Job Ref: 213019397

Date: 2021-01-14 14:44:23

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Job Title – Safety Strategy Manager (Rail)

Location – working from home/The Quadrant, Milton Keynes

Rates – £474.52 LTD/Umbrella or £414.31 PAYE – In Scope of IR35

About the role / project:

Working on the safety strategy across all regions for Network Rail. The role will involve liaising with business managers and strategy managers across Network Rail to create the new safety strategy management document for passengers and the Network Rail workforce. The role will also involve reviewing existing documents and dealing with complex and conflicting views whilst compiling the new safety strategy documents which will be short & punchy.

Provide strategic direction to the Chief Safety Officer. Provide timely and compelling safety advice and provide vision and motivational leadership across the business.
Set the long-term functional objectives and framework for safety across Network Rail.
Develop strategy, business objectives and performance measures to enable Network Rail to meet its responsibilities for management of key safety impacts in all of its operations.
Support the business with liaison and negotiation with statutory bodies and other safety stakeholders for Network Rail taking into account the business requirements and reputation risks. Where needed lead functional discussions with regulators for England, Scotland and Wales.
Lead the review and comment on consultations relating to safety issues and identify risks and opportunities. Make recommendations about the business processes to incorporate requirements and responsibilities.
Review, and accept as appropriate, recommendations arising from formal investigations and other investigations into safety issues.
Lead on communication of Network Rail's safety vision and strategy to wider public, stakeholders and wider industry.
Utilise evidence from assurance activities that enable Network Rail to improve our safety performance, standards and policies.Your experience will include:

Rail – ideal
Experience of creating new policy documents
IOSH/NEBOSH

Relevant Degree in health and safety management or equivalent
Demonstrable experience of health and safety management, forming policy and delivering projects or enhancements
Proven experience in delivery of large change projects in an infrastructure setting
Excellent understanding of the legal framework health and safety
Ability to influence decision makers at all levels
Ability to lead staff/teams to deliver results
Good knowledge of Government Policy relating to health and safety
Membership of an appropriate professional body e.g. IOSHWhat you'll get in return

Network Rail (powered by Capita), understand what it is like to work as a contractor and do everything they can to make it a simple process for you – this includes a dedicated Onboarding and extension teams and access to a web based timesheet portal giving you an ability to access and submit your timesheets wherever you are.

About our client – Network Rail

Network Rail is at the operational centre of the railway and playing a key role in a rapidly evolving industry. We are responsible for rebuilding Britain's railway infrastructure and are managing some of the biggest and most complex engineering programmes in Europe. Over the next five years we will be spending around £23 billion to maintain and upgrade every aspect of an infrastructure that comprises 21,000 miles of track, 2,500 stations, 9,000 level crossings, 40,000 bridges and tunnels, and signalling and power for the movement of 25,000 trains every day.

What we hope you will do next

Help us find out more about you by completing our short application process – Click apply now. You will then be directed to a Capita owned microsite that will assist you with your application. Once completed you will then be contacted by the relevant recruiter.

Network Rail welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, marital status (including civil partnerships), pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender status, sex (or gender), employment status, trade union affiliation, or other irrelevant factor. We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria

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