Associate Director, Rail Operations Planning

About us

Network Rail Consulting (NRC) is the international consultancy arm of Network Rail – the owner and operator of Britain’s mainline rail system. We have been active in the North American, Australian and the Middle East markets since 2013 and have successfully delivered more than 150 consultancy contracts for government, public and privately owned organizations.

Through our consulting services in the United States (US), we are assisting both public agencies and private clients in the transportation sector to accelerate transformation efforts, make step-changes in major program delivery, and achieve leaps forward in areas such as asset management & maintenance, major projects, railway operations, strategic planning and advisory.

Our work is driven forward by our values: agile, always safe, care about people, collaborative, impartial and passionate.

About the Role

Building on our continued success, we are looking for an experienced professional to join our team as an Associate Director, Rail Operations Planning . This post will be based from our New York location, we offer flexibility and hybrid working.

In this role, you will be working as part of a multi-disciplined rail consultancy team, providing project management and leadership in the subject of all rail infrastructure work delivery, planning, and logistics, supporting clients through identifying operational and infrastructure delivery improvements and managing change. In addition, develop detailed work planning and logistics offerings in North America.

What will you be doing?

Key Accountabilities

• Provide expertise on the end to end process of; development, delivery and assurance for products and services against relevant Service Contract to drive an improving customer perception trend.
• Lead performance improvement initiatives, in the fields of; critical resource delivery, resource planning, infrastructure works planning and outage / ROW access management.
• Work collaboratively with clients to develop and implement innovative strategies which meet business requirements, maximizing benefits and efficiency opportunities and minimizing risk.
• Provide rail best practice in the fields of operational interfaces, works planning and logistics.
• Assist in the identification and on-boarding of talent required to support projects and bids.
• Support the business development team in technical writing for proposals and bids.
• Develop detailed infrastructure works planning and logistic offerings.

Job Skills, Experience & Qualifications

• Educated to degree level with a relevant degree/equivalent experience.
• Ability to implement and maintain a safety culture using robust safety leadership skills.
• Strong strategic focus with the ability to formulate and drive the delivery of strategic objectives.
• Proven track record of outstanding team leadership.
• Detailed knowledge of the rail infrastructure planning constraints and processes.
• Highly skilled senior relationship manager, experienced in managing end-to-end client, customer, and supplier relationships.
• Advanced influencing and negotiations skills with the ability to influence develop mutually beneficial relationships.
• Advance knowledge of depot and facility management
• Lead on continuous improvement skills, i.e., LEAN/Six Sigma.
• Detailed knowledge of rail plant, wagons, seasonal fleet and on-track machine management and operation.  

Desirable

• Member of a relevant professional institution.
• Knowledge of railway operations, including safety rules and regulations.
• Knowledge of rail plan and on-track machine management, maintenance, and operation.

For the right person, this role presents a fantastic opportunity to develop their career, joining an established and passionate team, with ambitious plans to grow.

We offer benefits such as:

• Competitive compensation packages
• Healthcare insurance premiums (100% paid for by us)
• Generous vacation leave entitlement
• 401K with employer matching contributions
• Access to Employee Discount Program via LifeMart

NRC supports flexible working practices, and we understand that life balance is an important part of our employees' lives. We offer a wide range of flexible work/life balance options such as hybrid (home/office) working, flexible working hours where appropriate.

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Network Rail Consulting is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of age, race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, or veteran status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.