Group Safety, Security, Health & Environment Analyst in London

About DFT Operator

Join Our Team at DFTO

DFTO is the government’s public sector rail owning group. Its purpose is to bring all currently privately-owned train operators into public ownership in advance of the creation of Great British Railways in 2027 - and deliver improvements in the here and now by unifying and integrating train operations under common public ownership.

DFTO has over 30,000 employees, runs over 11,000 services a day and delivers over 930 million customer journeys across its networks every year. 7,000 people joined the railway family in the last year

Major improvements are being delivered by DFTO train operators (TOCs) that are already under public ownership - these are LNER, Northern, TransPennine Express (TPE), Southeastern, South Western Railway (SWR), c2c, Greater Anglia, WM Trains, GTR. and Chiltern.

We work closely with the DfT but operate independently with our own governance and leadership teams. Our priority is ensuring efficient, dependable rail services for everyone.

Primary Purpose of Job:

To provide analysis and reporting for the safety, health & environment analysis and reporting team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Undertake analysis of Group TOC and rail industry safety, health & environment indicators, metrics and benchmarking to produce management reports to time and of the required standard. ·
• Support the Group Safety, Security, Health & Environment Director with general administration, calendar management, meeting preparation and briefing, particularly in respect of their role chairing quarterly TOC SHE Committee meetings.
• Support the development and implementation of key performance indicators, targets and metrics for safety, health & environment performance across Group TOCs, whilst respecting each TOC’s bespoke safety management system and their responsibility for TOC safety, priorities and risk profiles
• Contribute to the development of data collection methodologies and assurance mechanisms, co-ordinating Group wide activities, encouraging data sharing, best practice and rail industry collaboration.
• Undertake data assurance activities; verify data requirements undertake analysis, review and interpret analysis, support Group audit activity relating to Safety, Security, Health & Environmental matters and make recommendations.
• Working with other DFTO teams gather safety, security, health & environmental data regarding new TOCs joining the Group, and assist the teams in such TOCs with their transition to the Group.
• Undertake information management and record-keeping.
• Provide timely responses to enquiries and requests.
• Deliver data analysis projects within time, quality and cost parameters.
• Support project delivery, including monitoring and reporting on progress and generating project documentation.

Knowledge, Skills, Experience & Technical Qualifications:

• Excellent communication and analytical skills, with proven ability to present information
• Effectively and appropriately.
• Excellent general IT skills.
• Experience of extracting information and reporting from multiple sources, including databases.
• Experience of dealing with customers effectively.
• Educated to GCSE level or equivalent relevant work experience.

key Deliverables

• Produce accurate and insightful safety, health and environment (SHE) reporting, identifying trends and providing management information to support decision-making.
• Develop, monitor and evaluate key performance indicators (KPIs) and industry benchmarks to
• measure and improve safety performance.
• Lead assurance activities to validate the accuracy, quality and integrity of safety data across the organisation.
• Support compliance with rail industry safety regulations, standards and best practice through
• analysis, reporting and recommendations.
• Build effective relationships with internal teams, Train Operating Companies (TOCs) and external
• stakeholders to share best practice and support safety improvement initiatives.
• Deliver high-quality data analysis and assurance outputs with a strong focus on accuracy and
• attention to detail.
• Coordinate and support group-wide safety initiatives, transition activities, governance forums and
• committee meetings.
• Prepare clear, concise reports, briefings and recommendations for senior stakeholders, supporting
• informed decision-making.

Vacancy Details:

Duration: Fixed Term up to 31st October 2027 contract/secondment
Location: We currently have officesin London Waterloo, Leeds, Birmingham
Salary: £33.772 to £37,231
Closing date: 28/10/2026

DFTO Locations:

DFTO currently have office locations in London, Birmingham and Leeds and individuals can be based from any of the three locations. Whilst we do offer hybrid working there are sometimes demands to travel to the other office locations.

DFTO Benefits:

Annual Leave: Starting at 25 days and rising to an additional day per year of service completed within the first 5 completed years up to a maximum of 5 additional (30 days)

DC Pension Scheme: 10% Employer contribution, 5% Employee contribution

Opportunities to learn and network across the wider industry

Additional Information…

Disclaimer: Candidates applying for this position on a secondment basis must inform their line manager prior to submitting their application. This is to ensure transparency and facilitate any necessary discussions regarding workload and responsibilities.

About our people and the recruitment process - We're an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone! We encourage our colleagues to work flexibly, as we know traditional working patterns don't always fit. If you want to consider working flexibly, just let us know and we'll do our best to help and invest in your career with us, whilst you have a healthy work life balance.

Contact: If you have any questions or reasonable adjustments, please contact Dean.palmer@dftoperator.co.uk

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