TRAR (Technischer Registrierungsamtrat)

English translation: senior technical civil servant

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German term or phrase:TRAR (Technischer Registrierungsamtsrat)
English translation:senior technical civil servant
Entered by: Johannes Gleim

15:17 Aug 9, 2020
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Military / Defense / Audit / test report
German term or phrase: TRAR (Technischer Registrierungsamtrat)
Dear All,

Does anyone have any ideas how I could translate this position (an official term for someone in the military) into the equivalent English term?

Thanks and regards,
Alison.
Alison Waddington
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:37
senior technical civil servant
Explanation:
Regierungsamtsrat (RAR) ist in Deutschland die Amtsbezeichnung eines Beamten im gehobenen Dienst in der Bundes- oder Landesverwaltung im dritten Beförderungsamt.
Die Position wird mit der Besoldungsgruppe A 12 nach der Bundesbesoldungsordnung des Bundesbesoldungsgesetzes alimentiert und entspricht somit besoldungsrechtlich einem Polizeihauptkommissar bzw. einem Hauptmann oder Kapitänleutnant der Bundeswehr.
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regierungsamtsrat

senior civil servant Regierungsamtsrat {m}
https://www.dict.cc/?s=Regierungsamtsrat

senior civil servant – Regierungsamtsrat
https://www.joylandztravel.com/places-to-visit-in-braunschwe...

By reducing our fossil fuel consumption, we could therefore protect human lives and increase our troupes’ resilience,” reports Michael Schulz, senior technical civil servant in the German armed forces. “Solar containers provide us with a secure power supply, no matter where we are based.
https://www.pes.eu.com/renewable-news/german-armed-forces-pu...

After the cease of hostilities he took a post as senior technical civil servant in the design branch of the Directory of Building Components in the Ministry of Works. In this post he was technical representative on the following Committees: BSI Domestic Heating Standards, Appliances Standards, the Central Housing Advisory Committee, the Domestic Equipment and the Inter-Departmental Committee on the use of building materials.
http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=4...

Recently of Cranfield (a Ministry of Defence university), where he headed the Forensics group (teaching police and the military computer forensics, as well as gathering evidence in criminal cases on behalf of the police), he used to be a very senior technical civil servant, based in Cheltenham: he won't talk much about he pre-academic career, but I understand he was senior in one of the intelligence service
https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1896437&pa...
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Johannes Gleim
Local time: 09:37
Grading comment
Thank you so much for your prompt and thorough responses! These have been a great help. Thanks to all for the sources, I didn't realise this query had already been submitted.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2senior technical civil servant
Johannes Gleim
4 +1SEO (Defence Engineering and Science Group) / MOD Civil Service engineer
Lancashireman


Discussion entries: 10





  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
senior technical civil servant


Explanation:
Regierungsamtsrat (RAR) ist in Deutschland die Amtsbezeichnung eines Beamten im gehobenen Dienst in der Bundes- oder Landesverwaltung im dritten Beförderungsamt.
Die Position wird mit der Besoldungsgruppe A 12 nach der Bundesbesoldungsordnung des Bundesbesoldungsgesetzes alimentiert und entspricht somit besoldungsrechtlich einem Polizeihauptkommissar bzw. einem Hauptmann oder Kapitänleutnant der Bundeswehr.
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regierungsamtsrat

senior civil servant Regierungsamtsrat {m}
https://www.dict.cc/?s=Regierungsamtsrat

senior civil servant – Regierungsamtsrat
https://www.joylandztravel.com/places-to-visit-in-braunschwe...

By reducing our fossil fuel consumption, we could therefore protect human lives and increase our troupes’ resilience,” reports Michael Schulz, senior technical civil servant in the German armed forces. “Solar containers provide us with a secure power supply, no matter where we are based.
https://www.pes.eu.com/renewable-news/german-armed-forces-pu...

After the cease of hostilities he took a post as senior technical civil servant in the design branch of the Directory of Building Components in the Ministry of Works. In this post he was technical representative on the following Committees: BSI Domestic Heating Standards, Appliances Standards, the Central Housing Advisory Committee, the Domestic Equipment and the Inter-Departmental Committee on the use of building materials.
http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=4...

Recently of Cranfield (a Ministry of Defence university), where he headed the Forensics group (teaching police and the military computer forensics, as well as gathering evidence in criminal cases on behalf of the police), he used to be a very senior technical civil servant, based in Cheltenham: he won't talk much about he pre-academic career, but I understand he was senior in one of the intelligence service
https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1896437&pa...

Johannes Gleim
Local time: 09:37
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 7
Grading comment
Thank you so much for your prompt and thorough responses! These have been a great help. Thanks to all for the sources, I didn't realise this query had already been submitted.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Brent Sørensen
2 hrs
  -> thank you!

agree  OK-Trans
21 hrs
  -> thank you, too!
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
SEO (Defence Engineering and Science Group) / MOD Civil Service engineer


Explanation:
Falscher Freund: technisch > technical
Technically, there is no objection to the use of 'technical' instead of 'engineering', except that it is found on translated websites and in chat rooms. A 'technical' civil servant is one who qualifies for the rank on a technicality.

SEO = Senior Executive Officer
https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainers/grade-s...
Defence Engineering and Science Group
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/desg-graduate-sche...

MOD (Ministry of Defence) Civil Service engineer
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defe...

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Note added at 19 hrs (2020-08-10 10:38:32 GMT)
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Here's another possibility:
Chief Technology Officer (CTO) in the defence ministry
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_technology_officer
CTO also has the merit of being an acknowledged EN acronym corresponding to the DE acronym TRAR.

Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 90

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kim Metzger
9 hrs
  -> Thanks. I think it must have been the OK-Trans vote that swung it.
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