Workforce Safety & Environment Coach

In this dynamic role, you'll be a driving force behind fostering a culture of excellence in Health, Safety, and Environmental management. By offering expert advice and hands-on support, you'll empower our team to embrace best practices, champion innovative solutions, and inspire transformative change in safety and environmental behaviours across every aspect of our work. Key accountabilities include : 1.Support the briefing and implementation of national and area safety campaigns. 2.Coach and guide the team on workforce safety and environmental Standard Procedures. 3.Assist in the upskilling in health, safety and environmental issues. 4.Provide support in the delivery of workforce accident and incident investigations. 5.Provide support to the Workforce Health Safety & Environment Advisors in the collation of workforce health, safety and environment data. 6.Provide support in safety and environmental meetings. 7.Where appropriate provide assistance in the review and acceptance of method statements and risk assessments. 8.Where appropriate provide advice in the delivery of the accident reduction strategy. 9.Monitor workforce safety behaviours in the workplace.

• Experience of working in an operational environment.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.
• Able to understand and articulate / explain written procedures.
• Knowledge and experience of accident and incident investigation processes.
• Knowledge of risk assessment processes.
• Good working knowledge of problem-solving skills.
• Able to understand simple data and numerical trends.
• Basic IT skills (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
Desirable
• Professional safety or environment related qualification.
• A basic understanding of safety procedures and legislation applicable to railway maintenance.
• Full driving licence plus C1.
  
  Route Services is a division of Network Rail that provides the Routes with services so they can help Network Rail deliver a better railway for a better Britain. We support the Routes with a myriad of services and supplies they need to maintain and operate the railway. See the diagram for a breakdown of our services. To learn more, please to watch our video.
This role sits within Supply Chain Operations (SCO) , an area of the business which supplies and delivers the logistics, materials, components, rail and road fleet that enable the maintenance and renewal of the railway. SCO keeps the materials, machinery and components required by its customers moving - making sure they are on-site when needed so work can go ahead as planned and on schedule.