Careers with Rail Operations (UK) Limited
Rail Operations (UK) Limited is the UK’s only train operating company dedicated to operating trains on behalf of the rolling stock engineering, train manufacturing, and leasing sectors. We also operate trains on behalf of the train operating community. Our train operation is dynamic, expanding and traverses the entire UK rail network. We operate a vast range of traction and rolling stock.
Safety Administrator
Safety Administrator
Location: HQ Derby
Contract: Maternity Cover - Full-time
This role will support the Safety team in ensuring ROG’s Safety systems, processes and procedures are relevant and applied consistently, thereby ensuring corporate compliance with railway operational health and safety legislation, industry and business standards.
The post holder will be responsible for undertaking data collation, compilation and dissemination to be used to support the administration of Safety databases and systems.
Preferred Qualities:
- Proven systematic and thorough approach to work and attention to detail is high.
- Communicate effectively, efficiently and appropriately both face to face and in writing.
- High level of written literacy would be an advantage.
- Ability to prioritise workload, meet deadlines and work on own initiative.
- Knowledge of Railway Group Standards and Rail Industry Standards would be an advantage.
Role and Responsibilities:
- Input and maintain quality of the industry mandatory safety reporting system (SMIS) to the associated deadlines.
- Maintain and administrate the internal process for operational and safety incidents and investigations, including the input and update of the ROG SMART Tracker (incident database).
- Record, monitor and expedite business recommendations to conclusion (Investigations, Audits, Safety Plan etc.) via the Corrective Action Tracker (CAT).
- Assist in the internal document control processing of standards and procedures via the Standards Review Group facilitation.
- Manage the correct distribution of safety notices and publications, providing document control assurance within the SmartBrief system.
- Assist in the preparation of safety documentation and monthly safety reports including Safety Performance Review Group (SPRG) and Standards Review Group (SRG).
- Assist in correctly utilising and optimising SharePoint for Safety document storage and retrieval.
- Facilitation of Safety Meetings – minute taking, document preparation and follow up of existing actions.
Qualifications and Education Requirements:
- Educated to GCSE level. Ideally Grade C or above in English and Math’s.
- The candidate will have high levels of computer literacy and experience working with online databases and spreadsheets.
Please note that the closing date for applications is 19 October 2025.
If you are interested in joining us, please forward a covering letter and your CV to [email protected]