Operations Manager

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Brief Description

As Operations Manager at York Railway Operating centre, you’ll lead a team of Local Operations Managers, Area Operations Possession Coordinators and Route Briefers to deliver a safe and reliable railway that is both a great place to work and value for money.

You will be responsible for in delivering the professional management of the ROC operations team workforce and provide effective leadership of operational safety and train service incidents.

About the role (External)

This role is responsible for Leeds and Sheffield Sub-ROCs which operates much of the railway across Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire and the North East. The Operations Manager is accountable for ensuring competence management is robust and effective, is responsible for all aspects of operational safety and train service performance across their area and is a critical contact for train and freight operators. The Operations Manager oversees key elements of employee engagement and industrial relationships within the ROC. The ability to lead people during times of disruption in a calm and methodical manner to ensure safe railway operations is an essential element of the role. There is an on call commitment.

Do you have .?

• Experience of leadership and development of people?

• Experience and competence in operational management?

• Experience of managing change?

• The ability to attain rules and regulations level 1 competency?

• The ability to attain Rail Incident Officer?

• Experience of dealing with Employee Relations?

• The ability to understand financial systems and budgetary tools?

• IT skills in relation to report writing, corporate IT packages?

• Experience in managing customer needs and requirements?

• A full, clean UK driving license?

Are you .?

• A strong leader able to appraise and challenge business decisions?

• Driven and determined to continually strive for improvement?

• A people manager well versed in performance management of a professional team?

• Energetic and charismatic with the ability to engage and influence non-financial customers?

• Visionary, a strategist who thinks and operates innovatively and proactively?

Closing date: 1st June 2023. - Late applications will not be accepted.

Drugs and Alcohol Standard:

Our Drugs and Alcohol Standard is changing as of 16.01.2023. All prospective candidates who have not been offered a conditional role by 16.01.2023 will be required to undergo and pass a drugs and alcohol test. Your application will be rescinded if you record a positive test. All positive drugs and alcohol test results for prospective candidates will be securely held on Sentinel database and a 5 year suspension from applying for a safety critical role, a role which requires PTS certification or a Key Safety role on Network Rail Managed Infrastructure will be enforced.

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