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Location
Blackfriars, GB
Department Name
Southern Region
About Network Rail
Join Our Team at Network Rail!
Investing in our people is key to enhancing the safety, reliability, and efficiency of our railway system. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact, then this opportunity is for you!
About our people and the recruitment process - We're an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone! We encourage our colleagues to work flexibly, as we know traditional working patterns don't always fit. If you want to consider working flexibly, just let us know and we'll do our best to help and invest in your career with us, whilst you have a healthy work life balance.
We're also a Disability Confident Leader employer and we'll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles.
The Sussex route, which includes the Brighton Main Line and its branch lines, is among the busiest and most congested in the country, carrying just under 4,000 scheduled passenger and freight services each day.
Principally a commuter route to and from London, the route is critical to the regional and national economy, transporting high volumes of travellers from the south coast to the capital, as well as Gatwick Airport, the country’s second busiest international airport and a key gateway to the United Kingdom.
Brief Description
We are currently seeking a Head of Route SHE to work with the route leadership team, to lead the activities necessary to continuously improve safety, health, environment and sustainable development (SHE) performance in the route, and provide management assurance to the route leadership team on the extent to which the route is managing and reducing its SHE risks.
About the role (External)
Key Accountabilities:
1. Contribute to the formulation and on-going development of Network Rail's strategies and plans on safety, health, environment and sustainable development and input to the development and review of the Home Safe and Environment & Sustainable Development plans, through constructive participation in the SHE Integration Review Group and any relevant company-wide programmes.
2. Identify and keep under review all SHE risks relevant to the route and the controls put in place to manage the identified risks, advise the route leadership team when controls become or are likely to become ineffective.
3. Within the context of the Home Safe and Environment & Sustainable Development plans lead the development and implementation of the Route SHE Plan aimed at supporting the implementation of the company's strategies, managing SHE risks and compliance with all SHE related regulations, permits, consents and licences.
4. Provide leadership on SHE matters across the route, advise the route leadership team on SHE matters to enable them to meet their responsibilities as managers and inform the Route Managing Director on the capability requirements to implement the Route SHE Plan.
5. Lead the development and implementation of appropriate processes so the route complies with the Life Saving Rules and SHE related components of the Business Critical Rules.
6. Support the implementation the company's health and safety, and environmental management systems across all route activities.
7. Act as the Designated Competent Person (DCP) for workforce accidents including providing expert advice on accident and incident investigation tools, techniques and best practice. Direct the reporting of all accidents and incidents on the route and implement the Fair Culture processes.
8. Lead the route leadership team in reviewing the effectiveness of investigation recommendations, mitigating the highlighted risks, and embed within the route the learning from incidents to eliminate the potential for repeats including the investigating wider out of Route learning.
9. Develop and embed effective performance monitoring arrangements to enable progress against the Route SHE Plan to be assessed.
10. Lead the implementation of SHE culture change programmes within the framework established by the corporate Safety, Technical and Engineering (STE) function.
11. Lead engagement with regulatory bodies, trades unions, customers and other stakeholders on SHE matters specific to the route.
12. Act as the single point of contact for STE reporting on the Route.
Job Skills, Experience and Qualifications:
Essential
- Significant experience in senior management role
- Experience of leading teams in a complex, dynamic environment
- Experience of managing safety, health, environmental and/or sustainable development issues
- Competent in safety, occupational health and at least working towards environmental management to NEBOSH Diploma level or equivalent
- Detailed understanding of NR safety and environmental management systems
Desirable
- An understanding of the performance regime and financial systems
Closing date: Friday 22nd March. - Late applications will not be accepted.
Interview dates: 8th & 9th April
Remote working opportunity!this role requires working in the office 2/3 days a week
What does our recruitment process look like?
- Once you have applied, our Recruitment Specialist will look at your CV.
- If your experience matches what we're looking for, you'll be invited to an interview
Drugs and Alcohol Standard:
Our Drugs and Alcohol Standard is changing as of 16.01.2023. All prospective candidates who have not been offered a conditional role by 16.01.2023 will be required to undergo and pass a drugs and alcohol test. Your application will be rescinded if you record a positive test. All positive drugs and alcohol test results for prospective candidates will be securely held on Sentinel database and a 5 year suspension from applying for a safety critical role, a role which requires PTS certification or a Key Safety role on Network Rail Managed Infrastructure will be enforced.
You can visit Evenbreaks Career Hive for advice on accessibility support if you're unsure of the options available. Should you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications, please add a note to your application.
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Head ofRoute Safety Health & Environment
Location
Blackfriars, GB
Department Name
Southern Region
About Network Rail
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We're dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that reflects the passengers we serve. To achieve this, we're committed to becoming an open, diverse, and inclusive workplace, leveraging the skills and expertise of our talented workforce. Together, we strive to create a safe and accessible railway for everyone. Discover more about the importance of Diversity and Inclusion at Network Rail by clicking here.
