About the job

Summary

ORR’s Regulatory Economics team is a mixed-discipline team working on a diverse range of economic and policy issues, concerned both with leading development of rail policy and providing specialist advice.

Job description

ORR is recruiting two Assistant Economics to the Regulatory Economics team.

The team works on a diverse set of economic issues, providing rigorous analysis to underpin the development of policy and support decision-making. Much of our work is directed at the regulation of Network Rail, including designing the regimes for access charges and incentive payments; and conducting cost analysis, benchmarking it against comparator companies and analysing its efficiency. We also advise teams across ORR on economic matters relating to track, station or depot access, such as the impact new rail services proposed by train operators may have on relevant markets and assessing access disputes. Your work is likely to contribute to the 2023 periodic review of Network Rail (PR23).

Responsibilities

For key responsibilities please see the attached job description.

Qualifications

Degree in economics or a discipline with a substantial quantitative component.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Making Effective Decisions
• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Application of knowledge: a good understanding of economic principles, and a proven ability to apply them.
• Analysis of data: be highly numerate, and comfortable working with data and spreadsheets.

Benefits

Details of our employee benefits can be found in attached Candidate Pack.

At ORR we have adopted hybrid working and we are currently expected to work from our designated office location a minimum of 2 days per week.