Essential:
- A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in a relavant field or equivalent experience.
- Analytical skills to assimilate complex and multiple sources of information and large, varied datasets to provide insights in the context of the railway system.
- Experience using rail industry and wider forecasting and appraisal guidelines (for example, TAG, PDFH, Green Book).
- Experience writing and reviewing technical documents, demonstrating attention to detail.
- Knowledge of, and ability to use, the Microsoft Office 365 suite.
- Understanding of the regulatory framework of standards that apply to the GB rail industry, particularly the interoperability and safety regimes.
- Build positive working relationships with colleagues from other disciplines across the business that help everyone achieve goals and business objectives whilst appreciating others’ motives and concerns.
- Able to prioritise, work efficiently and productively, and manage your own time, showing how you can decide what is important to focus on and how you go about meeting deadlines.
- Effective communication skills to share thoughts and ideas through methods appropriate to the audience, with experience in presenting complex technical subject areas at senior cross-industry groups and committees.
- Adapt and respond effectively when embracing new opportunities, change and in navigating uncertainty.
- Actively contribute as part of a team and work towards achieving team goals and outcomes.
- Take responsibility and demonstrate accountability in completing tasks and achieving objectives, actively seeking to resolve problems and identify opportunities.
- Committed to customer service and placing customer satisfaction at the heart of our success to ensure we deliver against our shared goals.
- Incorporate an inclusive leadership style, developing and retaining talent and constructively challenging habits and assumptions whilst remaining inclusive and ensuring everyone is heard.
- Act and make decisions based on a good understanding of the current and future needs of the organisation to perform to a high standard and focus on delivering outcomes.
- Positively communicates and delivers with impact and influence.
Desirable
- Some experience in rail modelling, such as economic appraisal, performance, crowding, cost, revenue, or wider economic benefits.
- Understanding of project management fundamentals and the ability to support project managers with the delivery of projects.
We are committed to investing in our staff and offer formal and informal learning opportunities for development.
We value diversity and equal opportunities in employment and are committed to creating a workplace which is inclusive to everyone. As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, we encourage candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria, to apply for our jobs. If you have applied under the Disability Confident Scheme, please let us know in advance by emailing vacancies@RSSB.CO.UK Find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at RSSB: Rail Safety and Standards Board Careers - VERCIDA
If you require any reasonable adjustments with respect to our selection process including information in an alternative format, please contact us at vacancies@rssb.co.uk
We understand the importance of work-life balance and we offer our staff the flexibility to work within our core hours and the option to vary their location between both the office and home. If you are looking for further flexibility, speak to us at interview stage so that we can consider your request.
We value our staff and we offer a competitive benefits package to ensure our staff can achieve their best throughout their journey with us. This includes 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays); a holiday buy and sell scheme; private medical and dental cover; a season ticket loan and travel subsidy; access to a cycle to work scheme; volunteer leave; a performance related bonus and pension.