Senior Health and Safety Officer in Glasgow

Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) is the largest of Scotland’s seven regional transport partnerships. As well as running the iconic Glasgow Subway, SPT delivers an extensive range of public transport services including bus stations and subsidised bus services, manages large transport infrastructure projects and is responsible for delivery of a long-term multi-modal transport strategy for the west of Scotland.

Over the next few years, we will be making history with huge investments that will affect all areas of operations, from new trains to stations upgrades and local community support. We have a great opportunity to join the Health & Safety Team and for you to play a key role in ensuring compliance with all legislative requirements across all operational departments and wider corporate areas with a particular focus on the Subway Modernisation Project and the management of contractors.

We are seeking a Senior Health & Safety Officer who will play a key role in assisting the Health and Safety Manager in the development and implementation of the safety and risk management strategy including policies, procedures and strategies to support a robust safety management system.

As a member of the Health & Safety Team, you will assist the department in ensuring that detailed Health and Safety audits are carried out across SPT, Accident/Incident Investigations are undertaken with detailed reports produced including appropriate recommendations and the production of detailed reports for Senior Management and other relevant groups. You will assist the Health and Safety Manager in developing Bus, Subway and Corporate safety initiatives ensuring compliance with relevant legislation. You will assist in providing advice on specific legislative requirements including Health & Safety at Work, Rail and Other Guided Systems (ROGS) and CDM Regulations to internal and external stakeholder groups and deputise for the Health & Safety Manager, as appropriate.

The successful candidate will hold a degree in Occupational Safety, Health and Environment or another relevant subject and be a member of IOSH. You will have experience of working in a senior role and also have an auditor qualification or equivalent experience of auditing against ISO 45001 or a similar standard. You will have knowledge and experience of current health and safety legislation and health and safety best practice with a focus on risk management within a safety critical engineering, operations or rail environment.

You will have excellent communication skills and be able to communicate across a range of parties in writing and verbally using all available mediums. You will also have the ability to undertake health and safety inspections and assessments and the ability to keep health and safety action plans on schedule. You will be able to set and maintain high standards of work and demonstrate a drive to succeed. A highly motivated, professional, reliable and capable individual with planning skills, you will be experienced in working effectively with multi-disciplinary teams. Excellent IT skills/confidence using Microsoft Office and Microsoft SharePoint software packages, with experience of use of Microsoft Power BI also being desirable, together with the ability to multi-task and prioritise effectively are essential.

Further details of the role and key responsibilities are set out in the job description.

What we can offer you:

• 33 Days Annual and Public Holiday Entitlement (41 days after 5 years’ service)
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme - SPT contribute 6.5% of your annualised pay
• Group Life Assurance Cover
• SPT actively encourages learning and development and are committed to ongoing learning and development to support career progression
• Employee Travel Pass Scheme - a Subway Smartcard to travel on the Glasgow Subway for free plus an additional card for a member of your household
• Salary Sacrifice Bus or Rail Season Ticket Scheme - subsidised at a maximum of £645 towards the cost
• Cycle to Work Scheme, Childcare Vouchers, Employee Assistance Programme, Long Service Awards, Credit Union

To apply, please select the ‘apply now’ button to complete an online application form. Closing date for applications will be 20 January 2026 at midnight.

SPT is an Equal Opportunities company welcoming applications from a diverse background. If you’ve got the right skills for the job we want to hear from you. SPT encourage applications from the right candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race.

SPT operates blind recruitment, which is the process of removing any and all identification details from candidate application forms. This includes identifiable personal details such as a candidate’s name, gender, ethnicity and age. This information is not visible to our Hiring Managers. This practice is used to ensure fairness, attract diverse candidates and to remove unconscious bias from our recruitment process. By implementing this approach, SPT aims to create a level playing field to assess applicants solely based on their skills, qualifications and experience.

For applicants with special requirements, or if you have any questions please email quoting the above reference.