Occupational Safety Manager

Job Introduction

Are you looking for a new challenge? We have an exciting opportunity for an Occupational Safety Manager to support the implementation and management of a comprehensive and professional occupational safety policy, advisory and assurance service throughout Southeastern. 

Role Responsibility

• Act as a focal point with all levels of management and external parties to ensure that the reporting and recording systems are delivering occupational safety improvement and ensuring that Southeastern achieve and can demonstrate sound occupational safety.
• Supporting the Occupational Safety Policy Manager in ensuring that occupational safety standards are developed and reviewed against policy and performance to provide assurance that Southeastern meet industry and legal requirements. 
• Provide support for the maintenance of accreditation to ISO45001.  
• Support the development of Southeastern’s health and safety management system, policies, and standards, including safety communications and support to line managers to deliver an excellent safety culture throughout the company.
• Provide regular reports that provide senior managers and executive team with trend analysis that will allow decisions to be taken form an informed perspective.
• Develop the process for ensuring that significant incidents and accidents, including significant environmental events, are investigated appropriately and that recommendations are recorded, reviewed, and tracked to give assurance the intention has been fulfilled.
• Develop the systems and processes to deliver assurances of health safety and environmental performance through development of both leading and lagging (active and reactive) key performance indicators and targets.   
• Support the process for the handling of claims by and against Southeastern in respect of loss, damage, and personal injury.  Ensure that claims these are dealt with in a timely and cost-effective manner, reducing Southeastern’s financial exposure so far as is practicable.   
• Manage the systems for management of change (safety validation process) and document control to ensure that organisational change and documents are validated tracked and issued.

The Ideal Candidate

To be considered for this role we recommend you demonstrate the below in your application;

• Recognised qualification in occupational safety (at least NEBOSH National General Certificate or equivalent) with a practical understanding of the application of those principles within the railway industry.
• Recognised qualification in accident / incident investigation (PPWD, Arthur D Little or equivalent)     
• National Diploma in Railway Operations (Institute of Railway Operators) or equivalent desirable.

Package Description

Southeastern recognises the value of every individual employee and offers benefits that reflect this.

As well as a generous salary, we offer an comprehensive benefits package which includes;

• A Contributory Final Salary Pension Scheme 
• Free rail travel on Southeastern and GTR rail services (extends to family members for leisure/educational travel)
• After a qualifying period, reduced rate travel on other train operators, including European services
• Up to 25 days annual leave entitlement (plus bank holidays)
• Private healthcare
• Access to an array of discounts for retail and leisure products through our benefits scheme.
• Family friendly benefits including enhanced maternity/paternity leave, parental leave and carers leave.

About the Company

About Southeastern

Southeastern runs train services into London from Kent and East Sussex, operating almost 1,700 trains a day, carrying more than 400,000 passengers, serving 176 stations and covering 540 miles of track.

Just over 4,600 employees - mostly from the communities that we serve - work together to provide this vital service and we are looking to expand our successful team. We have a strong set of values that shape the way we run our business and guide our staff in delivering what our customers need. These are:

• We aim to be the best
• We make the difference together
• We care passionately about our people and our passengers

We are committed to being an inclusive employer, creating a workplace where everyone can come to work, feel safe and comfortable and able to do everything to the best of their ability. Read about some of the great Diversity and Inclusion initiatives our Head of Colleague Experience has been leading on here. 

We recognise the positive value of diversity and it matters to us that our teams reflect the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

We proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for Women. If you would like to know more information about how we are supporting our employees, you can view our policies and initiatives here.

We have also won the Top Employer award at the Women in Rail Awards 2022!

If you have been unsuccessful in the recruitment process for the same/similar position you will not be eligible to apply for a period of 6 months from that date.

All offers of employment are subject to us obtaining satisfactory references (covering all education, training, employment and unemployment in the preceding 5 years and any previous railway employment). We will also complete right to work in the UK and criminal record checks. This is to ensure we are employing the best person for the role and to protect our customers, colleagues and our reputation. We are unable to offer sponsorship to work in the UK. 

This post will close before the intended closing date should sufficient number of suitable applications be received. Therefore, if you are interested in applying for this role, we suggest that you do so at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment.

SOUTHEASTERN is owned by SE Trains Ltd, a subsidiary of the Department for Transport’s public sector owning group, ‘DOHL.’ DOHL has responsibility for three rail companies, LNER, Northern Trains Limited and SE Trains.

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