Job Description

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Reference number

411748
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Salary

52,867 - 66,606
London: 57,114 - 66, 606 or Regional: 52,867 - 62,419
GBP
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Job grade

Grade 7
Grade C###

Contract type

Permanent###

Business area

ORR - Railway Performance & Planning###

Type of role

Engineering###

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time###

Number of jobs available

1

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Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information

Location

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Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, London, Manchester, York

About the job

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Job summary

The Civil Engineering team is responsible for holding Network Rail accountable for a broad spectrum of railway civil assets. These assets include Track, Structures, Operational Property, Earthworks, and Drainage. Our primary objective is to monitor Network Rail's performance and ensure they meet the civil engineering output obligations set during the periodic review.###

Job description

Our Civil Engineering team comprises experienced civil engineers, covering a broad range of civil disciplines (e.g. track, structures, geotechnics, etc.); but our regulation of Network Rail often extends outside of these disciplines. For example, we are interested in the following areas:

The efficiency and sustainability of how railway stations, depots and fixed plant are managed and operated. Lifecycle strategies and policies including new and emerging technology areas for specialist building services in railway buildings. Accessibility of new and renewed station infrastructure, including vertical transportation such as lifts and escalators, for persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility. Pedestrian flows, e.g. designing for fire safety or overcrowding on special events. Complex station upgrades, involving railway infrastructure and 3rd party development (e.g. local government or private developers). Possible impacts of climate change on railway buildings.


We are recruiting a Building Services Engineer (M&E) to provide specialist expertise in this area. This role will work closely with the civil engineers, but also with other teams across ORR including safety inspectors, economists and railway operations.


We work with Network Rail on its journey towards achieving best practice in engineering and asset management. We encourage Network Rail to adopt best practice by using appropriate data to challenge decisions about maintenance and renewal of assets over their lifecycle. By achieving a more resilient and reliable network we can improve performance, efficiency and safety resulting in a better service for passengers and customers as well as value for taxpayers.


This is a great opportunity for someone to develop their knowledge of asset management, safety and economic regulation. There are interesting challenges ahead for the team, and we are therefore looking for an exceptional individual to help us drive forward our corporate objectives.

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Person specification

For key responsibilities please see the attached job description.

Additional Information

At ORR, our hybrid working means that we currently work from our workplace location a minimum of 40% of our working week, although requirements to attend other offsite locations for official business, also count towards this level of attendance. Working arrangements are subject to continuous review.

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Qualifications

Do you hold a Degree as a Qualified Engineering or Science subject?###

Memberships

Are you a Chartered or working towards Chartered Membership of an Engineering or equivalent institution?###

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:


Delivering at Pace Communicating and Influencing Working Together Making Effective Decisions ###

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:


Produces high quality and well-written and numerate analysis, drawing on information from a range of specialist teams such as engineers or economists. Assembles and interprets a range of complex and technical information, from disparate sources of evidence, in a structured way, to inform decision making. Needs minimal supervision and support.

Benefits

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A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%


Details of our employee benefits can be found in the attached Candidate Information Pack.


Find out what our colleagues have to say about their ORR careers Our people Office of Rail and Road (orr.gov.uk).

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Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
For information on the selection process, please see the attached Candidate Information Pack and .



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) 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
Further information on nationality requirements
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Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.



We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.###

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

Apply and further information

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This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.###

Contact point for applicants

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Job contact :

Name : Luisa Freitas Email : Luisa.freitas@orr.gov.uk
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Recruitment team

Email : peopleservices@orr.gov.uk ###

Further information

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact ORR via email: peopleservices@orr.gov.uk If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website here: https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/recruitment-complaints/