As the Health and Safety Manager you will have professional experience, with at least 5 years gained in the UK rail industry in a construction & major project delivery capacity.
Preferably, you will also have some experience of holding roles in fast paced and complex environments during the setup of a new organisation.
Your skills and experience will include:
- Extensive practical experience in project delivery health and safety management;
- Robust knowledge of associated management system standards (e.g. ISO 9001, ISO 14001) and relevant legislation, standards and regulations, especially in the delivery of capital programmes (e.g. Network Rail GRIP requirements);
- Strong risk management capabilities;
- CDM
- Demonstrable experience in the delivery of education, training and cultural change programmes;
- Experience of facilitating and driving continuous improvement and innovation in an challenging and fast-moving engineering and technical environment;
- Experience of resolving and escalating risks, issues and conflicts as necessary;
- Experience in leading and managing teams within matrixed ways of working;
- Excellent communication, presentation and people management skills;
- Strong ability to engage and manage a variety of stakeholders; stakeholder engagement, negotiation and conflict resolution skills;
- Strong understanding of business needs and experience utilising health & safety to support
- an organisation’s wider objectives; and
- Confidence in dealing with high levels of uncertainty and ambiguity in a constantly changing and challenging environment.
- Bachelor’s degree (various engineering, science, environment and / or business appropriate) or equivalent demonstrable experience;
- Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety & Health (CMIOSH);
- Lead Auditor;
- Industry standard health and safety qualification (e.g. NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent);
- Rail-related safety skills (e.g. current CCS/Sentinel card holder) would be advantageous
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