Records Technical Manager (6 month secondment)

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Investing in our people is key to enhancing the safety, reliability, and efficiency of our railway system. If you’re passionate about making a meaningful impact, then this opportunity is for you!

About our people and the recruitment process – We’re an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone! We encourage our colleagues to work flexibly, as we know traditional working patterns don’t always fit. If you want to consider working flexibly, just let us know and we’ll do our best to help and invest in your career with us, whilst you have a healthy work life balance.

We’re also a Disability Confident Leader employer and we’ll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles.

This role sits within Supply Chain Operations (SCO), an area of the business which supplies and delivers the logistics, materials, components, rail and road fleet that enable the maintenance and renewal of the railway.

SCO keeps the materials, machinery and components required by its customers moving – making sure they are on-site when needed so work can go ahead as planned and on schedule.

Working with us is More than a Salary

In this role you’ll provide expert guidance and support to the Network Records Group and its system users. You’ll lead the design, implementation and ongoing maintenance of digital systems that manage records in various formats, including those containing safety-critical information.

What are the key accountabilities in this role?

1. Identify and quantify the requirements for information systems pertaining to records management. Prepare technical specifications and financial justification to procure equipment and services to deliver long-term benefits to the organisation. Develop associated standards, processes and work specifications.

2. Maintain the effective, safe and reliable operation of all technology by either direct service or through maintenance contracts. Implement appropriate first and second line maintenance contracts.

3. Act as project sponsor or manager for the national introduction of significant service enhancement schemes including the electronic management of records.

4. Develop Computer Aided design (CAD) procedures to industry best practice for the format and structure of supplied CAD files. Promote compliance with required standards.

5. Lead and direct the Records Centres in handling, preservation, storage and organisation of electronic records. Maintain data in accordance with all specifications and instructions.

6. Assess and identify training requirements to enable delivery and enhancements to customer service levels.

7. Lead the introduction and application of Configuration Management principles & technology.

What are the essential skills and experience we’re looking for?

· Educated to degree level or relevant experience.

• Technical experience of CAD.

• Technical experience of electronic document management systems.

• Strong leadership and organisational skills.

• Good presentation skills.

We would also like, but it’s not essential:

• Project management skills.

• Financial control experience.

• Changing a provision, practice or ‘the way things are done’
  For example, we can give candidates extra time to complete online, tasks or interviews as needed.

• Changing a physical feature of our workplace
  For example, office/room layout can be adapted to accommodate individual needs.

• Providing extra equipment or assistance
  For example, we can provide sign language interpreters and support workers where needed. Alternative document formats can be made available.