Description
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.
EssentialOptional
Theoretical Knowledge
Practical Skills
develop staffensure client orientationcomply with legal regulationsassess performance of rail operationsenforce railway safety regulationsmanage staffprocess data from railway control roomsplan railway incident mitigation measuresperform rail operations risk managementmanage budgetsmaintain computerised records of railway trafficwork in a rail transport teamensure implementation of subsidence mitigation measureshave computer literacyoperate railway freight monitoring technologiesshunt inbound loadsdesign wayside signalling interlockings