Network Planning Specialist - North Sydney, Australia - Pacific National

Pacific National

Verified Company

North Sydney, Australia

1 week ago

Posted by:

Olivia Brown

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Description

Network Planning Specialist
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Full Time, permanent opportunity:

North Sydney Location with flexible work options:

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Work as a conduit between the Network and relevant stakeholders in this exciting planning focused role

About us
Pacific National (PN) is the largest private provider of diversified rail freight services in Australia.

We haul a variety of freight including coal, intermodal containers, steel, and a range of bulk commodities and materials that keep the region's economy, businesses and households running.

We are a company built on solid foundations and we are incredibly proud of the essential role we continue to play supporting Australia's supply chain.

At Pacific National, we take great pride in delivering our best every day and have a relentless focus on customer service and place safety above all else.

We operate nationally with approximately 3,500 staff in over 90+ sites across Australia.

We respect and care for the communities in which we operate and continue to evolve our community engagement and strengthen relationships through partnerships and investment.

We are focused on reducing the carbon emissions of our business, while also enabling the reduction of carbon emissions in the broader supply chain to support the National targets.

About the role

The Network Planning Principal role is responsible for the development and delivery of detailed, safe, efficient, and effective possession plans that meet the customers contracted needs within a 1-12-month time frame.

This will include communicating with key internal and external stakeholders, formulating, and managing planned and unplanned disruptions across the year, data analysis, and reporting.

This role will work closely with different teams within the business and liaise with key external stakeholders including ATRC, UGL and Sydney Trains.

The key result areas are centred around Customer Focus, Safety, Performance and Operations with duties including:

Conducting network capacity planning to ensure optimal performance for customers.
Collaborating with crossfunctional teams to develop possession plans to cater for major planned disruptions Australia wide.
Create train plans with an indepth knowledge of the major works programs to enhance service delivery.
Maintaining accurate and up to date planned disruption documentation.

About you
This is a key role that contributes to Pacific National's purpose
we deliver what matters.

You will be a strong communicator with demonstrated experience building key relationships with internal and external stakeholders with the ability to negotiate and influence outcomes.

In addition, you will have:

Strong attention to detail
Ability to prioritise own work and be highly organised.
Demonstrated experience working with multiple data points and using data insights to formulate plans.
Intermediate Excel skills to analyse and present data.

The benefits
At Pacific National we value diversity, inclusion and the contribution of each team member.

Our values underpin our commitment to create an inclusive culture where everyone is accepted and valued for who they are, enabling everyone to bring their authentic selves to work.

When you join the Pacific National team, you'll be encouraged to take ownership of your career and we'll be there to support you with a range of exciting initiatives including:

Industry leading programs focussed on your growth and career development.
Paid parental leave up to 12 weeks for primary carers after 12 months service.
Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.
A focus on your mental health and wellbeing through our PeerConnect program
Access to our Employee Assistance Program, administered by Benestar, offering confidential counselling services for employees and their eligible family members, paid for by us at no cost to you.
Access to Unmind, a digital platform that gives you access to tools, training and exercises that will support your mental wellbeing.
Discounted fitness and wellbeing benefits with membership to WhereFit, our wellbeing benefits partner
Novated leasing and discounts on selected health insurance funds, travel, retail brands, vehicles and more.

We are proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for women, and you can visit our Work180 page Pacific National | WORK180 Endorsed Employer to find out more including a list of all of our benefits and policies.

We are seeking applicants who share our values: Make it simple, Share More, Kindness, Gratitude, Curiosity, and Own it.

These values help us achieve strong connections with everyone we work with and play an important part in motivating us all to do our best work.

Do you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process?

Closing date
Applications close 28th February 2024.

Next steps
Are you ready to be part of our future?

To apply, please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the prompts.

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