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About Network Rail
At Network Rail, we're part of a large family serving millions of passengers and freight users throughout the UK every day. Our service impacts millions of people and we strive to become more efficient as we enhance, maintain, and operate our network.
Our passengers and freight users are at the heart of everything we do. We help connect people to their friends and families and get goods to their destination safely and efficiently. We're an organisation where people matter. When you're part of our team, you matter to us, and you matter to millions.
The Wales & Western region includes more than 2,700 miles of railway and we serve communities and businesses of Wales, the Thames Valley, West of England, and the Southwest Peninsula.
Our ambition to be responsive to passengers and freight users drives us every day and we're empowered to do the right thing for those who use the rail network. We actively challenge unsafe practices and take responsibility for addressing risks, resolving issues, and protecting safety and wellbeing.
About our people and the recruitment process
We're an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone!
As a Network Rail employee, you will enjoy a wide range of benefits!
* Privileged staff travel - Leisure travel discount of 75% on all leisure travel and includes family members.
* A subsidy of up to 75% on rail and underground season tickets if you travel to work on the train.
* GWR ticket alliance - Heavily discounted all day passes for you and up to 3 friends and family to use across the GWR network.
* Benefits package including healthcare offers, a cycle to work scheme, discounted healthcare club membership, and discounted offers and benefits including childcare, healthcare and online shopping site.
* A range of Pension schemes to choose from.
* Effectively manage work-life balance with a 35hrs per week contract, hybrid working, and enhanced family friendly support.
* 5 days paid volunteering leave.
* 2 weeks paid reserve leave for the Armed Forces community.
In Wales and Western region, you will have the opportunity to join PROUD, our reward and recognition scheme where you can say thanks and recognise colleagues across the region who have demonstrated outstanding values and behaviours.
Brief Description
You will be responsible for delivering the Functional Audit Programme. Conducting audits, verifying the effectiveness of the audit framework, and supporting the implementation of improvements across Network Rail. This role is essential in assessing region-wide compliance with health, safety, environmental, and quality control frameworks, ensuring alignment with legislation and company standards.
About the role (External)
Your Main Responsibilities will be to:
1. Carry out functional audits and other special topic and cross-functional audits, as specified in the Functional Audit Programme.
2. Assist in the development of detailed audit protocols for the audits, coordinating the input of technical specialists as required.
3. Work with line managers to determine a risk-based approach to directing the audits, taking into consideration the delivery needs of the organisation.
4. Implement the audit arrangements to agreed timescales and quality standards, facilitating inputs from the technical specialists as required.
5. Produce timely high-quality audit reports and analysis, review the findings with auditees and enter the relevant details of Non-Conformances and corresponding actions into the company database.
6. Liaise with line managers on progress with closing out audit actions, provide the appropriate assurance checks on closure and enter details of closure into the company database.
7. Analyse audit outputs to identify issues and make recommendations for improvement based on recognised best practice.
8. Verify the effectiveness of the audit framework and protocols.
9. Provide professional advice and support to the Network Rail Telecoms teams for all audit activities, including the provision of training as required.
You will ideally have
* Must be a member of the Institute of Occupational Health and safety (IOSH) at Technical (TechIOSH) level or above.
* Knowledge of railway operations and/or maintenance management, processes and techniques.
* Knowledge of the Health and Safety Management System and relevant legislation.
* Lead Auditor qualified (IATCA / IRCA).
* Excellent report writing and presentation skills.
* Good interpersonal, influencing, communication and organisation skills.
What could set you apart
* Good understanding of the railway industry.
* Associated membership of a professional institute.
* NEBOSH Certificate.
Company
Every day, 4.8 million people use our network. Keeping Britain moving and building a better railway for the future is full of challenges – but also tremendous opportunities.
From our commitments to your development, our range of benefits and our approach to Diversity & Inclusion, we believe there are many reasons to join the team at Network Rail.
We’re proactive in empowering employees with the knowledge to help them progress. We encourage all our employees to be ambitious, and offer great training and career development opportunities.
Your health, wellbeing and benefits
We believe that safety and performance go hand in hand and this doesn’t just mean safety on the railway! We are committed to the wellbeing of our employees and believe, that should come first.
We have a range of benefits including:
* 28 days annual leave entitlement.
* My benefits – Our discounted online shopping site.
* A range of discounted offers including, childcare vouchers, Healthcare offers – cycle to work, healthcare club discounted membership and other benefits.
* Subsidies of up to 75% on rail and underground season tickets.
* A range of pension schemes.
* 2 weeks paid reserve leave for our Armed Forces community.
What Diversity and Inclusion means to us
‘Diversity’ means recognising differences between people while valuing the contribution they make. ‘Inclusion’ means creating safe and welcoming workplaces with fair cultures that encourages innovative and fresh ways of thinking.
Disability Confident Leader
Network Rail is an accredited Disability Confident Leader. This means, where a disabled applicant meets the essential criteria for any of our vacancies, they will receive an interview.
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