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North London Line Depot Planning Manager, Network Rail Ltd, Network Rail South East Territory

START Date: 
January, 2003
END Date: 
December, 2004
  • Work with the Depot Maintenance Manager, Engineers and Contractor's to identify local key maintenance tasks for the development of the annual work programme and annual possession plan.
  • Collate agreed annual volumes of work from area and depot, to produce a local annual work plan, which includes strategic possessions and key resources, in order to optimise both work and resources for agreement with the Area Delivery Planning team.
  • From the annual maintenance programme (signed-off by DMM) l developed the quarterly plan for my depot and identified long lead-times, resources, materials and plant.
  • Working with Engineers and Contractors build-on quarterly plan throughout the contract year to ensure resources availability, to minimise disruption and maximise safe use of multiple worksite possessions.
  • Ensure that all depot plans align with agreed volumes and budget and provide necessary information to Commercial representatives for annual review negotiations.
  • Ensure costs of maintenance access are minimised.
  • Ensure all Engineering train requests have been identified and submitted to Network Rail Haulage within set timescales.
  • Work with Depot Track Access Coordinator and Area Delivery Planning team to develop the period possession plan, for DPPP meeting, in line with current operational planning timescales.
  • At Depot level, facilitate the Engineering review meeting to develop all quarterly plans on 4-weekly basis and input into current Depot Planning Systems.
  • Ensure adequate planned access using Green Zone arrangements for Red Zone prohibited areas.
  • At Depot level, facilitate the joint Weekly Planning Meeting to review work done and to produce a detailed 4-weekly plan (for the next 4 weeks).
  • Ensure that necessary items of work have been re-planned and the impact on the plan has been identified to mitigate against risks.
  • Compile weekly `Work in Progress' reports for the depot and submit to the Depot Maintenance Manager.
  • Monitor the effectiveness of planned works to meet business needs and identify opportunities to meet cost efficiencies and performance targets. Manage any slippage in implementation.
  • Resolve short-term planning requests to meet business needs and applicable processes/rules.
  • Conduct periodic visits to possession sites to monitor delivery of work by the Contractor.
  • Maintain systems to monitor and report on possession utilisation, late award of possession, possession irregularity and possession over-run. Initiate corrective actions to improve efficiency in these areas.
Experience Hours (Planning & Scheduling): 
2400
Experience Hours (Cost Management): 
500
Experience Hours (Forensic Analysis): 
950