Non-Executive Director - Health & Safety, Office of Rail and Road

Department for Transport

Based in London where meetings take place in person. Regional meetings take place up to three times a year.

  • Location Based in London where meetings take place in person. Regional meetings take place up to three times a year.
  • Sector Regulation & Professional Standards
  • Client Department for Transport
  • Job Type Permanent
  • Salary/Remuneration £20,900 pa for an average of 3.5 days commitment a month
  • Reference GSe119840
  • Closing Date 11.55pm - Tuesday 29 April 2025

Time Commitment: Average 3.5 days a month

Tenure: an initial term of 5 years, with the possibility of re-appointment

ORR is the independent economic and safety regulator for Britain's railways, it also regulates performance and efficiency on England's strategic road network. It has four strategic objectives: a safer railway; better rail customer service; value for money from the railway; and better highways.

ORR holds Network Rail and National Highways to account for their performance on Britain’s railways and England’s strategic road network, and for how they spend their money. It also supervises the safety of local railways like the London Underground, Tyne & Wear Metro, Glasgow Subway, and all Britain’s tramways, and heritage railways. On the roads, ORR is responsible for regulating the performance and efficiency of National Highways to maintain, renew, operate and improve the motorways and main 'A' roads in England. It also advises government on the appropriate level of funding and performance requirements for the future.

Department for Transport is now seeking to appoint a new Non-Executive Director (Health and Safety) to the ORR board - an appointment that will span a transformative period in the country’s rail sector, with the passage of the Railways Bill and the transition to Great British Railways and which will have implications for ORR’s regulatory role.

As a Non-Executive Director of ORR you will use your skills and experience to contribute to the development of rail and road as well as the delivery of a strategy that will help shape the future of transport in the UK.

The role calls for candidates with Board level experience who are able to hold a strategic outlook, capable of overseeing long term plans and monitoring progress while being realistic about short-term pressures and industry concerns. You will need to be able to analyse complex and sensitive information and communicate effectively. For this role, candidates must bring experience and knowledge of health and safety management, including operational safety practices, in a safety critical environment, as well as an understanding of the role of regulation and enforcement in safety. This experience does not need to come from rail or road.  

DfT and ORR very much welcome fresh talent, expertise, and perspectives, to help them better understand the needs of the communities they serve and support better decision making for all. This includes people who may have never applied for a public appointment – but could bring new ideas, insights and energy.

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