Workforce Health, Safety - London, United Kingdom - Network Rail

Network Rail

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London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Workforce Health, Safety & Environment Advisor - Kingcross/Hitchin

Location:

London, GB

Department Name:

Eastern Region

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Brief Description:

This is a great opportunity to join the East Coast Routes Health and safety team. This role supports the London area with Depots such as Finsbury Park, Alexander palace, Hitchin and Kings cross station.

You will be the point of contact to offer support, advice and guidance for the safety improvements within teams as well as driving campaigns and initiatives to reduce injuries and accidents.

This role focuses on proactive interventions with health, wellbeing, environment and physical safety.

This unique opportunity gives you a wide access to different disciplines within the railway including working in an operational environment as prestigious as Kings Cross station.

This role is ideally suited to someone with a background in safety and/or the railway with exceptional behaviours.

Attributes suited to the role will include; being a great communicator with a willingness to learn and ask questions, collaborative working with all levels of a business to be able to support our frontline and management teams make improvements, a diligent person who wants to make safety improvements and make proactive changes and a person who is engaging and confident to undertake site visits, briefings and training.

The role is not office based and there will be a heavy requirement to travel around the patch attending site and being out with the teams and management.

The railway is also 24/7 therefore morning, afternoons and nights will be a large part of when work is being undertaken and there will be a requirement to go and see these teams also.

About the role (External):

Key Accountabilities

Provide support and guidance to the Head of Maintenance Delivery and Head of Operations Delivery and teams on all workforce health, safety and environmental matters.
Provide support in the collation and analysis of workforce health, safety & environment data.
Check that health, safety and environment management systems are adhered to.
Support the implementation of national safety improvement programmes and take the national lead on designated activities.
Provide guidance to the Head of Maintenance Delivery and Head of Operations Delivery and teams in the investigation and reporting of accidents and incidents and the Formal Investigation Process.
Coordinate and monitor safety tours and staff surveillance for the teams.
Identify key risks and make recommendations for control measures.
Take an active role in developing the teams in matters of workforce health, safety and the environment.
Initiate appropriate analysis to identify adverse trends and make recommendations on corrective action.
Monitor the investigation and reporting of accidents and incidents including ownership by an appropriate Designated Competent Person (DCP).
Provide support in the monitoring and reporting of progress to close out non-conformance reports and audit / self-certification actions.
Provide support to the Head of Maintenance Delivery and Head of Operations Delivery and teams when interfacing with external safety and environmental bodies.

Job Skills, Experience and Qualifications
Essential

Knowledge of Network Rail Health and Safety Management System
Knowledge of Network Rail Environment Management System
Knowledge of maintenance processes and techniques
Knowledge of investigations process and techniques
NEBOSH Diploma or recognised equivalent qualification
Good interpersonal, influencing, communication and organisation skills

Desirable

Knowledge of operational railway environment
Institute of Environmental Management Award (IEMA)
Membership of a relevant professional body

We adhere to a structured pay framework,

any salary offered will be within the following pay range: starting at £44,690 per annum and increasing to £50,276 per annum.

Salary:
£44,690 - £50,276