Head of Safety, Health - Manchester, United Kingdom - Network Rail

Network Rail

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Manchester, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

Head of Safety, Health & Environment

Location:

Manchester, GB

Department Name:

OB North West HSE Director G2

About Network Rail:

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Network Rail operates and maintains the railway infrastructure 24/7 365 days a year. We do work that matters to millions. And we do it in millions of different ways.

This is an exciting time to join Network Rail. We're passionate about great service and commit to our service equation vision by "putting passengers first". Performance, safety and getting the fundamental basics right, is something we strive for as well as asking ourselves - what can we do to put our passengers and freight users at the centre of everything we do?

You will be part of the NW&C Region which consist of three routes:

North West Route, covering Manchester, Liverpool, Lancashire and Cumbria.
Central Route, covering the West Midlands and Chiltern areas.
West Coast South Route, covering the south of Crewe to London Euston.

There is also a Regional Team which supports Regional Major Programmes & Professional services.

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Brief Description:

To lead on the delivery for safety, health and environmental assurance (SHE) for the region / route.

Develop and direct the implementation of appropriate policies and strategies on SHE across the region /route that deliver continuous improvement and enable efficient and effective delivery.

This role is for a 12 month secondment / FTC opportunity.

About the role (External):

Every day will be different, but you can expect to be involved in the following activities:

Deliver SHE leadership for all teams; supporting the provision of timely performance objectives across the region / route.
Manage and comply with company procedures to provide appropriate resources, communication strategies, competencies and processes to evaluate fitness of staff to safely deliver accountabilities.
Lead work on SHE risks, supporting the implementation of robust controls to reduce risks to levels that are 'As Low as Reasonably Practicable', in compliance with corporate processes and systems.
Lead the implementation of improvement initiatives across the region / route, including processes and systems; lead the review of changes to management systems to achieve best in class SHE performance.
Lead on the development of riskbased regional SHE assurance programmes, including the delivery of an audit and selfassessment programme and the management of arising issues.
Lead the SHE team and develop the team business plan; inspire the SHE team to maintain full engagement in meeting business objectives.
Lead on the improvement of the safety culture throughout the region and work with suppliers and customers to improve the safety culture throughout the region / route.
Provide the single point of contact for the region / route for SHE with all internal and external departments, senior management, regulatory bodies and suppliers.
Act as the Designated Competent Person (DCP) for Level 3 investigations led by the function and any Level 2's where independence is required.

In order to be successful in this role, we would like you to have/to be:

Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g. MIOSH, CQI, IIRSM or equivalent) with chartered status and/or educated to degree level.
Relevant experience in the successful management of SHEQ.
Good interpersonal, influencing, communication and organisational skills.
Strong management and leadership skills.
Ability to act as a role model to demonstrate appropriate safety behaviours.
Detailed knowledge of safety and operational issues.
Good understanding of the UK and European legislative framework and requirements.
An experienced Health and Safety, Environmental or Quality practitioner.
Knowledge of audit and investigation

We would also like but it isn't crucial to have/to be:

Knowledge of Network Rail's systems and processes.
Knowledge of railway infrastructure materials and components.
Good IT skills

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Salary:
Band 2C, Starting at £81,718 and increasing to £91,933.

Network Rail adheres to a
structured pay framework, any salary offered will be within the pay range advertised.

Safe behaviour is a requirement of working for Network Rail. Applicants should be able to demonstrate their awareness of our safety vision

We will endeavour to offer a diverse interview panel wherever possible.

This is a 12 month fixed term opportunity.