Senior Rail Operations Specialist

4 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom rssb Full time

Overview:
**Band D**

The Senior Rail Operations Specialist plays a key role in helping to deliver RSSB’s mission for a better, safer railway. You will be a part of the Standards Directorate, working in the Rail Operations team who are responsible for Rail Industry Standards for Traffic Operation and Management (TOM) and National Operations Publications (the Rule Book).

**Responsibilities**:

- Develop proposals to change national standards and present these to industry to gain support for a way forward;
- Author changes to national standards, and capture the rationale for these changes in RSSB’s content management system;
- Deliver high-quality outputs that are accepted by the wider industry and result in tangible benefits;
- Engage and collaborate with RSSB’s members, who represent all aspects of the GB rail sector;
- Respond to technical enquiries in a timely manner;
- Provide technical input and support to the national research, development and innovation programme;
- Support the delivery of the standards strategy and the RSSB’s Business Plan commitments to time, quality and cost;
- Support the development of business cases by working collaboratively with colleagues from other disciplines across the business;
- Support the development of robust delivery plans that ensure industry agreed processes are adhered to, and take into consideration the needs of RSSB’s members and stakeholders;
- Support the development and delivery of RSSB’s commercial offering, including the delivery of accident and incident investigation training; and
- Advise RSSB members and stakeholders on the role of national standards within the framework that governs the rail sector.

Qualifications:
Essential
- Experience in undertaking research and interpreting complex information and communicating it clearly;
- A flexible approach and ability to adapt to different working circumstances;
- A collaborative style;
- The ability to develop and maintain effective internal and external business relationships;
- Effective communication, administration and organisational skills;
- The ability to understand, interpret and review technical documents;
- Effective writing skills with a keen eye for detail; and
- An appreciation of how communication style may need to be adapted for the target audience.

Desirable
- An in-depth knowledge or experience of rail operations with an appreciation of emerging technologies, including in-cab signalling;
- Intermediate competence with Microsoft Office 365;
- A demonstrable commitment to personal development including a willingness and the initiative to learn from others;
- An understanding of project management principles and the ability to support project managers with project delivery; and
- A demonstrable use of your initiative to learn new concepts and solve problems.
- 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_**:

- If you require any _
**_reasonable adjustments_**:

- 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._



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