Senior Specialist - Rail Agency Quality, Health, Safety & Sustainability Office
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JOB PURPOSE: Ensure the effective implementation, monitoring, and continual improvement of Health & Safety standards across the Rail Agency.
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Job Purpose
Ensure the effective implementation, monitoring, and continual improvement of Health & Safety standards across the Rail Agency.
Promote a proactive safety culture through strategic planning, performance audits, incident investigation, and stakeholder engagement while supporting regulatory compliance and excellence program execution.
Strategy
- Contribute to strategic health and safety planning by integrating hazard trends, incident statistics, and legislative updates into annual plans.
- Support departments in aligning with local and international safety standards, ensuring documentation and compliance readiness.
- Conduct benchmarking studies to identify safety best practices and incorporate them into agency-wide programs.
Operations
- Monitor contractor, consultant, and partner compliance with agency health and safety requirements.
- Lead health & safety risk assessments, site inspections, and hazard identification exercises, ensuring corrective actions are implemented.
- Investigate workplace incidents, accidents, and near misses, conducting root cause analysis and recommending preventive measures.
- Facilitate safety committee meetings and cross-departmental workshops to review performance indicators and promote safe work practices.
- Manage Health and Safety performance of the agency, contractors, consultants.
Product And Process Improvement
- Develop and deliver safety training programs covering hazard awareness, emergency response, and incident reporting.
- Maintain and update safety procedures, manuals, legal register, and emergency protocols based on lessons learned and industry developments.
- Implement safety culture improvement initiatives and monitor their effectiveness through KPIs and staff feedback.
- Produce monthly HSE statistic report.
- Technical review of Health & Safety Management Plans for operator, maintainer, and new projects.
Physical Working Conditions
- Conduct site visits, audits, and field inspections across depots, stations, and work sites, ensuring adherence to health & safety protocols.
- Conduct investigation of railway accidents and other safety incidents and events.
Education
Bachelor's degree/ master’s degree in engineering, preferably civil, electrical, mechanical, industrial, environmental, or chemical engineering.
Experience
6+ years in case of master’s degree (8+ years in case of bachelor’s degree).
Job Category
Quality and Excellence
Schedule-Time
Full time
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