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The post-holder delivers the technical content of standards, supports the research and development programme with expert knowledge, assists in the development of assurance and accreditation schemes, and provides of specialist advice in RSSB and for our members.  

The Digital Architecture and Engineering team within RSSB is a centre of excellence, tasked with servicing the growing need for integrated data systems and data driven insights.  This covers a broad range of rail industry focus areas, including health, safety, quality, and sustainability as well as internal enterprise resource planning and business intelligence.   The team primarily work with the Azure cloud platform, including Data Lake, Data Factory, Data Brick, SQL Server, Postgres, Python Azure Functions and Azure DevOps.  Aiming to make use of the latest technologies to achieve best practice development with continuous integration and continuous delivery.   The Data Engineer will support project delivery, working as part of an Agile delivery team. You will work both as a technical resource and engage with business and industry stakeholders, to understand requirements and deliver technical solutions.  From a technical perspective, you will build pipelines and simple APIs to load data into the RSSB reporting platform, develop scripts and ETL processes to transform data, and develop data warehouse and Power BI models for analysis and reporting.

The Product Delivery Manager will be responsible for managing the continual improvement of RSSB digital products and services. This will include the prioritisation, planning and execution of our products and service improvement roadmap. You will work in collaboration with user communities and stakeholders to ensure alignment and cohesion for optimal delivery. You will liaise with technical and non-technical communities to facilitate the end-to-end delivery of products and work with commercial teams to assess and identify opportunities. You will also work with internal stakeholders to drive timely delivery, and assure the quality and optimal management of releases.

The Commercial Procurement Manager is responsible for supporting all RSSB stakeholders with external contractual commitments.  You will identify high value for money savings or income opportunities through: - Timely and accurate management information; - Planning, building and maintaining pre-defined stakeholder profiles and reviewing and supporting specifications; - Operating compliant process across 3-12month horizon and; - Bridging self-skills and development gaps. You will work alongside the other Commercial Procurement Managers, providing support and assistance and ensuring team and Directorate objectives are met.  You will also support the Head of Procurement and Commercial in the following key areas: - The end to end Procurement process; - Support the Business Development team with the commercial process; and - Commissioning process of Grants received and the authorisation process of Grants to be let

About the team Leading Health and Safety on Britain's Railway (LHSBR) is the rail industry’s health and safety strategy. Developed by leaders across a range of rail sectors, this strategy sets out the challenges and activities which need collaborative approaches to deliver a better, safer and healthier railway across Great Britain. LHSBR identifies 12 key risk areas where safety and health performance need to be improved. Refreshed in 2020, LHSBR recommends tangible ways to improve and innovate, making railways safer and healthier for all. The key to success is working together and making commitments to achieve future improvements through industry groups that monitor and help implement mitigations across the 12 risk areas.   While we are proud to work on one of the safest rail networks in the world, performance has deteriorated in some areas. There are concerns which need to be urgently addressed around operational risks, as well as workforce safety and wellbeing. Ultimately, a healthier workforce will deliver a safer railway. The Directorate’s main role is therefore in the delivery of the LHSBR strategy. To ensure the strategy is being implemented effectively, the LHSBR Executive Advisory Group (LEAG) has been set up to act on behalf of the RSSB Board.   The Role The Assistant Strategy Implementation Manager (ASIM) will support the Principal Strategy Implementation Manager (PRISIM) with the delivery of the LHSBR strategy; providing the link between RSSB and the industry group/key industry stakeholders to develop the LHSBR Delivery Roadmap and resourced workplan.  The ASIM will support the PRISM in the delivery of RSSB’s planned technical outputs, manage meeting and reporting activities for their risk area and support the industry to embed workplan outputs and realise the benefits to reduce risk.     You will establish effective working methods with industry partners, building collaboration overcoming barriers to help mitigate risks in health and safety and realisation of the LHSBR strategy.   You will meet or exceed member and stakeholder expectations, supporting the delivery of the relevant risk groups’ objectives and help promote the adoption of RSSB products and services to the benefit of their business. You will be working with industry members to assist with the implementation and embedding of LHSBR outputs, monitoring and providing feedback on the effectiveness and efficiency of our Products and Services and the embedding and communication of these.  

