Details Reference number 350959 Salary £52,344 - £61,039 London: £56,549 - £61,039 Regional: £52,344 - £56,933 GBP Job grade Grade 7 Grade C Contract type Permanent Business area ORR - Railway Safety Type of role Health and Safety Operational Delivery Working pattern Flexible working, Full-time, Job share Number of jobs available 1 Contents Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information Location Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, London, Manchester, York About the job Job summary Team information There are route teams for each of Network Rails regions. The teams carry out inspections, investigations, enforcement and liaison with Network Rail regions and routes. They also have lead responsibility for yellow plant operators. Job Purpose This is an exciting opportunity for you to lead Railway Safety Directorates (RSD) monitoring of Network Rail's delivery plan for health and safety. Periodic reviews are one of the principal mechanisms by which ORR holds Network Rail to account and secures value for money for users and funders of the railway. We have recently set out our decisions on Network Rails outputs and funding for control period 7 (CP7), which runs from 2024 to 2029. This role will be responsible for ensuring Network Rail meets the commitments set out in its health and safety delivery plans for CP7 and future control periods. Safety was one of our four key objectives for the 2023 period review (PR23). This role will ensure Network Rail delivers the outputs expected to maintain health and safety performance. You will be expected to assess and monitor Network Rails plans and progress to ensure they are delivering on time and achieving the desired outcomes for priority safety programmes. Person specification For key responsibilities please see the attached job description. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Seeing the Big Picture Making Effective Decisions Communicating and Influencing Working Together Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Proficiency in the use of MS365 - a solid understanding of the Microsoft 365 suite, which includes applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and OneDrive. Ability to interrogate and interpret technical information and data. Benefits Details of our employee benefits can be found in the attached Candidate Information Pack. A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27% Find out what our colleagues have to say about their ORR careers Our people Office of Rail and Road (orr.gov.uk). Things you need to know Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills. For information on the selection process, please see the attached Candidate Information Pack and Job Description. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks. Nationality requirements This job is broadly open to the following groups: UK nationals nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window) nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service