Head of Rail Safety

Head of Rail Safety focuses on support to motivate team members to deliver an excellent service to the rail business and associated projects.

What the role involves

• Support to motivate team members to deliver an excellent service to the rail business and associated projects.
• Establish top 10 client list and relationships across the region to drive deeper relationships with towards influencing beyond contractual value.

Skills and requirements

• Ensure that industry accreditations and memberships, e.g., RISQS (Railway Industry Supplier Qualification Scheme), CIRAS, Sentinel, are maintained.
• Ensure that relevant bidding portals such as RISQS are kept up to date and that all Arup applicable skills and services are qualified.
• Ensure commercial teams have the in depth technical and operational advice for bids, pre-qualification questionnaires and certification schemes, raising any major pursuits queries.
• Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities.

Confirmed role details

• Establish and energise a regional network of Part Time rail safety professionals which ensures communication and coordination for Arup across all Geographies and Groups in the regi.
• Ensure the delivery of Bi-monthly Rail Safety briefings to the rail business, driving communication, learning and sharing of best practice.
• Rail business management system internal audits, checking and inspections are completed to plan across geography/region.
• Lead where necessary on large, complex or high-risk audits.

Additional role context

• The Head of Rail Safety role comprises 2-3 days/week, with the candidate also directly supporting projects for the remaining time, principally on HSEQ activities.