Risk and Safety Intelligence Analyst

Rail Safety and Standards Board Limited; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading rail safety organization in the City of London seeks a Risk and Safety Intelligence Analyst to drive safety improvements across the rail industry. This role involves data analysis, engaging with rail operators, and developing safety models and reports. Candidates should possess strong analytical skills, a relevant degree, and experience with tools like Excel and Python. The position offers a hybrid working model and a competitive benefits package including 30 days of annual leave, medical cover, and a performance-related bonus.

Benefits

30 days annual leave

Private medical and dental cover

Flexible and hybrid working options

Season ticket loan and travel subsidy

Cycle to work scheme

Volunteer leave

Performance-related bonus

Pension scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Possess analysis skills built on technical foundations or equivalent experience.
• Practical work-based experience applying analytical skills.
• Inquisitive mindset for understanding complex information.
• Ability to simplify complex concepts through research.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of the Rail Health and Safety Strategy.
• Provide health and safety analysis using data.
• Engage with rail operators on safety reporting consistency.
• Develop interactive dashboards and reports.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in mathematics, science, engineering or related discipline

Tools

Microsoft Excel

SQL

Power BI

Python

Job description

Overview

Join RSSB as a Risk and Safety Intelligence Analyst and make a real impact on rail safety across Great Britain. As a Risk and Safety Intelligence Analyst, you will work alongside other analysts, health and safety professionals and technical specialists, applying your analysis skills to generate insights from data and support safety improvement across the GB rail industry. Through this you will help deliver the Rail Health and Safety Strategy and strengthen RSSB’s position as a centre of excellence in risk management, analysis and data-driven insights. This is a permanent role based at the RSSB office in Fenchurch Avenue with hybrid working. In-office days will be based in the City of London, supported by a commuting travel subsidy benefit.

The closing date for this role is 11th December 2025. Candidates will be contacted before the closing date, so early application is encouraged. Interviews will take place W/C 15th December.

Responsibilities

You will undertake a program of work to support delivery of the Rail Health and Safety Strategy, which describes how companies across the industry will work together to tackle key risks. This will include the following;

• Provide health and safety analysis for GB rail, using data to find actionable insights and help our members understand issues and opportunities.
• Supporting new ways to automate industry reporting and analysis.
• Undertake safety risk modelling to help the development of RSSB models, including the Safety Risk Model, and utilizing these models to undertake quantified risk assessment.
• Engage with rail operators to help understand, monitor and improve the consistency of safety event reporting across GB rail.
• Support the team of RSI Analysts. This could include responding to data requests from internal and external stakeholders, undertaking or reviewing analysis to inform industry decisions, developing interactive dashboards, providing support to RSSB member companies’ safety reporting teams, co-working with our Data Science and AI team, or writing reports and delivering presentations based on your work.

Qualifications

Essential:

• Possess analysis skills built on:
  • Technical foundations gained through a degree in mathematics, science, engineering or a related discipline or through the equivalent experience.
  • Practical work based experience of applying analytical skills to real-life challenges.
  • An inquisitive mindset and an ability to quickly understand complex information and apply analytical thinking and problem‑solving skills.
  • Ability to turn complex concepts into simple language through individual research and learning.
• Communicate effectively and share thoughts and ideas through methods appropriate to the
• Adapt and respond effectively when embracing new opportunities, change and in navigating
• Actively contribute as part of a team and work towards achieving team goals and
• Take responsibility and demonstrate accountability in completing tasks and achieving objectives, actively seeking to resolve problems and identify opportunities.
• Committed to customer service and placing customer satisfaction at the heart of our success to ensure we deliver against our shared goals.
• Build effective professional relationships with stakeholders, understanding their unique goals and motivations, gaining credibility and effectively influencing to achieve desired outcomes.

Desirable:

• Experience of working in Microsoft Excel, SQL and Power BI, and programming experience, ideally with Python.
• Experience of safety related work, or a knowledge of or interest in these

Why join RSSB?We value our people and offer a competitive benefits package, including:

• 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• Private medical and dental cover
• Flexible and hybrid working options
• Season ticket loan and travel subsidy
• Cycle to work scheme
• Volunteer leave
• Performance‑related bonus
• Pension scheme
• Learning and development opportunities

Ready to Apply? Apply now and help us make rail travel safer for everyone.

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We understand the importance ofwork-life balanceand we offer our staff the flexibility to work within our core hours and the option to vary their location between both the office and home. If you are looking for further flexibility, speak to us at interview stage so that we can consider your request.