rail operations manager
Rail operations managers are concerned with overseeing, designing, and controlling the processes of transport operation. Rail operation managers may work for rail operators concerning tasks such as managing the safe and efficient operation of transport services including customer relation tasks or the management of staff and work organisation in this field. Rail operation managers employed by infrastructure operators manage the efficient and safe use of the network. This includes the planning of timetables and the allocation of slots to customers. They plan the construction and maintenance work.
Also called: train operations specialist, train operations manager, railway operations manager, rail control operator, railway operations specialist
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- essential skills
- 6
- optional skills
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- related roles
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Where you can go from here
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Essential skills
20- assess performance of rail operations
- comply with legal regulations
- develop staff
- enforce railway safety regulations
- ensure client orientation
- health and safety measures in transportation
- maintain computerised records of railway traffic
- manage budgets
- manage staff
- modern power signalling systems
- perform rail operations risk management
- physical characteristics of railways
- plan railway incident mitigation measures
- process data from railway control rooms
- project management
- rail disruption management
- rail infrastructure
- rail project financing
- railway framework legislation
- train planning
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