Risk and Safety Intelligence Analyst

RAIL SAFETY AND STANDARDS BOARD; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the railway industry is seeking a Risk and Safety Intelligence Analyst to generate insights from data, enhance safety improvement initiatives, and support the Rail Health and Safety Strategy. The role involves analysis and collaboration with various stakeholders to optimize safety operations across the GB rail system. Candidates should have strong analytical skills, a relevant degree, and experience with tools like Excel and Power BI.

Qualifications

• Possesses analysis skills built on technical foundations.
• Ability to communicate complex concepts in simple language.
• Experience in safety-related work or topics is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Undertake analysis to inform the development of safety strategies.
• Provide analysis support for safety event reporting improvements.
• Support the team by responding to data requests and developing dashboards.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Communication

Customer service

Education

Degree in mathematics, science, engineering or a related discipline

Tools

Microsoft Excel

SQL

Power BI

Python

Job description

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.

RSSB’s Risk and Safety Intelligence (RSI) Department manages and analyses health and safety data and undertakes risk assessments and risk modelling for the GB railway. It also develops guidance and tools and supports their use so that rail operators can manage risk effectively and efficiently. Its products and services are used across the rail industry to inform decisions that affect the safety and health of rail workers, passengers and the wider public.

There are a number of analysts within the Department. Two areas of specific focus for this role are analysis of safety in stations and onboard trains as well as safety data improvement.

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 work such as:

• Providing analysis support to the cross-sector People on Trains and Stations Risk Group.
• Undertaking analysis to inform the development of a new Platform Train Interface Strategy.
• Analysing incident reports and engaging with rail operators to identify and address data quality issues that affect the reporting of accidents at the platform-train interface.
• Analysing incident reports and engaging with rail operators to understand, monitor and improve the consistency of safety event reporting across GB rail.
• Providing analysis support to compare organisations incident/accident reporting rates using key normalisers to uncover differences in application of event scope, definitions and guidance.
• Supporting the team of RSI Analysts. This might mean 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:

• Possesses analysis skills built on:
  • Technical foundations, as might be gained through a degree in mathematics, science, engineering or a related discipline or through the equivalent experience.
  • Experience of applying analysis skills to real-world
  • An inquisitive mind and an ability to quickly understand complex information and apply analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
  • Able to turn complex concepts into simple language through individual research and learning.

• Communicates effectively and shares thoughts and ideas through methods appropriate to the audience
• Adapts and responds effectively when embracing new opportunities, change and in navigating
• Actively contributes as part of a team and works towards achieving team goals and
• Takes responsibility and demonstrates 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.
• Builds effective professional relationships with stakeholders, understanding their unique goals and motivations, gaining credibility and effectively influencing to achieve desired outcomes.
• Able to turn complex concepts into simple language through individual research and learning.

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 topics