Project Safety Lead New Trains

Project Safety Lead

York | Flexible/Hybrid Working Available | Part-Time - 3 days a week | 18-month fixed term appointment

Help shape the future of rail safety.

Grand Central is entering an exciting new chapter with the introduction of our new train fleet, and we're looking for an experienced Project Safety Lead to play a pivotal role in ensuring its safe and successful entry into service.

Reporting to the Head of Safety, you'll act as the safety lead for a major rolling stock introduction programme, ensuring compliance with rail legislation, industry standards, and safety management requirements while supporting the safe introduction of new trains onto the UK rail network.

• What you'll be doing
• Lead safety assurance activities across the new train introduction programme.
• Develop and maintain the project's Safety Management Plan.
• Manage hazard identification, risk assessments and hazard logs, ensuring risks are reduced to ALARP.
• Oversee safety cases and evidence required for authorisation and entry into service.
• Work collaboratively with engineering, operations, maintenance, training and project teams to embed safety throughout the project lifecycle.
• Liaise with manufacturers, regulators, independent assessors and industry stakeholders.
• Support project gateways with expert safety advice, recommendations and sign‑off.
• Drive continuous improvement and promote a strong safety culture across the business.

What we're looking for

• Essential: Significant experience in a safety management role within the UK rail industry.
• Experience supporting new rolling stock introductions, major modifications or complex rail projects.
• Strong knowledge of UK rail safety legislation and standards, including ROGS and CSM-RA.
• Experience managing hazard logs, safety cases and assurance activities.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Desirable: NEBOSH, IRSE Safety Engineering or equivalent safety/risk management qualification.
• Experience working with rolling stock manufacturers, ROSCOs or Train Operating Companies.

Why join Grand Central?

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in one of Grand Central's most significant projects, helping to shape the future of our fleet while ensuring safety remains at the heart of everything we do.

As part of the Arriva Group, you'll join a collaborative and supportive environment where your expertise will directly influence the successful delivery of a major rail programme.

• Our Benefits Available from Day One
• Contributory Pension Scheme through the Arriva Workplace Pension Plan (AWPP) with Standard Life
• Unlimited free travel for you and your immediate family on all Grand Central services
• Concessionary travel on other Arriva Train services (subject to scheme availability)
• Employee Assistance Programme provided by Health Assured, offering free and confidential 24/7 counselling and support services
• Available After Successful Completion of Probation
• Friends & Family travel passes (pro-rata allocation, subject to terms and conditions)
• Private Medical Insurance through AXA PPP Healthcare (taxable benefit)
• Health and Wellness Package through WPA, including dental and optical benefits (taxable benefit)
• Childcare Voucher Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Arriva Village employee discounts, rewards and benefits platform

Arriva is a leading provider of passenger transport across Europe, employing around 34,400 people and delivering around 1.6 billion passenger journeys.

With buses, trains, coaches, trams, waterbuses, bike‑sharing systems, on‑demand transport solutions and a rolling stock leasing company, Arriva proudly connects people and communities safely, reliably and sustainably across 11 countries, delivering these services in a better way, every day.

The activities of Arriva are divided into four business units: UK Bus, UK Trains, The Netherlands and Mainland Europe.

Arriva has passenger transport operations in the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and the United Kingdom, and also operates a rolling stock leasing company in Romania.

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