Lead Auditor – Rail Safety Standards Board

Women in Rail; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days annual leave

Job summary

RSSB is seeking a Lead Auditor to help keep Britain’s railways safe and efficient. This home-based role involves travel across Kent, Harrogate, Newcastle and surrounding areas, with flexibility and career development opportunities.

IRCA-accredited or health and safety qualifications are valued, and a strong customer-service mindset is essential. You will conduct audits, prepare reports, manage risk and communicate findings to stakeholders at various levels, occasionally deputising for the Senior

Qualifications

• Experience auditing against defined standards.
• IRCA accreditation or health & safety qualifications preferred.
• Rail sector experience is advantageous, with willingness to develop rail knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Perform audits and assess competency, capability and capacity of entities and their staff.
• Prepare reports and perform risk management to improve safety and efficiency.
• Audit suppliers registering to RSSB via RISQS.

Skills

Auditing against standards

IRCA/health & safety qualifications

Rail sector experience

MS Office proficiency

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Accountability & ownership

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate

IOSH Technical

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Ready to take your auditing expertise further? Join RSSB as one of their Lead Auditors and play a key role in keeping Britain’s railways safe and efficient. This is a home-based role with travel, mostly covering the Kent, Harrogate or Newcastle areas or surrounding, offering flexibility, career development, and a competitive benefits package. Whether you come from rail or another industry, if you’re IRCA-accredited or have qualifications in health and safety and you are passionate about quality and safety, they want to hear from you.

Overview

Ready to take your auditing expertise further? Join RSSB as one of their Lead Auditors and play a key role in keeping Britain’s railways safe and efficient. This is a home-based role with travel, mostly covering the Kent, Harrogate or Newcastle areas or surrounding, offering flexibility, career development, and a competitive benefits package. Whether you come from rail or another industry, if you’re IRCA-accredited or have qualifications in health and safety and you are passionate about quality and safety, RSSB want to hear from you.

Responsibilities

What You’ll Do

As a Lead Auditor, you will:

• Perform audits and analyse the competency, capability and capacity of an entity and its employees’ services and products.
• Prepare reports and perform risk management tasks to protect, improve safety, efficiency and ensure compliance with appropriate standards and regulations.
• Be responsible for undertaking audits on suppliers registering to provide services through RSSB using the Rail Industry Supplier Qualification System (RISQS).
• Ensure compliance with scheme procedures by examining records, reports, operating practices, and documentation and adherence to business procedures.
• Undertake remote and client site-based audits through planning, opening, carrying out and closing audit procedures and protocols
• Prepare or contribute to a final audit report, including making recommendations for improvements to systems and/or processes.
• Communicate with a range of stakeholder levels including management to understand the business and their needs and to share audit findings by preparing a final report, discussing findings with auditees.
• Contribute to team goals and occasionally deputise for the Senior Lead Auditor

Qualifications

What RSSB are looking for:

As the specific geographical coverage for this role is based in Kent, Harrogate or Newcastle, and the Lead Auditor will be expected to travel to cover audits nationwide, candidates will need to be based in theKent, Harrogate or Newcastleor the surrounding areas.

• Experience in auditing against defined standards
• NEBOSH General Certificate or IOSH Technical or equivalent.
• Rail experience is great— but if you’re new to rail, as long as you have a willing to develop knowledge in this industry – RSSB will help you.
• Proficient with IT, including MS applications.
• Able to build effective professional relationships with stakeholders
• Able to communicate effectively and share thoughts and ideas through methods appropriate to the audience.
• You’ll be adaptable and will respond effectively when embracing new opportunities, change and in navigating uncertainty.
• You’ll take responsibility and demonstrate accountability in completing tasks and achieving objectives, actively seeking to resolve problems and identify opportunities.
• You’ll be committed to customer service and placing customer satisfaction at the heart of RSSB’s success to ensure they deliver against shared goals.

Why Join RSSB?

They value their people and offer a competitive benefits package, including:

• 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)