Arriva Group
Senior Strategic Timetable Development Manager
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Senior Strategic Timetable Development Manager
Senior Strategic Timetable Development Manager
The CrossCountry timetable is at the core of our offer to customers and is hugely important to our business. In this role, you will play an integral part of our Train Planning team, which produces the timetable.
Reporting to the Planning Manager and line managing Modelling Managers for Traincrew Diagrams, Rolling Stock Diagrams and Timetables, as well as the Timetable Performance Manager, you will be responsible for:
Responsibilities
- Overseeing the development of timetable proposals to present to the Department for Transport whilst balancing stakeholder aspirations
- Overseeing the development of future rolling stock deployment strategies to develop comprehensive proposals to reduce crowding on the CrossCountry network
- Overseeing timetable-based and MOIRA revenue analysis to influence sound business and industry decisions
- Creating evidence-based optimised commercial timetable specifications for further development and delivery
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In This Role You Will:
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Act as the escalation point for any issues regarding the areas of the Planning team
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Collaborate with the Head of Industry Projects and Timetable Strategy Manager to demonstrate a non-silo approach to planning the permanent timetable from concept through specification and development stage to handover for LTP workstreams
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Manage the Modelling Managers team and the Timetable Performance Manager, ensuring all activities are completed on time and handed over to downstream processes
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Liaise with internal and external stakeholders, including:
- Network Rail
- Industry Projects
- Fleet
- Commercial
- Performance
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Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement by identifying and implementing improvements to planning processes and systems
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Deputise for the Planning Manager, as required
Requirements
To be successful in this role, you must clearly demonstrate on your application the following:
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- Current strategic Train Planning experience
- Educated to degree level (or equivalent)
- Experience line managing a team in the rail industry
- Experience maintaining excellent attention to detail, working in an analytical way using evidence and data, and meeting deadlines
- Exceptional IT skills and an ability to learn how to use new systems
- A drive to improve processes to implement faster, smarter, and more accurate ways of working
More importantly, you must bring in new ideas, be willing to question the ‘norm’, and implement improvements to effectively respond to customer needs.
Diversity & Inclusion
At CrossCountry, we value the diverse experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds of our people. Creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive is central to our success, and we welcome applications from all communities.
Closing date for applications: 16th July 2026
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