Safety & Environment Assurance Manager

We are seeking a Safety & Environment Assurance Manager to join our team based from our Head Office in London Bridge (hybrid working). You will lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of audit and assurance programmes across Safety and Environment functions. This role ensures compliance with legislation, industry standards, and internal systems while driving a culture of continuous improvement, learning, and accountability across the organisation. You will provide independent assurance through audits, investigations, and performance monitoring, supporting the organisation in maintaining high safety and environmental standards.,

• Develop and deliver an integrated audit plan across Safety & Environment systems
• Conduct audits and produce clear, actionable reports with recommendations
• Manage surveillance and certification audits (e.g ISO, BS standards)
• Track and monitor progress of audit actions and recommendations
• Manage governance forums such as standards review groups
• Analyse external repots (e.g. industry investigations) for learning opportunities
• Lead or support investigations into safety incidents as required
• Ensure compliance with internal standards, checks, and inspections
• Maintain document control systems for standards and publications
• Manage regulatory and legislative registers and ensure updates are communicated
• Provide performance reporting and assurance insights to leadership
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across the organisation
  
  Recognised Health & Safety qualification (essential)
• Experience of audit, compliance, and assurance systems
• Knowledge of railway operations and standards (desirable)
• Experience in accident/incident investigation (desirable)
• Strong analytical and investigative capability
• Excellent report writing and communication skills
• Ability to present clear, evidence-based recommendations
• High attention to detail
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
• Leadership capability with ability to motivate others
• Good IT skills (Excel, Word, reporting systems
• Open, honest, and collaborative communication
• Personal accountability and ownership
• Confidence to challenge and drive improvement
• Ability to see the wider organisational context
• Strong relationship-building across functions
As proud members of the Armed Forces Covenant and Disability Confident Scheme, we will offer you an interview if you apply under these schemes and meet the minimum criteria for the role. Find out more here.

We're one of Britain's busiest train operators, serving London, Kent and parts of East Sussex. We run over 1,700 trains a day, carrying more than 500,000 passengers and serving 180 stations. However, working on our railway is more than getting passengers from A to B. It's about all the little moments that make a difference to their journey. It's also about making our railway a great place to work. With a team that represents the communities we serve. This is a journey we're fully committed to and we're proud to have been named a 'Great Place to Work' at the 2023 National Rail Awards and endorsed as a WORK180 Employer for Women. Our ways of working are what we expect of everyone at Southeastern. They are powerful. Tiny moments, every day, from every one of us, add up to massive, positive change. Improving how it feels to work here and how it feels to travel with us. At the heart of everything we do, our Safeguarding Team works to keep our customers, colleagues, and the public safe by improving safeguarding measures and knowledge making sure everyone gets home safe, every day.