Jobs at Siemens – Possession Planner

Job Description:

Siemens Mobility Limited are recruiting for a Possession Planner to be based out of Newport. Although you will be mostly away from the depot covering the Devon and Cornwall project. The role of the Possession Planner is to deliver all aspects of Engineering Access Planning, ensuring the safe, efficient, and cost-effective planning of Siemens engineering access. You will also 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.

Job Responsibilities:

• Implementation of approved best practice techniques to ensure standards are maintained.
• Book engineering and test trains as required (via NROL or Network Rail processes).
• Maintain accurate and details records of possession arrangements.
• Ensure that all resources hold appropriate qualifications / licences for the activities carried out.
• Responsibility for delivery of engineering access safely, to time and within budget.
• Responsibility for compliance with appropriate legislation and standards.
• Apply appropriate planning, safety, and performance measures to all Siemens engineering possessions.
• 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.
• Ensure rework cycles on projects are minimised and lesson learnt are implemented.
• Ensure the safety culture is authentic zero accident / incident.
• Produce and book robust, safe, deliverable & technically compliant possessions, worksites, signalling disconnections and electrical isolations on behalf of Siemens.
• Responsibility for planning all track access activities and managing the required resources.

Job Requirements:

• Excellent IT skills (specifically MS Office).
• A proven track record of delivery, with demonstratable ability to form effective working relationships.
• Through knowledge of the rule book, railway operating rules, regulations for train signalling and group standards.
• Commercial awareness and ability to manage work packages and identify change.
• Appreciation of ORR Informed Traveller regulations and Network Rail Schedule 4 compensation structure for disruption to Train and Freight
• Operating Companies.
• 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)
• Track competences relevant to role (Safe System of Work Planner, SWL2, ES, SWL1, COSS, IWA,)
• Good communication skills at all levels of department and other disciplines also customer and suppliers.
• The ability to prioritise workload and achieve objectives.

Qualification & Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years railway operations experience of which 2 years should include planning / management of engineering work.
• A high degree of self-direction.

Job Details:

Company: Siemens

Vacancy Type:  Full Time

Job Functions: Engineering

Job Location: Dundee, GB

Application Deadline: N/A

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