Senior Strategic Timetable Development Manager

The CrossCountry timetable is at the core of the offer we make to our 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 the Modelling Managers for Traincrew Diagrams, Rolling Stock Diagrams and Timetables as well as the Timetable Performance Manager, you will be responsible for:

• 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 and 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

In this role you will:

• Act as the escalation point for any issues regarding the above areas of the Planning team
• Work 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 hand over for LTP workstreams
• Manage the Modelling Managers team as well as the Timetable Performance Manager, ensuring all activities are completed on time and handed over to downstream processes
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders, including but not limited to Network Rail, Industry Projects, Fleet and Commercial Performance
• Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement by identifying and implementing improvements to planning processes and systems
• Deputise for the Planning Manager as required

To be successful in this role you must clearly demonstrate on your application the following skills and experience:

• 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
• Excellent 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
• Willingness to bring in new ideas, question the 'norm' and implement improvements so we effectively respond to our 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