We're looking for a HM Principal Inspector of Railways: Human Factors Specialist to be based at any of our office locations: London, Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester, York, Glasgow. At ORR we have adopted hybrid working and are currently expected to work from a workplace location for a minimum of two days per week or 40%.
ORR’s Railway Safety (RS) directorate ensures duty-holders in the railway industry manage health and safety risks effectively and comply with their statutory duties. They play a vital role in keeping Britain’s railways moving safely and efficiently. From the entire mainline network to the London Underground, light rail, trams and the heritage sector, we oversee the safety of one of the most complex and dynamic transport systems in the world. We want to ensure our railway is not only a safe way to travel, but also a safe place to work.
Join us at the forefront of rail safety and help shape the future of Britain’s railway system.
As a Principal Inspector specialising in Human Factors, you will be a decisive leader and engaging collaborator who can instil change. You will provide expertise in order to help achieve the delivery of ORR’s regulation of health and safety on Britain’s railways. We will expect you to help drive improvements in the management of system risk and reliability of the rail network.
You will develop, direct, and carry out inspections on key human factors topics. You will provide technical support to incident investigations and you will contribute to the technical and operational policy surrounding the implementation of new regulatory requirements and writing of guidance or approaches to assessment.
You will lead a small team of human factors specialist inspectors, directing their work and assigning priorities to ensure the efficient operation of your team. You will build constructive working relationships with a range of stakeholders, taking the strategic lead in ORR’s engagement with the rail industry on human factors which will contribute to ORR’s governance of the implementation of industry recommendations.
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Job Information Pack for further details.
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