Rail Safety and Standards Board

Where the rail industry works together understanding risk, guiding standards, managing research, development and innovation and collaborating to improve.

What gets you out of bed in the morning?

Different things motivate different people. Perhaps for you it is:

- The opportunity to do novel and innovative work
- The challenge of developing new algorithms and models
- Writing standards and guidance to support staff deliver a safe railway, or
- Having whole project responsibility and dealing with stakeholders at all levels in a fast-paced and diverse industry.

Perhaps a supportive and friendly environment will nurture your talent. A place that is intellectually challenging, but genuinely believes in a work life balance. It might be an environment that allows you to develop skills for you as well as the company.

At RSSB our people make a difference; we are working to deliver a safer, more efficient and reliable railway by providing a unique breadth and depth of knowledge, skills and experience.
RSSB is a unique house of specialists - analysts, researchers, engineers, project managers, data technicians and business support teams from all sectors, not just rail.

We are proud of our performance and achievements. Our success is built upon our values:

- Quality driven
- Evidence based
- Service focused
- Knowledge sharing
- Collaborative
- Impartial
- Value seeking
- Authoritative
- Independent

In return for your expertise and commitment. RSSB will provide excellent training resources to ensure you receive the professional development, coaching and mentoring to be the best you can.
You may also be interested in the very competitive salary, the bonus, the private health and dental care, and the final salary pension scheme. Our people enjoy all of these.
What we offer

As well as a competitive salary and holidays, RSSB offers a number of additional benefits:

- Final salary pension scheme
- Bonus scheme
- Minimum of 28 days annual leave plus public holidays
- Private health care and dental
- Subsidy on your national rail season ticket and interest-free loan
- Flexible working arrangements
- Childcare vouchers
- Eye test vouchers.
- Training is an investment, not a cost

We place training and development at the centre of your career progression and want all our staff to succeed and be proud of their achievements and responsibilities. At RSSB we always provide excellent training resources to ensure you receive the professional development, coaching and mentoring to be the best you can be.

We endeavour to cultivate an environment which gives employees the space, tools and atmosphere in which to develop personally and professionally.

We're keen that you make the most of any opportunities that will add value to your role and the rail industry. We want you to feel equipped to meet the challenges of your job and to be aware of the skills and competencies that you already possess.

We recognise that everyone has different training and development needs, so offer a variety of options to develop both your personal and professional aspirations throughout your career.

Professional Development

We recognise that as professionals, you have a responsibility to keep your skills and knowledge up-to-date, so professional development is promoted and encouraged throughout RSSB. We can support your study at college, university, or with a professional body and actively support and fund your continued professional development.

Personal Development

We can also provide funding and support to develop soft skills which will complement your technical expertise and support you to develop in a more holistic way. We support the development of management and leadership skills.

Performance appraisals are undertaken with all staff at least twice a year where learning and development needs and opportunities are discussed and agreed.

Join us, and you can make a difference too - in your chosen career, in the office you work in, with the projects you work on and to the clients you work with.