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Roster Administrator

Edinburgh Permanent £26,500 - £28,000 per year View Job Description
The Roster Administrator will be responsible for managing and maintaining staff rosters, ensuring accuracy and compliance with company policies. This role requires excellent organisational skills and attention to detail within the public sector. A competitive salary of £26,500 - £28,000 per annum. This role can be based in either Edinburgh, Fife or Inverness.
  • Generous Benefits.
  • Great workplace reviews.

About Our Client

This client is a large UK based transportation provider. It is committed to maintaining efficient operations and supporting its workforce in Edinburgh, Fife and Inverness.

Job Description

  • Compile and publish agreed rosters using the corporate rostering tool in accordance with Maintenance Rostering Principles, company policies and standards.
  • Demonstrate sound knowledge of Microsoft Excel, to support financial modelling, reporting, and decision making.
  • Hands-on experience with rostering, particularly within the railway or a similarly complex operational environment, is highly beneficial to ensure practical, efficient, and compliant workforce planning.
  • Prepare rosters for weekly rostered duties. Covering sickness, annual leave, training, briefing and special arrangements. Liaise with relevant line managers to crosscheck roster data.
  • Manage short notice roster alterations liaising with all affected employees and line managers, including gaining verbal confirmation where necessary. Respond to and resolve any queries relating to roster issues.
  • Make roster arrangements for medical examinations and interviews.
  • Make roster arrangements for safety critical competence expiries, training plans, training courses and briefings.
  • Monitor competency data so that no base roster shifts are left uncovered due to expired competencies.
  • Liaise with associated Competency Delivery Specialist on maintaining competency records.
  • Gather and analyse fatigue data and highlight issues to the relevant line manager.
  • Provide information and data to support the route and delivery unit reporting requirements.

The Successful Applicant

A successful Roster Administrator should have:

  • Excellent knowledge of national rostering principles
  • Previous successful experience in prioritising workloads and delivering to deadlines
  • Ability to demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Previous successful experience of analysing data and producing reports
  • Understanding of conditions of service applicable to rostering
  • Understanding of roster systems
  • Demonstrable ability to accurately manage data and attention to detail
  • Previous successful experience of working in a team and engaging with virtual team members
  • Able to demonstrate good general IT skills

What's on Offer

  • A competitive salary of £26,500 - £28,000 per annum.
  • Permanent role with opportunities for career development.
  • Generous holiday leave and a supportive work environment in Glasgow.
  • The chance to contribute to an essential public sector organisation.



If you are detail-oriented and ready to make an impact as a Roster Administrator, we encourage you to apply today!

Contact
Amy Dornan
Quote job ref
JN-072025-6796552
Phone number
+441312430377

Job summary

Job function
Business Support
Subsector
Administrator
Sector
Transport & Distribution
Location
Edinburgh
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Amy Dornan
Consultant phone
+441312430377
Job reference
JN-072025-6796552