The RSSB Human Factors team work to support the rail industry by providing expertise through technical input to research, the development of Railway Group Standards, National publications, supporting formal inquiries and support for the development of new systems such as ERTMS and GSM-R.  Moreover, the Human Factors team acts as a resource for the railway industry by helping companies to deal with their own Human Factors issues, providing bespoke training and guidance where required.   The Principal Human Factors Specialist will support the Head of Human Factors in setting and implementing our Human Factors strategy and leading significant complex industry programmes. The role will manage direct reports and provide technical Human Factors (HF) input to support the rail industry, including the delivery of complex programmes and projects covering: research, standards, rules, national publications and other industry support initiatives. The role will support the delivery of the railway safety strategy "Leading Health and Safety on Britain's Railways" by leading on the Fatigue Risk Management element of the strategy.

We are recruiting for three roles.    The Principal Strategy Implementation Manager (PRISM) will support delivery of the LHSBR strategy; providing the link between RSSB and the industry group – acting as the key point of contact for the Chair of the group.  The PRISM, with the industry group and key industry stakeholders will develop an LHSBR Delivery Roadmap and resourced workplan.  The PRISM will lead delivery of RSSB’s planned outputs and support the industry to embed workplan outputs and realise the benefits to reduce risk.   The PRISM will establish effective working methods with industry partners, building collaboration overcoming barriers to help mitigate risks in health and safety and realisation of the LHSBR strategy. The role will also engage with and lead senior safety leaders to build collaborative working plans that deliver the LHSBR Strategy and embed real benefits to industry.

Within the Assurance department, the core focus is on delivering and overseeing RSSB’s range of services for railway industry health, safety and quality assurance which are at the heart of the British railway’s assurance processes. This includes the two existing, and significant, supplier assurance schemes and products.   We are looking for home-based Lead Auditors, the role will involve travel so you will need to be based in one of the following regions: London/ Greater London, South West, South East, North West, North East, West Midlands, and Scotland.   The Lead Auditor will perform audits and analyse the competency, capability and capacity of an entity and its employees’ services and products. Preparing reports and performing risk management tasks to protect, improve safety, efficiency and ensure compliance with appropriate standards and regulations. Responsible for undertaking audits on suppliers registering to provide services through RSSB, using the Rail Industry Supplier Qualification System (RISQS).

The purpose of this role is to support the development and implementation of marketing and communications plans and activities across the business. The objective is to meet industry’s needs by promoting our resources, services and work, support the delivery of the annual marketing plan, and contribute to enhancing our relationships, reputation and revenue, and to align with the business plan.  You will liaise with colleagues from across the business to support and deliver a range of industry communication, marketing and PR tactics. The focus is very much on the execution of these tactics.

The Data Insights Team within RSSB is a centre of excellence, tasked with unlocking the value in organisational data through the generation of novel insights that will improve decision making, both for internal customers within RSSB, as well as customers in the wider rail industry. The Principal Data Scientist will play a leading role across all aspects of data insights, from understanding customer needs, prioritising areas of focus, leading the aggregation and exploration of data, the development of models and garnering of insights, and the translation of these into new services. The successful candidate will also champion the potential benefits to be gained through the application of data science, both within RSSB, and our wider customer group.

Project Managers manage the design, development and delivery of different types of projects with budgets in the range of £25k to £500k in order to achieve the project objectives within specified constraints.

We are looking for an organised Meetings Secretary to capture and summarise key industry meetings and provide secretariat management for a variety of committees and their subgroups. You will find yourself initiating, planning, implementing and improving meeting and committee arrangements and providing support to RSSB members, customers and governance groups.  

Project Managers manage the design, development and delivery of different types of projects with budgets in the range of £25k to £500k in order to achieve the project objectives within specified constraints.