Safety & Health Expert (Safety Specialist) Rail – VolkerRail

Are you an experienced safety specialist (HVK or IVK) and do you want to contribute to the safety of employees working outdoors near the tracks every day? VolkerRail is looking for a Safety & Health Expert (HSE/Arbo) who contributes at a strategic level to a safe working environment and the management of risks within the rail sector. Safe on the road - that's what we do it for!

In collaboration with the board, the management team, and the operational safety specialists, you will take the safety culture to a higher level. Your tasks:

• You implement and coordinate programs such as the Safety Culture Ladder (SCL) and VCA;

• You draft safety procedures, based on occupational health and safety legislation, standards, the industry occupational health catalog, and internal agreements - and keep these up to date;

• You are responsible for complex incident investigations and analyze causes to learn from them;

• You analyze trends and developments in the field of safety within the entire organization;

• You advise on and implement improvements, both within VolkerRail and across the industry;

• You have knowledge of RI&E's (Risk Inventories and Evaluations), accident investigation, working at heights, NEN 3140, machine safety, drafting procedures, conducting audits, and management systems.

• A fixed-term contract, with the intention to convert this to an indefinite contract;

• A challenging position for 32-40 hours per week;

• Salary between € 4,200 and € 6,500 gross per month (based on 40 hours, depending on experience), paid in 13 periods of 4 weeks;

• 25 vacation days and 8 reduction of working hours (ADV) days;

• Good opportunities for training and personal development;

• Hybrid working, with home office facilities and a home office allowance;

• An excellent pension scheme;

• Annual activities such as the BBQ, the football tournament, the New Year's meeting, Sinterklaas celebration, and team outings.

• You have several years of experience as a safety specialist, or extensive knowledge of laws and regulations regarding the rail sector;

• You preferably have a Higher Safety Science (HVK) or Integral Safety Science (IVK) diploma with an occupational health specialization;

• You recognize yourself in: eager to learn, policy-making, organizationally sensitive, collaboration-oriented, analytical, and pragmatic;

• You get energy from policy-oriented work, continuous improvement, and technical challenges.

Not yet a Higher Safety Specialist? And so you don't tick every box in the list above, but do you have a strong affinity for technology and the rail sector? Then we would also love to talk to you!

So apply directly via the apply button!