Key skills
LeadershipBudgetingCommunicationNegotiation
About this role
Role Overview
- Oversee the scheduling function within the organisation's core businesses.
- Ensure the delivery of efficient, compliant, and cost-effective duty and roster schedules.
- Manage a team of Senior Schedulers and Schedulers.
- Drive performance, innovation, and alignment with operational and strategic goals.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Network Planning, Operations, and HR to align schedules with strategic goals.
- Lead the development and optimisation of driver duties and rosters.
- Ensure compliance with Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Service Change Checkpoints.
- Contribute to crisis and contingency planning, ensuring scheduling flexibility and responsiveness to service disruptions.
- Drive continuous improvement in scheduling practices and oversee compliance with regulatory requirements.
Requirements
- Strong leadership experience, with a track record of managing and developing scheduling teams.
- High level of numeracy and data literacy, with experience in workforce planning and optimisation.
- Proficiency in scheduling systems (e.g. Optibus) and understanding of scheduling principles and constraints.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, including trade union negotiation.
- Commercial awareness and experience contributing to budgeting, forecasting, and tender processes.
- Knowledge of regulatory and legal frameworks related to driver hours and scheduling compliance.
- Experience in managing scheduling for electric vehicle (EV) fleets is desirable.
- Geographical knowledge of the areas of operation and responsibility is preferred.
Benefits
- Simply Health & Smart Health for you and your dependents at no cost to you!
- Cash back benefits across optical & dental as well as virtual GP appointments, mental health support and nutrition and fitness advice.
- 24hr, 365 days a year mental health support
- Discounts on high street brands and supermarkets
- Discounted train travel for you and your family after 6 months service
- Free bus pass
- Cycle to work scheme
- 25 days' holiday + bank holidays
- Pension scheme and chance to buy discounted First Group shares
- Enhanced maternity / paternity pay
- Flexible working