Location
London

Hours
Permanent, full-time role

Salary
£52,000 per year + 5% uplift on salary upon successful completion of probation
Benefits package included

About the Role
This Safety Manager role provides professional safety leadership, advice, assurance and support across station operations, train presentation activities, train servicing operations and depot environments. You will play a key role in promoting a positive safety culture, supporting operational leadership, strengthening risk management arrangements and driving continuous improvement in safety performance.

Working closely with operational management teams and client representatives, you will ensure compliance with legal, contractual and company requirements whilst supporting the safe and efficient delivery of services. As the dedicated safety lead for the Eurostar contract, you will support the implementation of ABM's Safety Management System, maintain the St Pancras International (SPI) and Temple Mills International (TMI) Safety Plans, and drive continual improvement through effective governance, assurance and workforce engagement.

Key responsibilities include:
- Promoting a positive and proactive safety culture across all Eurostar operations
- Providing professional safety advice and support to managers, supervisors and frontline teams
- Supporting operational leadership in meeting their health and safety responsibilities
- Acting as a visible safety leader through regular site engagement, inspections and workforce interaction
- Driving workforce engagement through safety conversations, behavioural observations, briefings and safety campaigns
- Supporting delivery of ABM's behavioural safety and human performance initiatives
- Ensuring suitable and sufficient risk assessments and safe systems of work are developed, reviewed and maintained
- Supporting operational managers in identifying and managing workplace hazards and operational risks
- Maintaining and reviewing SPI and TMI Safety Plans to align with operational risks, contractual requirements and ABM standards
- Developing and delivering site inspection and safety assurance programmes
- Leading and supporting investigations into accidents, incidents, near misses and unsafe conditions
- Monitoring and analysing safety performance indicators and producing management reports
- Supporting development and delivery of safety training, briefings and workforce engagement activities
- Building positive relationships with Eurostar representatives and supporting client safety meetings and audits

This role requires a proactive approach to safety governance, risk management, incident investigation and continuous improvement within a complex, safety-critical operational environment.

Experience
- Proven experience as a Safety Manager, Health & Safety Manager or equivalent role
- Strong knowledge of UK health and safety legislation and risk management principles
- Experience conducting workplace inspections, audits and compliance reviews
- Experience undertaking incident investigations and root cause analysis
- Experience developing and reviewing risk assessments and safe systems of work
- Experience supporting operational teams within complex or safety-critical environments
- Working knowledge of ISO 45001 Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems
- Experience supporting or leading ISO 45001 internal audits and compliance reviews
- Experience developing, implementing and reviewing operational safety plans and improvement programmes
- Experience managing corrective actions and verifying effectiveness following audits, inspections and incident investigations

About you
- Strong communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills
- Excellent organisational and planning capability
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Full UK driving licence

Qualifications
- NEBOSH Certificate/Diploma (or equivalent) or equivalent experience
- Membership of IOSH (TechIOSH minimum), IIRSM or similar

Highly Desirable
- Experience within rail, transport, aviation, logistics or other safety-critical operational sectors
- Experience working within rail depots, train servicing environments, stations or engineering facilities
- Understanding of operational safety risks associated with rail depot and station environments
- Familiarity with rail industry safety culture initiatives, contractor assurance processes and workforce engagement programmes
- Knowledge of CIRAS reporting arrangements
- Experience supporting safety improvement or recovery programmes
- Experience working within customer-facing operational environments

Desirable Qualifications
- NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent Level 6 qualification
- Internal Auditor qualification
- GradIOSH or CMIOSH status
- Human Factors, Human Performance or Behavioural Safety training
- IOSH Managing Safely trainer qualification