Lead Busway Safety Officer

Job Description

Title: Lead Busway Safety Officer
Rate: £25 per hour
Location: New Shire Hall, Emery Crescent, Alconbury Weald, Huntingdon, PE29 4YE
Type: Temporary 3 months

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Opus People Solutions are working with Cambridgeshire County Council to recruit for an interim Lead Busway Safety Officer who will be responsible for leading all safety-related activities, including risk assessments, incident investigations, and stakeholder engagement. They will also manage the implementation of control measures and ensure regulatory compliance. They will be a key point of contact between contractors and maintenance teams.
The Lead Busway Safety Officer will be responsible for managing the Busway Safety Team comprising of 2 Busway Safety Officers and a Busway Safety Support Officer.

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The Lead Busway Safety Officer will actively establish good customer relationships with contractors and maintenance teams, the wider Highways and Transport Service and other interested parties. They will operate from a 'Safety First' platform to deliver a sage and sustainable user and worker experience.

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• Lead and coordinate all safety activities, e.g. risk assessments,
  Inspection of all aspects of the busway operation and its infrastructure, and ensuring that control measure are in place and followed.

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• Leading the Busway Safety Officers and work with relevant stake holders in implementing control measures. Managing the Busway Safety Team comprising of 3 Busway Safety Officers and a Busway Safety Technical Support Officer. Ensure the Busway operation remains in full compliance with the Health and Safety at Work Act

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• Lead management of Busway incident reporting through the County Council Health and Safety management system.. To ensure timely and system wide implementation of lessons learnt.

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• Apply initiative and technical judgement to facilitate the resolution of safety and associated issues as they arise. Oversee a coordinated, safe systems approach to the Busway.

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• Maintain stakeholder relations and influence, as part of a safe systems approach, including with bus operators, emergency services and contractors.

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• Monitor Reported defects and ensure timely resolution of safety issues by the Busway Safety Team.

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• Track and monitor maintenance schedules, ensuring compliance.

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