This role is hybrid and can be located in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Bristol or York.

The Team is responsible for supporting ORRs objectives of holding infrastructure managers such as Network Rail and HS1 to account for asset management and engineering outcomes associated with signalling, telecommunications, power and electrification. The engineering experts within the team provide guidance and advice to internal and external stakeholders and fulfil a leading role in assessing requests for authorisation of infrastructure in accordance with Interoperability Regulations.

Job Purpose

Reporting to the Deputy Director of Engineering and Asset Management this is a senior management post leading a team of train control systems experts including signalling, telecommunications, together with, power and electrification engineers in support of Office of Rail and Road's holding to account of Network Rail and HS1.

Key Responsibilities

• the economic assessment of business plans presented for signalling (both digital and conventional), telecommunications, power and electrical infrastructure
• holding infrastructure managers to account against the delivery of determined targets as part of a periodic review process
• assess the capability of infrastructure managers to ensure licence conditions are met, e.g. adherence to best practice
• to lead development of own team experts and to set smart objectives in alignment with ORR corporate aims
• represent ORR at industry committees and technical leadership groups
• provide technical support and advice to all ORR departments, particularly economists and safety inspectorate.
• be a promoter of best practice and challenge infrastructure managers to secure best value for taxpayers and attain optimal train performance
• lead a team of experts in the assessment of the applications for authorisation to enter into service modified and new infrastructure in accordance with interoperability regulations
• to hold regular periodic meetings with professional heads within Network Rail and HS1 as part of holding to account
• to regularly engage with Dft to advise on business planning and delivery of digital railway programmes such as ETCS and FRMCS
• to regularly review asset management planning and critically assess reporting of renewals programmes and service affecting asset failures trends.
• encourage collaboration of key industry stakeholders for continuous improvement and realisation of innovation and technology adoption such as digital signalling

Experience

· Significant signalling experience with an appreciation of the disciplines of telecommunications and electrical power associated with railway infrastructure and operations

· Experience of data analysis associated with the asset management of infrastructure

· Experience of operating at a senior level and engaging across multiple rail industry organisations

· An experienced team manager capable of transferring ORR corporate aims into tangible and smart team objectives

Technical

· Signalling expert

· Appreciation of telecommunications, power and electrical systems in the railway environment

· Asset Management principles

· Interoperability regulations

Mandatory Qualifications

· Chartered signalling engineer, member of IRSE

Mandatory Memberships

· Member of IRSE