Investing in our people is key to enhancing the safety, reliability, and efficiency of our railway system. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact, then this opportunity is for you!
About our people and the recruitment process - We're an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone! We encourage our colleagues to work flexibly, as we know traditional working patterns don't always fit. If you want to consider working flexibly, just let us know and we'll do our best to help and invest in your career with us, whilst you have a healthy work life balance.
We're also a Disability Confident Leader employer and we'll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles.
The Sussex route, which includes the Brighton Main Line and its branch lines, is among the busiest and most congested in the country, carrying just under 4,000 scheduled passenger and freight services each day.
Principally a commuter route to and from London, the route is critical to the regional and national economy, transporting high volumes of travellers from the south coast to the capital, as well as Gatwick Airport, the country’s second busiest international airport and a key gateway to the United Kingdom.
Brief Description
We are currently seeking a Head of Route SHE to work with the route leadership team, to lead the activities necessary to continuously improve safety, health, environment and sustainable development (SHE) performance in the route, and provide management assurance to the route leadership team on the extent to which the route is managing and reducing its SHE risks.
About the role (External)
Key Accountabilities:
1. Contribute to the formulation and on-going development of Network Rail's strategies and plans on safety, health, environment and sustainable development and input to the development and review of the Home Safe and Environment & Sustainable Development plans, through constructive participation in the SHE Integration Review Group and any relevant company-wide programmes.
2. Identify and keep under review all SHE risks relevant to the route and the controls put in place to manage the identified risks, advise the route leadership team when controls become or are likely to become ineffective.
3. Within the context of the Home Safe and Environment & Sustainable Development plans lead the development and implementation of the Route SHE Plan aimed at supporting the implementation of the company's strategies, managing SHE risks and compliance with all SHE related regulations, permits, consents and licences.
4. Provide leadership on SHE matters across the route, advise the route leadership team on SHE matters to enable them to meet their responsibilities as managers and inform the Route Managing Director on the capability requirements to implement the Route SHE Plan.
5. Lead the development and implementation of appropriate processes so the route complies with the Life Saving Rules and SHE related components of the Business Critical Rules.
6. Support the implementation the company's health and safety, and environmental management systems across all route activities.
7. Act as the Designated Competent Person (DCP) for workforce accidents including providing expert advice on accident and incident investigation tools, techniques and best practice. Direct the reporting of all accidents and incidents on the route and implement the Fair Culture processes.
8. Lead the route leadership team in reviewing the effectiveness of investigation recommendations, mitigating the highlighted risks, and embed within the route the learning from incidents to eliminate the potential for repeats including the investigating wider out of Route learning.
9. Develop and embed effective performance monitoring arrangements to enable progress against the Route SHE Plan to be assessed.
10. Lead the implementation of SHE culture change programmes within the framework established by the corporate Safety, Technical and Engineering (STE) function.
11. Lead engagement with regulatory bodies, trades unions, customers and other stakeholders on SHE matters specific to the route.
12. Act as the single point of contact for STE reporting on the Route.
Job Skills, Experience and Qualifications:
Essential
- Significant experience in senior management role
- Experience of leading teams in a complex, dynamic environment
- Experience of managing safety, health, environmental and/or sustainable development issues
- Competent in safety, occupational health and at least working towards environmental management to NEBOSH Diploma level or equivalent
- Detailed understanding of NR safety and environmental management systems
Desirable
- An understanding of the performance regime and financial systems
How to apply (External)
Closing date: Friday 22nd March. - Late applications will not be accepted.
Interview dates: 8th & 9th April
Click apply now to apply.
Remote working opportunity!this role requires working in the office 2/3 days a week
What does our recruitment process look like?
- Once you have applied, our Recruitment Specialist will look at your CV.
- If your experience matches what we're looking for, you'll be invited to an interview
Drugs and Alcohol Standard:
Our Drugs and Alcohol Standard is changing as of 16.01.2023. All prospective candidates who have not been offered a conditional role by 16.01.2023 will be required to undergo and pass a drugs and alcohol test. Your application will be rescinded if you record a positive test. All positive drugs and alcohol test results for prospective candidates will be securely held on Sentinel database and a 5 year suspension from applying for a safety critical role, a role which requires PTS certification or a Key Safety role on Network Rail Managed Infrastructure will be enforced.
You can visit Evenbreaks Career Hive for advice on accessibility support if you're unsure of the options available. Should you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications, please add a note to your application.
Network Rail Benefits - To find out about what benefits we offer, click here
All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks. Click here for more information
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