Technical Advisor

6 months ago

Birmingham, United Kingdom Department for Transport Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 355886**Salary**:

- £32,603**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- DFT - Corporate Delivery Group (CDG) - Portfolio & Project Delivery**Type of role**:

- Engineering
- Project Delivery**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
Things you need to know

Location
- Birmingham, LeedsAbout the job

**Job summary**:
Do you have experience and understanding of railway systems and operations?

Can you analyse data and process large quantities of raw data, presenting findings in clear visual formats?

Would you like to make a valuable contribution to the success of the Department’s projects?

If so, then we would love for you to apply

**Job description**:
As a Technical Advisor, you will be able to make a valuable contribution to the success of the Department’s projects whilst gaining specialist expertise and capabilities that will support your career in the Science and Engineering profession. The knowledge and skills of our team members are vital for what we do, therefore we encourage ongoing professional development, and offer a range of learning opportunities.

**Responsibilities**

**_ Include, but not limited to:_**
- ** Developing the Better Value Rail Toolkit**: Engaging with colleagues, partners and stakeholders to agree the scope of new content, carrying out research, updating and improving the site, promoting the toolkit and analysing feedback.
- ** Railway Operations**:Participate in expert working groups and carry out independent analysis of timetable data to understand how future projects will impact the operation of the railway network.
- ** Advance our knowledge base and develop others**:Carry out learning activities to gain expertise in our areas of technical specialism, expand and improve the written information in our portfolio and provide training to others to expand corporate knowledge and capability.

For an in-depth insight into the role please refer to the Role Profile.

**Person specification**:
As the technical advisor, you will have the experience and understanding of rail systems and operations as well as experience of working on infrastructure projects. You can process large quantities of data and analyse data to provide meaningful results, presenting data in clear visual formats. You can communicate to a range of stakeholders and can use different methods to maximise understanding and impact. You can see the big picture, understanding the strategic drivers for your area of work.

**Additional Information**

A minimum **60%** of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace, although requirements to attend other locations for official business, or carry out detached duty in another DfT workplace, will also count towards this level of attendance.

Occasional travel to other DfT offices will be required.

**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Seeing the Big Picture
- Communicating and Influencing

**Technical skills**:
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

- Developing/Maintaining Expertise
- Providing and handling evidence

**Benefits**:
Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits. We offer generous annual leave, attractive pension options, flexible working, inclusive working environments and much more to support a healthy work/life balance.

Find out more about what it's like working at the Department for Transport.

Things you need to know

**Selection process details**:

- This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.**How to apply**
- Experience and understanding of railway systems and operations, such as train planning, the timetable, signalling and rolling stock.
- Experience of infrastructure projects such as: The rationale for new/upgraded infrastructure (the benefits it brings, the problems it is designed to solve, the alternatives if it is not built); The challenges of delivering new and upgraded infrastructure; Examples of major infrastructure projects in the UK.
- Analysis of data in spreadsheet, database and other formats and the ability to process large quantities of ‘raw’ data to provide meaningful results and present these in clear visual formats.

Your personal statement will be limited to a maximum of 750 words.

The sift is due to take place from 25th June.

Interviews/assessments are likely to be held w/c 8th July.

We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates will change. You will be provided with sufficient notice of the confirmed dates.

The selection process will be designed specifically for the role. As a result, your assessment will include:

- An in

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