Analyst (Route Performance)

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Network Rail is at the heart of revitalising Britain’s railway. Indeed, we’re involved in some of the most ambitious and diverse ventures the UK has ever seen. This will help us deliver the better railway that is vital for the economic prosperity of this country, transforming how people travel and make a massive difference to passengers and freight users right across Britain.

The Operations and Customer Services function operates the railway day-to-day. It delivers train paths, timetabling and train movements to enable safe performance and meet the needs of our customers. The function owns and manages our business relationships with the passenger and freight operators and external commercial stakeholders. The functional customer focused organisation provides clear ownership of operating responsibilities for all customers and stakeholders. The area delivery units are the building blocks of engineering and operations excellence.

The Operations Planning and Performance team aim to provide a seamless rail journey to customers through provision of a robust timetable that is consistent from a planning perspective, has a resilient performance improvement element, is developed with future business changes (both Network Rail and Operator lead) and flexible to change

As part of the Route Performance team, you will deliver the Route’s train performance reporting and analysis requirements. You will be working closely with the Operations and Maintenance teams, highlighting areas of underperformance and providing them with meaningful analysis-driven information to help them deliver improved train performance.

Alongside the Performance Improvement Co-ordinators, you will be responsible for managing the route’s Process for Performance Improvement (PfPI), assisting in quantifying the benefits of improvement schemes for ‘Joint Performance Improvement Plans’ (JPIPs) and the generation of business cases.

You will work with your peers around the country (particularly those within your allocated Route) to share best practice in train performance analysis and bring fresh ideas into the Route.

For the role, you will possess excellent numerical, statistical and analytical skills. You will be required to examine information and interpret data and therefore would need to have knowledge of IT packages.

You will have great communication skills and will have experience of convincing and challenging ideas.

Do you have?

- Strong organisation and time management skills

- Understanding of the PfPI process

Are you?

- Are you Self motivated and able to plan and deliver to tight timescales

- Driven and determined to continually strive for improvement

- Energetic and charismatic with the ability to engage customers

- Customer focused

To apply, please click on the apply button to visit our website.

Closing date: 10 October 2016.

Network Rail welcomes applications from a diverse range of candidates regardless of age, disability, marital status (including civil partnerships), pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender status, sex (or gender), employment status, membership or non-membership of trade union, social class or any other irrelevant factor. We are committed to interviewing all applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria advertised. We are two ticks accredited and we continue to strive to create a workforce as diverse as the communities we serve.