Job Title - Senior Ergonomist

Location - London (Southwark)

Rates - £400.00 - £600.00 P.D

IN SCOPE OF IR35

About the role/project:

An experienced professional Ergonomist required for Traffic Management on Thameslink. Based in London for a 6-month contract. with the option to extend. This is an opportunity to take a role in the delivery of a major control system project, overseeing and assuring the deliverables from the supplier.

Network Rail is currently engaged in a major system development that will radically change the way the railways are controlled and operated. An experienced professional Ergonomist is required to work closely with our chosen supplier during the delivery phase of this programme, overseeing and assuring the deliverables that are under production. They will also be assigned to interface with the initial customers of this product to ensure that their requirements are being addressed. This is an opportunity to take a major role in the delivery of a major control system project that recognises the importance of ergonomics to the success of the overall programme.

You will also be working closely with the Network Rail Ergonomics Team and a team of Ergonomists provided by the system supplier companies. The selected candidate will have professional status as an Ergonomist/psychologist and a strong track record in the application of ergonomics/human factors in the design and delivery of complex real-time systems.

What you will do:

• You will play a key role in the integration and management of ergonomics activities in the development of a next-generation traffic management system
• This will involve reviewing deliverables provided by the supplier's ergonomics team, interfacing with the Network Rail end customers for the technology and identifying and managing emergent risks
• Be assigned to interface with the initial customers of the first implementations of this product to ensure that their requirements are being addressed. This is an opportunity to take a major role in the delivery of a major control system project that recognises the importance of ergonomics to the success of the overall programme.
• You will also be working closely with the Network Rail Ergonomics Team and a team of Ergonomists provided by the system supplier companies.
• This is a full-time post and you will be expected to be co-located with the project team to facilitate communications

Your experience will include:

The selected candidate will have professional status as an Ergonomist/psychologist and a strong track record in the application of ergonomics/human factors in the design and delivery of complex real-time systems.

With a minimum of an MSc (equivalent or better) in applied behavioural psychology/ergonomics and professional status as an ergonomist/psychologist, the successful person will have demonstrable experience of the practical application and leadership of ergonomics in major system development projects

You are required to be able to demonstrate an understanding and experience across the domain of relevant theory and methods within ergonomics, with specific experience in applying ergonomics within a system development lifecycle

The candidate will be able to demonstrate they have prior experience in the professional delivery of high quality ergonomics/human factors services.

What you'll get in return

Network Rail (powered by Capita), understand what it is like to work as a contractor and do everything they can to make it a simple process for you - this includes a dedicated Onboarding and extension teams and access to a web based timesheet portal giving you an ability to access and submit your timesheets wherever you are.

About our client - Network Rail

Network Rail is at the operational centre of the railway and playing a key role in a rapidly evolving industry. We are responsible for rebuilding Britain's railway infrastructure and are managing some of the biggest and most complex engineering programmes in Europe. Over the next five years, we will be spending around £23 billion to maintain and upgrade every aspect of an infrastructure that comprises 21,000 miles of track, 2,500 stations, 9,000 level crossings, 40,000 bridges and tunnels, and signalling and power for the movement of 25,000 trains every day.

What we hope you will do next

Help us find out more about you by completing our short application process - Click apply now. You will then be directed to a Capita owned microsite that will assist you with your application. Once completed you will then be contacted by the relevant recruiter.

Network Rail welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, marital status (including civil partnerships), pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender status, sex (or gender), employment status, trade union affiliation, or other irrelevant factor. We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.

Network Rail is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.