Position
We’re looking for a Head of the Chief Inspectors Office to be based at any of our office locations: London, Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester, York, or 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% of the time.
Railway Safety ensures duty-holders in the railway industry manage health and safety risks effectively and comply with their statutory duties.
The Chief Inspector’s Office (CIO) is a new team that is being created to safeguard delivery of the Railway Safety Directorate’s (RSD’s) work. This includes ensuring clear accountability, strong assurance and proactive risk management. The CIO also plays an important role in supporting continuous improvement within RSD, including through programme management leadership and oversight of change management.
As the first Head of the CIO, you will shape the function from day one. You will build on and expand the governance for RSD’s work, providing focused assurance and oversight while avoiding unnecessary bureaucracy. You will provide strategic advice and constructive challenge to the Chief Inspector and carry the authority to take certain decisions on their behalf, enabling them to focus on strategic leadership of the directorate while facilitating progress for colleagues.
Key responsibilities include assuring the quality and clarity of content entering Board-level forums, providing forward‑looking insight, anticipating strategic risks and delivery constraints, and enabling better and faster decisions. You will reduce delays and rework, help keep statutory and other commitments on track, and ensure the Chief Inspector has the right intelligence at the right time to lead the Directorate strategically, at pace, and with impact.
Find out what our colleagues have to say about their ORR careers at Our people | Office of Rail and Road (orr.gov.uk).
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