Optimisation Principal

**Optimisation Principal**
- Permanent full-time opportunity based in Brisbane or Melbourne
- Essential services provider with strong market presence, large asset base and vast network
- Join a sector that is characterised by future expansion and directly supports the Australian economy

**About us**

Pacific National (PN) is the largest provider of diversified rail freight services in Australia. We haul a variety of freight including coal, intermodal containers, steel, and a range of bulk commodities and materials that keep the region’s economy, businesses and households running. We are a company built on solid foundations and we are incredibly proud of the essential role we continue to play supporting Australia’s supply chain. At Pacific National, we take great pride in delivering our best every day and have a relentless focus on customer service and place safety above all else.

We operate nationally with approximately 3,500 staff in over 90+ sites across Australia. We respect and care for the communities in which we operate and continue to evolve our community engagement and strengthen relationships through partnerships and investment. We are focused on reducing the carbon emissions of our business, while also enabling the reduction of carbon emissions in the broader supply chain to support the National targets.

**About the role**

The Optimisation Principal is responsible for partnering with various business stakeholders to develop all terminal operating master plans to ensure optimised utilisation and efficiency, whilst incorporating asset, labour, and network access capacity for terminals. As part of the Master Planning team, this role also includes developing new as well as reviewing and optimising existing intermodal train service plans from 1 to 12 months and 18 months to 10-year horizons to improve business and customer performance.

Key responsibilities include:

- Develop terminal optimisation and simulation models
- Develop train plan optimisation models
- Investigate new business opportunity plans
- Conduct descriptive and predictive analysis
- Determine and highlight any supply chain constraints and limitations that impact customer demand and shareholder returns
- Conduct Strategic Planning for Legislative Requirements
- Carry out Current and Future Market modelling
- Match Capacity and process capability processes
- Consider system and process needs to achieve safe and effective utilisation of Assets
- Ensure access to facilities and within facilities support the future fleet and maintenance plans
- Model maintenance process capability (velocity) to ensure complimentary capacity to Service design

**About you**

To be successful in the role you will need to have strong analytical skills with the ability to analyse large and complex data sets. Experience operating within a matrix structure in an organisation of a similar scale within the freight industry will be highly regarded.

Other skills, experience and attributes required for the role include:

- Tertiary qualifications in either Mathematics, IT Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or a similar discipline
- Demonstrated experience in service planning, scheduling or similar
- Strong engagement and communication capabilities with the ability to work independently as well as within a multi-function team to solve and deliver complex problems/projects
- Business case development and review
- Advance use of Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Office suite
- Critical thinking and well-developed decision-making skills.

**The benefits**

At Pacific National we value diversity, inclusion, and the contribution of each team member. Our values underpin our commitment to create an inclusive culture where everyone is accepted and valued for who they are, enabling everyone to bring their authentic selves to work.

When you join the Pacific National team, you’ll be encouraged to take ownership of your career and we’ll be there to support you with a range of exciting initiatives including:

- Industry leading programs focussed on your growth and career development
- Access to flexible working arrangements
- Paid parental leave up to 12 weeks for primary carers at full pay after 12 months service
- Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
- Provision of Salary Continuance Insurance
- A focus on your mental health and wellbeing through our PeerConnect program
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program, administered by Benestar, offering confidential counselling services for employees and their eligible family members, paid for by us at no cost to you
- Access to Unmind, a digital platform that gives you access to tools, training and exercises that will support your mental wellbeing
- Discounted fitness and wellbeing benefits with membership to WhereFit, our wellbeing benefits partner
- Novated leasing and discounts on selected health insurance funds, travel, gyms, retail brands, vehicles and more.

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