HM Principal Inspector of Railways - Channel Tunnel
Office of Rail and Road
About the job
Job summary
CTSA (Channel Tunnel Safety Authority) & IGC (Intergovernmental Commission) work encompasses Great Britain’s only high-speed railway, including High Speed 1 route (including St Pancras station), the Channel Tunnel, the tunnel shuttle, Eurostar train services & freight operators which run through the Channel Tunnel.Job description
The primary role of the CTSA, as prescribed by the Treaty of Canterbury, is to advise and assist the Franco-British Intergovernmental Commission (IGC) on all matters concerning safety in the construction and operation of the tunnels under the English Channel between Cheriton in Kent and Fréthun in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France, together with the associated terminal areas.
The CTSA’s work includes ensuring that the safety measures and practices applicable to the Fixed Link comply with the national and international laws in force. The CTSA has a bi-national structure and adopts the principle of joint working between British and French colleagues. The successful candidate will be formally appointed as a member of the UK.
Person specification
For key responsibilities please see the attached job description.Benefits
Details of our employee benefits can be found in the attached Candidate Information Pack.
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Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.For information on the selection process, please see the attached Candidate Information Pack and Job Description.Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.