Possession Planner
Date: 8 Aug 2024
Location: Cork, IE
Company: Alstom
Site: Cork
Appointment Basis: Permanent
Excellent Salary + Benefits Include: Excellent Salary + Benefits Include: Pension, Contributed Healthcare, Life Assurance, plus many flexible benefits.
At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.
This is a mandatory, safety critical role within the Alstom business under the new 019 standard and is an important role within all projects as well as to external clients and suppliers.
Your Future role:
A critical and mandatory position within all railway infrastructure projects requiring access on or near the line. The Possession Planner (SWL2) is responsible for liaising with our business functions, our clients, NWR and third party contractors to develop, plan, book then deliver our access plan whilst ensuring the plan meets with the access requirements of our projects to deliver the project and whilst maintaining our compliance with the NR/L2/OHL/019/09 standard at all times.
The Possession Planner will report functionally to the Project Director and hierarchically to the Safe Work Manager.
We'll look to you for:
* Planning and managing the safety arrangements within a standard engineering worksite.
* Leading and managing the interface risks associated with multiple tasks and/or groups.
* Reviewing the interface risks associated with multiple tasks.
* Responsible for the identification and management of the de-confliction process wherever any work conflicts occur.
* Confirming that the relevant Task PIC has been assessed and will implement the controls to manage the risks associated with the delivery of their task.
* Fully involved and take the lead in the planning process for all worksites.
* Involved in the planning and briefed on the interface risks created by the parties intending to work within the engineering worksite.
Responsibilities:
* Book worksites through the national possession planning system.
* Work with NWR & third parties to resolve any access conflicts.
* Review all work content with the project management team and the client to ensure the access plan is fully understood and suitable for the task.
* Ensure that all access requirements are planned and delivered in accordance with NR/L2/OHS/019/09.
* Represent Alstom at all access review, access planning, Picop, whiteboard and production meetings as required.
* Contribute to the performance, development and success of the regional planning teams.
* Develop and maintain relationships with Alstom and Network Rail, as well as third party planning teams.
* Ensure all sub-contractors Safe system of work packs meet Alstom’s standards.
* Manage standard possession worksites as the Worksite Person in charge.
Post Holder Requirements
* Knowledge of the relevant railway geography and access capability and requirements.
* Numerate & literate.
* Knowledge of relevant train services and capacity.
* Knowledge of possession standards and parameters.
* Communication and presentation skills.
* Ability to make critical decisions based on evidence.
* Educated to degree standard or able to demonstrate equivalent experience.
* Experienced in similar planning role on other multiple disciplined project.
Qualifications
* PTS
* SWL2
* SSOW Planner
* Emergency First Aid
* OLEC1
* ALO process
What we offer
We offer a highly competitive starting salary, 25 days annual leave with the opportunity to increase this to 30 days, healthcare, life assurance, an excellent company-contributed pension scheme, and a wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your lifestyle.
Application Process
The talent team are reviewing applications on an ongoing basis and the role will close as soon as a suitable person has successfully passed the assessment process. To be considered, please send in your application as early as possible.
Equal opportunity statement:
Alstom is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected.
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