Job Description

Our passengers and freight users are at the heart of everything we do. We help connect people to their friends and families and get goods to their destination safely and efficiently. We\'re an organisation where people matter!

We\'re continuing to build a diverse organisation which is representative of the people we serve. We want to harness the skills and expertise of our people and attract the best talent, to enable a safe and accessible railway for everyone. To learn why inclusion is important to us, please click .

About our people and the recruitment process - We\'re an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone!

We encourage our colleagues to work flexibly, as we know traditional working patterns don\'t always fit. If you want to consider working flexibly, just let us know and we\'ll do our best to help and invest in your career with us, whilst you have a healthy work life balance.

We\'re also a employer and we\'ll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles.

Brief Description

Do you want to be part of a team that makes millions of lives better every day? At Network Rail, we get people where they need to be, whether they\'re going to work, visiting friends or family, or enjoying a day or night out.

As a Roster Clerk, you\'ll make sure that 80 -100 maintenance colleagues are in the right place at the right time completing essential maintenance activities so that we can continue to deliver a safe, efficient service for our passengers and freight customers.

About the role (External)

This is a new role which has come about as part of our drive to modernise our maintenance function. Whilst it would be great to have applicants who have experience of rostering staff, we\'re happy to consider applications from candidates with the right mix of skills including:

• Fantastic attention to detail
• Determination and curiosity to solve problems or puzzles
• Ability to plan, yet just as comfortable responding to last minute changes
• Happy to manage lots of different things at one time and knowing how to prioritise and get them all done
• An unflappable people person
• Confident in using IT especially excel and word and ability to learn the bespoke roster system

Since this is a new role, we\'ll offer a comprehensive, tailor-made training package including:

\xc2\xb7 An introduction to the railway, how we\'re structured and how we work

\xc2\xb7 A classroom-based course, Effective & Efficient Rostering, to give you all the skills you need to set you up for success in your role

\xc2\xb7 Training in Fatigue Management standards and how to carry out fatigue checks

\xc2\xb7 A plan of visits to sites and depots to meet maintenance colleagues and to understand local access availability for maintenance work

\xc2\xb7 Briefing time with the Section Managers to understand their business requirements

\xc2\xb7 Formal excel training

Also, if you\'re interested in completing an Apprenticeship, talk to us about including this in your development plan.

How to apply (External)

: \xc2\xa327,820 - Band 5 salary

Closing date: 14 September 2023. - Late applications will not be accepted.

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You can visit for advice on accessibility support if you\'re unsure of the options available. Should you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications, please contact or add a note to your application.

If you have what it takes to become a Roster Clerk upload your CV and answer a few short questions that will help us decide it you meet what we need.

In return, we can give successful candidates:

• Annual salary of circa \xc2\xa327,820 plus a competitive pension scheme
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• 5 days paid volunteering leave
• Benefits package including healthcare offers, a cycle to work scheme, discounted healthcare club membership and a discounted online shopping site
• A subsidy of up to 75% on rail and underground season tickets if you travel to work on the train
• 75% leisure travel
• 2 weeks paid reserve leave for the Armed Forces community

Network Rail Benefits -

All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks.

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 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.

Oh, and by the way\xe2\x80\xa6

We care deeply about welcoming people no matter where they\'re from, how old they are or what disability they may have. We encourage applications from every age, race, ethnicity, disability, gender, gender identity, religion, culture, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, pregnancy, maternity or caring responsibility. We want our employees to bring their whole self to work and that starts with you!

We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential skills and experience detailed above. Network Rail positively embraces flexible working, recognising that employees may wish to balance work and family/home life. We will consider all flexible working applications.

Network Rail is required to comply with UK Government standards when carrying out pre-employment checks for all new starters; this includes a basic criminal record check. In addition to the basic criminal record check, in accordance with the UK Government we are also required to verify your identity, right to work in the UK and previous three years employment history.

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