Description:
The post-holder is responsible for leading the technical content of standards, and will support the research and development programme with expert knowledge, and provides specialist advice within RSSB and for our members.
Responsibilities
- Lead technical development of standards to deliver improvements by applying principles concerning existing and emerging technology for rolling stock systems, an understanding of battery technology and its application in transport, traction system performance, train protection systems, driver/machine interface and diagnostics, reliability, maintainability and system integrity requirements.
- Create the proposed content of standards and related material so that they achieve the purpose and deliver the intended benefit. Respond to consultation comments and seek agreement from those commenting. Ensuring that schedules are adhered to, risks identified and mitigated, and support progress reporting and decisions on policy.
- Key contact for rolling stock engineering, research and other technical/specialist areas as required, delivering expertise in a form suitable for the target audience.
- Support the RISQS and RISAS Assurance Schemes
- Represent the interests of the GB rail industry as the delegated representative of the Professional Head of Rolling Stock, including GB standards committees and system interface committees, European and international standards committees and their GB ‘mirror’ working groups, to ensure that the GB stakeholders’ collective position is represented and communicated. Present relevant material, including proposals, draft standards and related documentation. Note that this may require occasional UK and overseas travel.
- Responsible for undertaking technical reviews of standards documents and proposals for standards change relating to rolling stock systems and contribute to the assessment of predicted impacts of proposals and proposal review documents.
- Develop and maintain effective relationships, across RSSB, in relevant stakeholder, industry, government, regulatory and academic bodies at all levels, to enable the effective delivery of standards, technical assurance related matters and rolling stock engineering in general.
- Maintain awareness of potential technical developments and learning from experience and accident investigations across technical assurance and rolling stock engineering and communicate within RSSB to enable strategic influence for the best interest of the GB network.
- Identify commercial opportunities for RSSB.
- Proactively support RSSB’s safety analysis, research and development projects through the application of rolling stock systems expertise.
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent.
- Qualified to Chartered Engineer status (or working towards) Fellowship or equivalent.
- Broad understanding of rolling stock systems function use and maintenance
- IT literate, including Microsoft Office applications.
- Ability to develop job knowledge and expertise through continual professional development.
- Ability to communicate effectively and share thoughts and ideas through methods appropriate to the audience.
- 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.
- Can work collaboratively within an evolving industry, gaining stakeholder confidence through understanding their goals and motivations and demonstrating credibility as an expert.
- Make timely, informed decisions taking account of the benefits and constraints involved.