Position: H&S Manager (Signalling) 
Rate: £350
Location: Birmingham (Site based) 
Duration: 12 months
Start date: ASAP
 
Brief Description

To provide professional health and safety advice and support to teams, co-ordinate the relevant business activities and to facilitate compliance with the Network Rail Health and Safety Management System and all relevant legal, industry and company standards.

About the role (External)


Key Accountabilities

1. Provide functional support, guidance and professional expertise to the teams on all health and safety matters so as to deliver successful execution of the programme or works.
2. Work directly with the teams providing health and safety direction by leading the HSEA specialist aligned to the team. (Where applicable)
3. Lead/Direct periodic meetings with the contracting organisations to share and promulgate best practice and lessons learnt.
4. Provide support to the teams on inspection and monitoring of the safety and environmental performance of projects and monitor so that a consistent approach is taken to contractor occupational and construction safety across all work.
5. Work with teams to determine practical and deliverable measures to improve health & safety performance.
6. Support teams in the investigation of accidents and incidents and in the implementation of resulting recommendations.
7. Provide the single point of contact with HMRI and other health and safety organisations for day-to-day site health and safety.
8. Co-ordinate the health & safety activities of the programme and maintain effective liaison with other Regions, Programmes and Major Projects and aligned routes.


Job Skills, Experience and Qualifications
Essential

• NEBOSH Construction certificate

• NEBOSH Tech SP certificate

• Significant experience in the successful management of HSEA issues on major programmes of work in the construction and//or rail industries

• Project Safety Management course.

Desirable

• Membership of a relevant professional body with chartered status and/or educated to degree level.

• NEBOSH diploma, IEMA certificate,

• An experienced Health and Safety or Environment practitioner.

• Knowledge of Behavioural Change techniques.

• Knowledge of Network Rails systems and processes.

• Working knowledge of rules, Regulations and standards applicable to contractor safety.

People Group is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and are committed to promoting an inclusive environment for both our clients and employees.