Job Description

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Reference number

408956
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Salary

52,867 - 65,490
Regional office salary range: 52,867 - 61,296


London office salary range: 57,114 - 65,490
GBP
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Job grade

Grade 7###

Contract type

Permanent###

Business area

Planning and Performance###

Type of role

Other###

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 team manages the governance around our regulatory processes allowing us to hold Network Rail and the railway industry to account for compliance with key obligations.


You will be part of the Network Regulation team, which leads on ORR's role in ensuring Network Rail delivers for customers and taxpayers.


This diverse and skilled team brings together individuals responsible for assessing the performance and delivery of Network Rail and co-ordinates and implements day to day monitoring, reporting and enforcement activities as needed. This role is focused on Network Rail's delivery of freight activities and of the National Functions that support its Regions and System Operator to operate safely and efficiently.

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Job description

Scrutinise and challenge Network Rails' performance and make a difference to the UK rail network


As Regulation Manager, you will be the responsible lead for monitoring and assessing Network Rail's performance and delivery in respect of its freight activities and the activities, expenditure and delivery of its National Functions (which support delivery by all of Network Rail's devolved routes and regions). You will monitor and assess Network Rail against what it is required to deliver for its customers and funders.


As part of your day-to-day activities, you will take the lead in analysing a range of qualitative and quantitative information, to make recommendations as required. You will work collaboratively with a range of internal and external individuals to undertake and drive forward specific workstreams. You will scrutinise and challenge the activities and delivery of Network Rail's Freight and National Passenger Operator team and National Functions, taking appropriate action to resolve concerns as early as possible.


The is an exciting time to join ORR. You will support the team in developing and adapting our ways of working as we respond to the emerging regulatory framework for a reformed rail industry following the creation of Great British Railways.

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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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Behaviours

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


Communicating and Influencing Making Effective Decisions Seeing the Big Picture Working Together

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 and Experience.
For information on the selection process, please see the attached Job 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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Contact point for applicants

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Job contact :

Name : Fiona Coulthart Email : fiona.coulthart@orr.gov.uk
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Recruitment team

* Email : peopleservices@orr.gov.uk