COEngineering Works Planning Clerk

South Western Railway (SWR) operates over 1,500 services each weekday across the network and employs more than 5,000 people. We provide easy and convenient mobility, connecting people and communities in South West London, southern counties of England, and the Isle of Wight.

• Deliver capacity studies , co-ordinate with Network Rail other TOCs and FOCs as necessary to agreed timescales reflecting Engineering Access Statement, Draft & Confirmed Period Possession Plans, Informed Traveller and other industry and company operational production process deadlines as directed by the Major Possessions Planning Manager
• Compile capacity studies to the agreed level of detail in accordance with commercial specifications and the Capacity Study Matrix, ensuring that laid down best practice quality standards and timescales are met optimising the balance between customer service, productivity, resource availability and good working practices.
• Obtaining key requirements from other operators and Network Rail
• Identify and advise requirements for any unusual movements in the capacity studies.
• Tracking capacity studies through from request to delivery, submission, sign-off to forming part of the Engineering Specification sent to the South Western Railway STP Team
• Understanding of the Decision Criteria set out in Network Code Part D
• Ensure the effective and correct provision of rolling stock and train crew is considered in capacity studies

As Engineering Planning Clerk CO4 you must ensure:

• You are familiar with, understand and discharge to the best of your ability the specific safety responsibilities associated with your post and any other safety responsibilities allocate to you, from time to time and in writing, by your Line Manager.
• That any unsafe activity is immediately stopped and prevented from continuing until adequate measures have been taken to reduce the risk associated with that activity to as low as reasonably practicable.

• Take responsibility for the safety of yourself, colleagues and anyone else who could be affected by what you do, or don't do;
• Follow the rules and procedures that are applicable to your role;
• Never walk by an unsafe condition or an unsafe act without either taking action or reporting it to somebody who can take action;
• Tell your safety representative, line manager or a member of the Safety team if you have an idea for how we can improve safety.

• Always follow the environmental rules and procedures related to your role;
• Help us to improve our environmental performance by making sure waste is minimised and resources are used efficiently (turning off PC's and monitors at the end of each day, using the recycling facilities provided etc);
• Never walk by something that could cause an environmental incident or lead to an inefficient use of resources. If you see something wrong take action or report it to the somebody who can take action;
• Talk to your line manager or member of the Sustainability team if you have an idea for how we can improve our environmental performance.

• Educated to GCSE level or equivalent.
• Good knowledge of engineering access planning process, timetabling techniques, rolling stock diagramming and associated operational requirements, traincrew diagramming and the associated conditions of drivers and guards.
• Understand the nature off all subsections of train planning, how they interlink and impact on each other.
• A good knowledge of South Western Railway Geography.

Typically, you will be working 37 hours across 5 days per…