Lead Auditor

Rail Safety and Standards Board Ltd; England; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in rail safety is seeking a Lead Auditor to ensure compliance and improve safety within Britain’s railways. This home-based position involves traveling mostly in the Kent area. Ideal candidates will possess IRCA accreditation, experience in auditing, and a NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent. The role offers a flexible working environment, career development opportunities, and a competitive benefits package including 30 days of annual leave and private medical coverage.

Benefits

30 days annual leave

Private medical and dental cover

Flexible and hybrid working options

Season ticket loan and travel subsidy

Cycle to work scheme

Volunteer leave

Performance-related bonus

Pension scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• IRCA accredited Lead Auditor certification.
• Experience in working with defined standards in auditing.
• Willingness to develop knowledge in the rail industry.

Responsibilities

• Perform audits and analyze the competency and compliance of entities.
• Prepare reports and conduct risk management tasks.
• Communicate with stakeholders to share audit findings.

Skills

IRCA accredited Lead Auditor

Experience in auditing against defined standards

Proficient with IT, including MS applications

Ability to build effective professional relationships

Effective communication skills

Adaptability

Customer service commitment

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate or IOSH Technical or equivalent

Job description

Ready to take your auditing expertise further? Join RSSB as a Lead Auditor and play a key role in keeping Britain’s railways safe and efficient. This is a home-based role with travel, mostly covering the Kent area and surrounding, offering flexibility, career development, and a competitive benefits package. Whether you come from rail or another industry, if you’re IRCA-accredited or have qualifications in health and safety and you are passionate about quality and safety, we want to hear from you.

What You’ll Do

• Perform audits and analyse the competency, capability and capacity of an entity and its employees’ services and products.
• Prepare reports and perform risk management tasks to protect, improve safety, efficiency and ensure compliance with appropriate standards and regulations.
• Be responsible for undertaking audits on suppliers registering to provide services through RSSB using the Rail Industry Supplier Qualification System (RISQS).
• Ensure compliance with scheme procedures by examining records, reports, operating practices, and documentation and adherence to business procedures.
• Undertake remote and client site-based audits through planning, opening, carrying out and closing audit procedures and protocols
• Prepare or contribute to a final audit report, including making recommendations for improvements to systems and/or processes.
• Communicate with a range of stakeholder levels including management to understand the business and their needs and to share audit findings by preparing a final report, discussing findings with auditees.
• Contribute to team goals and occasionally deputise for the Senior Lead Auditor

What we’re looking for

As the specific geographical coverage for this role is Kent, and the Lead Auditor will be expected to travel, candidates will need to be based in the Kent or surrounding area.

• IRCA accredited Lead Auditor.
• Experience in auditing against defined standards
• NEBOSH General Certificate or IOSH Technical or equivalent.
• Rail experience is great—but if you’re new to rail, as long as you have a willing to develop knowledge in this industry - we’ll help you.
• Proficient with IT, including MS applications.
• Able to build effective professional relationships with stakeholders
• Able to communicate effectively and share thoughts and ideas through methods appropriate to the audience.
• You'll be adaptable and will respond effectively when embracing new opportunities, change and in navigating uncertainty.
• You'll take responsibility and demonstrate accountability in completing tasks and achieving objectives, actively seeking to resolve problems and identify opportunities.
• You'll be committed to customer service and placing customer satisfaction at the heart of our success to ensure we deliver against our shared goals.

Full details of the role can be found in the job description here Lead Auditor - November 2025

Why Join RSSB?

• 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• Private medical and dental cover
• Flexible and hybrid working options
• Season ticket loan and travel subsidy
• Cycle to work scheme
• Volunteer leave
• Performance-related bonus
• Pension scheme
• Learning and development opportunities

Ready to Apply?

If you're ready to take the next step in your auditing career with RSSB, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now and help us shape the future of railway standards.

We value diversity and equal opportunities in employment and are committed to creating a workplace which is inclusive to everyone. As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, we encourage candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria, to apply for our jobs. If you have applied under the Disability Confident Scheme, please let us know in advance by emailing [e-mail] Find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at RSSB Rail Safety and Standards Board Careers - VERCIDA.

If you require any reasonable adjustments with respect to our selection process including information in an alternative format, please contact us at [e-mail].

We understand the importance of work-life balance, and we offer our staff the flexibility to work within our core hours and the option to vary their location between both the office and home. If you are looking for further flexibility, speak to us at interview stage so that we can consider your request.