Trainee Train Planner

As a Trainee Train Planner, you will support the Train Planning department in the development, production and communication of revised train plans in response to service disruption, engineering work, and other operational changes. You will assist in ensuring amended train plans are accurate, timely, and effectively communicated to internal and external stakeholders. This role provides foundational experience in Train Planning and offers development towards becoming a Planning Specialist Can you move people? Apply now. What you'll do

• Assist in preparing draft amended train plans under supervision
• Collate operational data to support revised planning requirements
• Update and maintain planning systems and documentation
• Support liaison with internal stakeholders regarding amendments
• Ensure information is submitted in accordance with procedures
• Maintain accurate live and historic records
• Assist in evaluating planning scenarios and identifying issues
• Provide administrative support to the Amended Planning Specialist
• Contribute to continuous improvement within Train Planning
• Comply with all safety, security and company policies
  
  Good standard of general education (GCSE or equivalent desirable)
• Basic understanding of rail operations or transport planning (desirable)
• Competent in Microsoft Office applications
• Interest in railway operations and service planning
• Willingness to learn train planning systems and processes
• Understanding of Southeastern service patterns (desirable)
  
  We're one of Britain's busiest train operators, serving London, Kent and parts of East Sussex. We run over 1,700 trains a day, carrying more than 500,000 passengers and serving 180 stations.
However, working on our railway is more than getting passengers from A to B. It's about all the little moments that make a difference to their journey. It's also about making our railway a great place to work. With a team that represents the communities we serve. This is a journey we're fully committed to and we're proud to have been named a 'Great Place to Work' at the 2023 National Rail Awards and endorsed as a WORK180 Employer for Women. Our ways of working are what we expect of everyone at Southeastern. They are powerful. Tiny moments, every day, from every one of us, add up to massive, positive change. Improving how it feels to work here and how it feels to travel with us. At the heart of everything we do, our Safeguarding Team works to keep our customers, colleagues, and the public safe by improving safeguarding measures and knowledge making sure everyone gets home safe, every day.