Responsibilities
- Champion the development of a high performing, safe delivery culture in line with company vision and values, and drive continual improvement in safety performance
- Develop, implement, and maintain the operations management system - ensuring alignment and compliance with the Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) Regulations 2006 (ROGS)
- Develop and maintain the Professional Driving & Shunting Policy - working with the Operations Manager to ensure consistent implementation across the operations team
- Develop and maintain a site safety risk register, supported by a suite of risk assessments related to all rail operations undertaken - ensuring associated risk is managed to a level as low as reasonably practicable (ALARP)
- Management and continued development of the Fatigue Risk Management System (FRMS) for all safety critical activities carried out by the operations team - ensuring alignment with industry best practice
- Development, implementation, and management of operational safety notices, and urgent safety alerts
- Work with the Operations Trainer and Assessor to ensure robust arrangements are in place for the training and briefing of new/ updated operations standards & procedures
- Work with the Operations Trainer and Assessor to develop and implement an annual operations safety training programme (practical & theory) to increase safety knowledge and awareness across the operations team (notably in relation to non-technical skills) - incorporating industry best practice
- Work with the Operations & Assessor ensure robust arrangements are in place for the delivery and management of Personal Track Safety for persons working at Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre (staff, contractors, and other 3rd parties)
- Carry out investigations into operational safety events, ensuring actions & recommendations are completed in a timely manner
- Work with the Operations Manager to develop and implement strategies to reduce operational safety events - based on lessons learned and industry best practice
- Maintain up to date knowledge of legislation and industry changes affecting rail operations - ensuring associated internal standards & procedures remain compliant and associated working practices enable safe delivery
- Implement and manage operational safety actions/ recommendations tracking, ensuring timely closure
- Produce regular management reports which include operational safety Key Performance Indictors
- Carry out regular audits & inspections to monitor compliance with operational standards & procedures, ensuring corrective actions are addressed in a timely manner, and areas of good practice are identified and further developed
- Provide expert operational safety advice and guidance to the operations team to drive continual improvement of operational working practices - in line with industry best practice
- Attend meetings on behalf of the General Manager - Operations and Safety as required
Skills / Experience
What you'll need to have
- Extensive experience managing safety in a rail operations environment
- NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent
- Trained risk assessor / Trained accident investigator
- Train driving experience / Train Driving Licence (desirable)
- Demonstrable experience of delivering a positive and sustaining safe delivery culture in an operational environment
- Conversant with health & safety legislation and industry railway operational safety standards (incl. Rule book)
- Experience of developing and/ or implementing ROGS compliant management systems
Salary: £70,000 - £77,000 negotiable dependant on experience plus package including:
- 10% annual bonus
- Pension Scheme
- Flexible Working
- 25 Days annual leave plus bank holidays- ability to buy & sell up to 5 days
- Healthcare cash plan & life Assurance