Rail Principal Risk and Safety Intelligence Analyst - London

The market leading infrastructure recruitment specialist is supporting a leading International Standards body who are requiring a Principal Risk and Safety Intelligence Analyst to join their team in London.

Opportunity & Responsibilities:

Report directly to senior management and as part of a team working the Principal Risk and Safety Intelligence Analyst will be responsible for delivering key elements of the organisations' Risk and Safety Intelligence Work Programme. A key part of the role shall be to ensure the value, relevance and quality of outputs, and will work with member companies to embed the use of the organisations; products and services that support risk and evidence-based decisions. Through this you will support delivery of the industry strategy, Leading Health and Safety on Britain's Railway, and strengthen the organisations' position as a centre of excellence in risk management, analysis and data-driven insights.

Responsibilities:

• Undertake industry health and safety assurance activities, including identifying hazards, evaluating risk, facilitating workshops and advising decision makers.
• Plan, lead and carry out complex risk assessment, analysis and research such as:
  • Assessing the impact on whole-system risk and providing specialist advice to support decisions on changes to standards.
  • Providing strategic direction for the development of the organisations' Safety Risk Model, leading updates and enhancements and helping our members get value from it.
  • Developing and embedding new tools that address key risk issues and improve health and safety management in GB rail.
  • Identifying good risk management practice and promoting it through guidance, training and engagement.
  • Acting as technical lead for health and safety-related industry research projects.
• Provide expertise and consultancy support on risk management and analysis to internal members and other stakeholders. This includes identifying and cultivating commercial opportunities for external clients and delivering solutions that meet their needs.
• Lead, manage and motivate a small team of analysts. Guide and mentor colleagues to support their development. Provide technical leadership and matrix-management to cross-functional project teams.
• As a member of the Department's Leadership Team, identify and lead on opportunities to improve its performance, capability, products and services. For example, develop and enhance the processes, guidance, tools and techniques that are needed to meet industry needs and support, challenge and extend decision making.

Requirements for the role:

Essential:

• A recognised expert in health and safety risk management and risk-based decision making.
• A degree in mathematics, science, engineering or related discipline or equivalent experience.
• An effective risk professional's toolset and experience of applying this to address real issues, identify solutions and help to embed them.
• Extensive experience of quantified risk analysis, with numeracy and attention to detail. A proven ability to analyse data and build models using software packages and programming languages.
• Substantial experience of technical leadership and delivery of complex projects.
• An inquisitive mind with experience of applying analytical thinking and problem-solving with an ability to quickly understand complex information.
• A focus on delivering value and a positive experience to your customers, and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Desirable:

• An understanding of health and safety risk and practical experience of risk management in the current GB rail context.
• Experience of using standard Microsoft packages including Excel, MS Power BI, PostgreSQL and Python.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and standards.
• Familiarity with UK Rail Safety Risk Model and its application.
• Relevant professional qualification, chartership and/or hold or be working towards an appropriate fellowship.

Individuals from outside the rail industry but with strong Safety Modelling & Risk experience may be considered.

Must have the Right to Work in the UK.

Salary Package:

This is a permanent opportunity with a salary of around £70,000 to £80,000 plus strong benefit and bonus.

Key Words / SEO

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Closing Statement

ewi is an international consultancy focused on the search & selection of the Worlds leading engineering and construction professionals. We specialize in recruiting expats and local experts for major infrastructure and build projects across the globe.

If you are interested in this opportunity and have the required experience please send your cv to o.jones(at)ewi-group.com

ewi is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. ewi is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.