, ES, SWL1, COSS, IWA)

Knowledge &

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years railway operations experience of which 2 years should include planning / management of engineering work
• Good communication skills at all levels of department and other disciplines also customer and suppliers
• Excellent IT skills (specifically MS Office)
• The ability to prioritise workload and achieve objectives
• A high degree of self-direction
• Commercial awareness and ability to manage work packages and identify change
• A proven track record of delivery, with demonstrable ability to form effective working relationships
• Through knowledge of the rule book, railway operating rules, regulations for train signalling and group standards
• Sound working knowledge of engineering access planning tools (including PPS, Green Zone Planner, Sectional Appendix, Train Planning, Electrical Isolation booking process, Engineering Access Statement and on-trac/e-pic systems)
• Appreciation of ORR Informed Traveller regulations and Network Rail Schedule 4 compensation structure for disruption to Train and Freight Operating Companies
• Technical competence demonstrable by appropriate SSOW planner licence
• Hold full UK driving licence

• Set and lead the right behaviours to support creating a robust H&S culture
• Set an example by their own actions and activities
• Set targets and objectives for H&S and environmental for their direct staff, using the HSE tool and processes on the BMS for managing H&S and environmental objectives
• Ensure that directed staff are capable and competent to undertake the tasks allocated to them
• Ensure effective implementation of the SMO UKI BMS relating to Manuals, Plans, SSOW and other activities for which your role has responsibilities to ensure compliance with PCL requirements
• Communicate and encourage feedback on H&S and environmental issues
• Undertake appropriate disciplinary action for any breach of H&S following the just culture process
• Investigate accidents or incidents to determine basic causes, feedback information both up and down the organisation using the SMO reporting system
• Ensure adequate H&S equipment is to hand and is used by employees
• Undertake H&S tours or inspections; take action where deficiencies are observed
• When unable to rectify or remedy unsafe situations either stop work if the risk is too high and/or…