Resourcing Manager

To manage a team of specialists to produce safe, efficient and cost-effective rosters and provide quality administrative support to local managers., 1. Lead and manage, providing direction and training to the resourcing team, developing team members through continual monitoring and review to enhance team performance.

2. Manage the compilation and co-ordination of safe, efficient and cost-effective rosters.

3. Monitor route compliance with collective bargaining procedures, employees' Terms & Conditions of Service, National Agreements and Management of Fatigue in respect of rostering activities.

4. Liaise with HR Business Partners to develop the routes resource plan to enable efficient and effective recruitment and training.

5. Liaise with Finance Business Partner to provide support to managers in delivering annual budgets.

6. Oversee the provision of information to managers to support reporting requirements, including, but not limited to; contingency planning, working time exceedances, sickness and other absences, safety brief attendance and financial off-costing.

7. Oversee accurate payroll input as appropriate.

8. Manage support service contracts and conduct system checks to identify potential for cost reduction and adoption of best practice providing an environment for continuous improvement, where applicable manage the most cost effective utilisation of contract labour resource.

9. Collate and provide relevant audit documentation as necessary.

10. Provide support for local collective bargaining procedures and where applicable, act as management side secretary of Route/Area Council, monitoring agreed actions to support implementation.

· Previous successful experience of leading, managing and developing people

· Previous experience of utilising decision making skills and assertiveness

· Previous successful experience of demonstrating organisation and planning skills

· Demonstrable ability to communicate and articulate clearly and concisely

· Demonstrable influencing and negotiating skills

· Expert knowledge of NR rostering principles

· Detailed understanding of conditions of service, including pay arrangements, applicable to rostering

· Knowledge of the UK railway industry

· Knowledge of people management policies and procedures

· Knowledge of Lean processes and tools

Desirable

· Experience of working in an administrative environment

· Geographical knowledge of the Route/Area

· Previous rostering experience

About our people and the recruitment process - We're an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone!

We encourage our colleagues to work flexibly, as we know traditional working patterns don't always fit. If you want to consider working flexibly, just let us know and we'll do our best to help and invest in your career with us, whilst you have a healthy work life balance.

We're also a Disability Confident Leader employer and we'll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles.

This position is based in our Ipswich MDU, Hadleigh Road, IP2 0AT

Keeping people safe on the railway is at the heart of everything we do, safe behaviour is therefore a requirement of working for Network Rail. Applicants should demonstrate their personal dedication to safety in their application!

Keeping people safe on the railway is at the heart of everything we do, safe behaviour is therefore a requirement of working for Network Rail. Applicants should demonstrate their personal dedication to safety in their application!

We follow a structured pay framework: Band 4.B: Salary range £35,582 £40,029

Closing Date: 23rd April 2024

Network Rail can offer you a rewarding career with competitive pay and excellent benefits including:

• 75% off the cost of a season ticket for travel to work


• 75% off leisure travel for yourself and family members


• 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays


• A choice of contributory pension schemes