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Head of Safety & Sustainable Development - IP
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Vacancy: Head of Safety & Sustainability
Location: York
Salary: 85,395 to 96,070
Role Type: Permanent
Employees will be entitled to a 75% discount off leisure travel this includes all off peak and super off peak tickets.
Network Rail Benefits - To find out about what benefits we offer, click here. At Network Rail you will have a clear development path with access to training and additional qualifications. You can enjoy a range of employee benefits, such as up to 28 days annual leave, 75% of Leisure Travel and Season Ticket for travel, a range of pension options, flexible and agile working arrangements, healthcare, discounts on shopping, gym memberships and much more.
Are you ready to make a difference in people's lives? At Network Rail, we connect passengers and freight customers, ensuring safe and efficient transportation across the country. We're an organisation where people truly matter, and when you join us, you matter to us and millions of others.
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.
About the role
Key Accountabilities
1. Provide direction to the region / route / function and senior leadership team on all safety and sustainable development matters.
2. Provide safety and sustainable development leadership for all region / route / function teams through directly managing the regional / route / function safety and environmental support team.
3. Provide timely and compelling safety and environmental advice across the region / route / function and partner organisations.
4. Lead the work with the leadership team to deliver risk controls necessary to manage risks to levels that are As Low as Reasonably Practicable, in compliance with corporate processes and systems.
5. Review and implement changes to the Network Rail management system focusing on achieving world-class standards of safety and environmental performance.
6. Provide timely advice to the region / route / function teams in the engagement of contractors and suppliers such that systems utilised are consistent with those applied by Network Rail and compliant with The Railways & Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) Regulations and other statutory requirements.
7. In support of the senior leadership team, develop and implement risk-based monitoring programmes to test compliance with legislative obligations and company processes and procedures.
8. Work collaboratively with the Health, Safety & Environment Director, and region / route / function safety teams to implement the Region / Function Safety, Health & Environment Strategy.
9. Direct the strategic and behavioural change programmes required by the region / route / function to support the safety and sustainability agenda and comply with wider company policies.
10. Provide the focus and principal point of contact with the enforcement authorities on health, safety and environmental management matters.
Job Skills and Qualifications
Essential
1. Member of a relevant professional body with chartered status and/or educated to degree level
2. Relevant experience at a senior level in managing specialist teams in support of the delivery of major construction projects and programmes
3. Good understanding of risk management
4. Good understanding of sustainability in the design and delivery of projects
5. Excellent report writing and presentation skills
6. Strong influencing and leadership skills
7. Good knowledge of railway and/or construction health, safety and environmental legislation
Desirable
1. Good knowledge of Network Rail's management systems
2. Good knowledge of railway operational and contractual practices
3. Good knowledge of construction practices
4. Comprehensive knowledge of GRIP
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.
We believe that investing in our people is one of the most effective ways of improving the safety, reliability and efficiency of the railway.
We also know that it’s vital to get each individual’s training programme just right. As well as helping us to meet our immediate needs, we believe this is an approach that encourages people to stay with us and develop their careers.
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 provide access to support services such as our employee assistance program to help you with finances, family, health and wellbeing. In addition to this, we offer excellent benefits, are sensitive to work-life balance and encourage our employees to use their 5 volunteer days for their favourite causes.
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 encourage innovative and fresh ways of thinking.
Our aspiration is that the behaviours and actions that support diversity and inclusion will come from the conviction of everyone here at Network Rail – making diversity and inclusion a conscious part of how we run our business throughout Britain.
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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