Road Risk Manager

Holland & Barrett; Bradford; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare services provider in Bradford seeks a Health & Safety professional to manage its occupational road risk strategy. The role involves ensuring compliance with road risk policies, investigating safety events, and leading initiatives to improve safety across a fleet of response vehicles. Candidates must possess strong risk management skills, experience in project delivery, and excellent communication abilities. The position offers a competitive benefits package, including flexible working arrangements and a local government pension scheme.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

Family friendly policies

Free onsite parking

Sports and Social Club with free gym access

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• Good understanding of risk management principles.
• Experience delivering projects in complex organizations.
• Ability to analyze data and produce comprehensive reports.

Responsibilities

• Lead the management of all aspects of occupational road risk strategy.
• Ensure compliance of road risk policies and training.
• Investigate vehicle-related safety events and implement improvements.

Skills

Risk management principles

Data analysis

Effective communication

Job description

A new and exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Health & Safety team, leading on occupational road risk. The Service has a fleet of around 400 vehicles, the majority of which are response vehicles, and with this comes a risk that must be well managed. Working closely with internal stakeholders, you will be responsible for ensuring the effective management of all aspects of our occupational road risk strategy.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the Head of Occupational Health, Safety & Wellbeing, you will be responsible for ensuring: all road risk related policies, procedures and training are legally compliant, adequate, effectively implemented and audited for compliance; vehicle related safety events are investigated and appropriate action taken to maximise learning and improve safety.

Essential Requirements

You will have a good understanding of risk management principles and experience in delivering projects in a complex organisation, analysing data, and producing reports, along with undertaking accident investigations. You will also have great communication skills and the ability to communicate & persuade at all levels across the organisation. Note: this role is focused on internal occupational roads risk and not external, community focused road risk.

Benefits

We offer an excellent package including generous holiday entitlement, family friendly policies, a 37‑hour week, flexible and hybrid working arrangements, local government pension scheme, free onsite parking, Sports and Social Club with free use of gym, an Employee Assistance Program and much more.

Application Process

All correspondence will usually be sent to your email account registered with the online recruitment system rather than by letter. Please check your email account regularly. If after reading all of this information, you are interested in applying, please read the documents listed above for more details and click on ‘Apply’ for the application form.

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Equal Opportunities and Diversity

We are an equal opportunities employer; we value and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion. We particularly welcome candidates from communities that are currently under‑represented at WYFRS, including women, racially and ethnically diverse applicants and applicants with disabilities. We can offer support and adjustments for candidates and staff who experience barriers to work that result from health conditions or Specific Learning Differences, such as dyslexia. We are a ‘Real Living Wage’ employer.

Safeguarding

West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service are committed to the safeguarding of our staff, volunteers, visitors and the community we serve. This includes protecting vulnerable adults, children and young people from potential neglect and harm. All employees must share the same commitment.