Health & Safety Manager

ENGINEERINGUK; London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Health & Safety Manager to provide expertise and guidance in health and safety compliance across major railway projects. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence safety standards and practices while working on groundbreaking initiatives that shape the future of transportation. With a commitment to diversity and inclusion, the company fosters a supportive environment where your contributions can make a significant impact. Join a team dedicated to innovation and excellence in the railway sector, and help drive transformative change in the industry.

Benefits

28 days annual leave

Discounted online shopping

Childcare vouchers

Healthcare offers

Subsidies on rail season tickets

Pension schemes

Paid reserve leave for Armed Forces

Qualifications

• Significant experience managing HSEA issues in construction or rail.
• Membership of a relevant professional body with chartered status.

Responsibilities

• Provide health and safety support to teams for successful project execution.
• Lead health and safety direction and monitor performance across projects.

Skills

Health and Safety Management

Project Safety Management

Regulatory Compliance

Accident Investigation

Education

NEBOSH Construction Certificate

NEBOSH Tech SP Certificate

NEBOSH Diploma

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About Network Rail

Join Network Rail - Where People and Connections Matter

At Network Rail, we're dedicated to keeping passengers and freight moving safely and efficiently across the country. When you join us, you're not just part of a team - you're part of something that matters to millions. We believe that our people are at the heart of what we do, and every role plays a vital part in building a better, more connected railway. Click here to learn more.

We're committed to creating a diverse, inclusive workplace that reflects the communities we serve. To discover more about our ED&I commitments click here. We value flexibility and understand the importance of a healthy work-life balance. As a Disability Confident Leader, we'll do everything we can to accommodate any needs throughout the recruitment process.

GBRX

At GBRX, we are driving transformative change within the railway industry. We are seeking a Health and Safety Manager to provide professional health and safety advice in compliance to company standards and procedures.

At GBRX, we foster a values-driven culture rooted in curiosity, pioneering spirit, and tenacity. By applying a first principles approach, we tackle the most complex challenges in railway modernisation, pushing the boundaries of what's possible and driving transformative change.

Our mission is to reshape the future of the railway.

You'll work on groundbreaking projects that make a real-world impact. This hybrid role offers a balance of regular in-office collaboration with remote work, encouraging flexibility while enabling you to work closely with our diverse team.

At GBRX, we are driving innovation in the railway industry, delivering complex projects that shape the future of transportation.

If you're ready to make a real difference, we'd love to hear from you!

Brief Description

We're looking for a Health & Safety Manager to join us in GBRX to provide professional health and safety advice and support to teams, co-ordinate the relevant business activities and to facilitate compliance with the Network Rail (High Speed) Health and Safety Management System and all relevant legal, industry and company standards.

About the role (External)

Key Accountabilities

1. Provide functional support, guidance and professional expertise to the teams on all health and safety matters so as to deliver successful execution of the programme or works.

2. Work directly with the teams providing health and safety direction by leading the HSEA specialist aligned to the team. (Where applicable)

3. Lead/Direct periodic meetings with the contracting organisations to share and promulgate best practice and lessons learnt.

4. Provide support to the teams on inspection and monitoring of the safety and environmental performance of projects and monitor so that a consistent approach is taken to contractor occupational and construction safety across all work.

5. Work with teams to determine practical and deliverable measures to improve health & safety performance.

6. Support teams in the investigation of accidents and incidents and in the implementation of resulting recommendations.

7. Provide the single point of contact with HMRI and other health and safety organisations for day-to-day site health and safety.

8. Co-ordinate the health & safety activities of the programme and maintain effective liaison with other Regions, Programmes and Major Projects and aligned routes.

Essential Qualifications and Experience

• NEBOSH Construction certificate

• NEBOSH Tech SP certificate

• Significant experience in the successful management of HSEA issues on major programmes of work in the construction and//or rail industries

• Project Safety Management course.

Desirable Qualifications

• Membership of a relevant professional body with chartered status and/or educated to degree level.

• NEBOSH diploma, IEMA certificate,

• An experienced Health and Safety or Environment practitioner.

• Knowledge of Behavioural Change techniques.

• Knowledge of Network Rail's systems and processes.

• Working knowledge of rules, Regulations and standards applicable to contractor safety

Ready to lead and deliver high-quality health and safety? Join GBRX as a Health and Safety Manager and help shape the future of rail with your expertise.

How to apply (External)
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Salary Range: £55,596-£63,797
Closing date: 26th May 2025. - Late applications will not be accepted.

Click apply now to apply.

What does our recruitment process look like?

1. Once you have applied, our Recruitment Specialist will look at your CV.

2. If your experience matches what we're looking for, you'll be invited to an interview with the Hiring Manager

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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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. As the railway becomes bigger and more technologically advanced, it’s crucial that our employees have the right skills to develop their careers and meet the challenges ahead.

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 encourages 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 accreditedDisability Confident Leader . This means, where a disabled applicant meets the essential criteria for any of our vacancies, they will receive an interview.

Find out more about our recruitment processhere

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