Brief Description
Your decisions make all the difference...
As a train delay attributor, you’ll be passionate about providing great customer service so that when trains are delayed, passengers, train and freight operating companies are fully informed of the situation in a timely manner. Our attribution team monitors real time train operations and allocates reasons for any delays.
Our Train Delay Attributors liaise with signalling and other rail industry employees as necessary to establish the cause of delays of all trains operating within a designated geographical area.
They also create incidents and attribute delays in the ‘TRUST Delay Causation’ system so they are correctly coded to the root cause - monitoring that each delay is validated through the agreed procedures to the national standard.
As part of the application process, all applicants are required to complete some pre-screening questions. These questions require time and concentration so please prepare for this accordingly, ensuring that you read each question carefully before responding.
About the role (External)
Your investigative skills matter.
As a Train Delay Attributor you’ll record, report and support solutions around train delays on your part of the rail network, helping to keep millions moving every day.
You’ll have a keen eye for detail as you’re working with delay data, and you’ll also be able to develop a good rapport with a wide range of people across your part of the network as you work to find out the root cause of each delay. You’ll also be able to deal with competing deadlines, confirming responsibility of each delay with both accuracy and pace.
When delays happen, you’ll build an accurate picture of the reasons behind them.
Using data and working with our signaller community and other colleagues across the railway you’ll get to the heart of each delay. Having recognised the situation, you will then use this to create accurate reports and attribute the reasons for the delays. If train reporting procedures fail, you’ll make a difference, from advising managers to agreeing the use of alternate train time information.
Your skills matter
You don’t need rail experience, but you do need to show how your transferrable skills meet the following.
1. Data skills - You'll need strong analytical skills and be confident in working with data.
2. People skills - You’ll be able to build strong working relationships and manage different stake holder requirements.
3. Agility – With many competing deadlines and the demand for quick and accurate resolutions, you’ll be experienced in managing your time with agility and flexibility.
4. IT skills – You’ll be using bespoke IT systems and Windows based applications and so you’ll be confident in using technology.
5. Confident decision making – making accurate and informed decisions is key in this role and you’ll be confident in standing by the decisions you make.
6. Operations knowledge - The ability to develop a good understanding of railway and infrastructure operations and have a good knowledge of your local area are important for this role.
7. Presentation skills – Reporting is a key part of the Train Delay Attributor role and so you’ll be able to get your message across clearly, accurately and concisely
8. Shift working – this role involves shift working and to you’ll be willing and able to work on a shift basis. This role involves day, night and weekend working.
Here are some of the duties your role will include: -
·Take responsibility for the creation of incidents and attribution of delay to the national standard within the agreed area of geographical responsibility so all available systems are utilised to assist in identifying the correct allocation of delay code and responsible manager.
·Monitor TRUST data collection/ input carrying out data integrity checks as detailed in the national standard so that missed train reports are inputted prior to the attribution of ‘D’ flagged TRUST delay alerts.
·Advise the nominated manager of failures in normal train report procedures in order to initiate contingency arrangements.
·Monitoring that train times are filled in during times of train reporting failure where alternate train time information is available with the agreement of the train operator for all delay reporting points and Contractual Monitoring Points, seek authorisation for, and maintain a record of all manual revisions to train times.
·Implement contingency arrangements providing assistance with schedule amendments and train call procedures including the activation of Q paths as directed.
·After receiving initial information regarding a train delaying incident, follow up for additional information with TOCs /FOCs /Network Rail staff to confirm correct impartial attribution, updating TRUST incidents in accordance with the DAG and EESIC to facilitate the responsible manager in accepting the incident.
·Give a detailed handover of the current working situation at the end of the shift as detailed in the national standard.
·While this post may be located within a control or signalling centre where there are safety critical activities, this post is not defined as safety critical and therefore the post holder must pass on any messages of a safety critical nature to a suitably competent person.
Essential Criteria
·A good general standard of education, with the ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing
·Geographical knowledge of the route
·Knowledge of Windows based applications and Computer Systems
·Knowledge of railway and infrastructure operation
·Strong commercial awareness
·Flexible and enthusiastic attitude
·Ability to communicate effectively
·Good knowledge of train services operating within route
·Meet the required benchmark for application screening questions (all applicants)
Desirable Criteria
·Knowledge of Performance Management Computer Systems
·The ability to analyse and interpret data
·Railway industry or higher education qualifications
·Appreciation of Railway Rules and Regulations
·Awareness of Template Schedule 8 and RT1 customer/supplier contracts
·Awareness of Network Rail personnel policies and procedures