VolkerRail is a leading multidisciplinary railway infrastructure contractor on heavy and light rail networks.
Our ability to continuingly deliver projects, from smaller contracts through to our involvement in nationally significant major schemes, has helped our clients bring communities together and provide better services for passengers.
VolkerRail comprises two businesses - Major Projects, which is an expert in collaborative working, leading on large, multidisciplinary joint venture and alliance projects, and Specialist Businesses, made up of expert divisions in signalling, track, power, electrification, and piling, and has an in-house plant division and bespoke design teams. These work independently, as subcontractors to the rail sector, or collectively as a Tier One contractor for larger frameworks.
We have an unwavering focus on safety, and we are committed to providing sustainable ways of working to improve local environments and leave a positive legacy for the communities in which we operate.
We aim to stand out from the crowd in everything we do, by exceeding expectations.
A unique opportunity has arisen in VolkerRail head office in Doncaster for a Resource Coordinator to join VolkerRail Major Projects working alongside the safety critical “Rail Operations” division.
You will be responsible for:
- Responsible for ensuring the rostering of resource requirements in accordance with terms and conditions of employment, including stipulated timescales to ensure contractual requirements are delivered and avoid, as far as possible, non-productive time.
- Responsible for ensuring that staff rosters are developed in accordance with the relevant HSQE policies and procedures
- Responsible for managing the allocation of hours, ensuring correct utilisation of available resource
- Establish and maintain effective communication and manage business relationships between Rail Operations and project/functional teams and supply chain
- Provide administrative support to the Rail Operations team, as required
- Develop and maintain the proprietary rostering system to ensure information is available, contemporaneous and correct
- Responsible for the production and publication of internal reports, rosters and racecards
- Oversee the Rail Operations holiday planner and liaise with Rail Operations Management to ensure authorised annual leave correlates with forecast demand
- Attend resource/planning meetings as required by the Operations Manager
- Review forecast demand levels, identifying excessive resource requirements and escalating to Rail Operations Management.
- Responsible for the resourcing of contingent safety critical labour from supply chain, in line with business requirements and commercial agreements
- Supervise dedicated administrative assistant and oversee workload demands
About you
- GSCE Maths and English Grade C or above
- Level 3 Certificate in Principles of Business and Administration or equivalent
- Proficient at using Microsoft office applications (Word / Excel / PowerPoint) and experience in using proprietary business systems/applications
- Experience of working in the Railway Industry
- Working in accordance with the Working Time Directive and awareness of fatigue management principles
- Experience of rostering operational staff.
- Oversaw personnel to meet key business milestones, facilitate training, and streamline daily workflows.
- Fire & first aid training
- PTS
- Effective communicator with all levels of employee and contractor
- Full UK drivers’ licence
If your past experience doesn’t match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.
Why work with us?
VolkerRail is under the umbrella of VolkerWessels UK which is a multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.
By utilising the specialist skills of each business unit within VolkerWessels UK, VolkerRail are able to ensure our staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to our clients.
We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees.
We offer a range of benefits, including:
- Competitive salary
- Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday
- Pension
- Life Assurance
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts
- Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training
- Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits
- Employee Assistance programme
- Mental health, physical health, and financial support
Fairness, inclusion and respect
We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive.
If you need support with your application, please contact us at careers@volkerwessels.co.uk
Additional information
Note for Recruitment Agencies:
Our preference is to hire directly, and we will reach out to our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) agencies if this particular role qualifies for release.
We kindly request that you refrain from sending speculative CVs. In the event of speculative CV submissions, no fees will be applicable, and we kindly ask that all inquiries to be directed to careers@volkerwessels.co.uk
VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its entire staff and therefore a drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all.
