Safe Driving Risk and Policy Lead

Job Title Safety

• Risk and Policy Lead – Safe Driving
• Salary Range SGNC Non-Industrial Range 5 to 6 (£44,415
• to £66,774 -dependant on experience and qualifications)

Depot /

Department Health

and Safety

Section / Team Safety

Systems

• Reports to
• (job title) Senior Risk
• and Policy Manager (Safety)
• Direct reports
• (job title(s)

Role Purpose

• To act as the Safety
• Team subject matter lead for safe driving risk, responsible for developing,
• implementing, and assuring policies, standards, and controls that reduce
• driver-related risk across SGN operations. The role ensures compliance with
• regulatory requirements and best practice, while using incident data, telematics,
• and assurance insight to proactively identify trends, strengthen controls,
• and drive continuous improvement in driver safety and road risk management.

Key

• responsibilities:
• Develop and maintain safe driving policies, standards, and controls, aligned to regulatory requirements and best practice
• Analyse driver safety data (e.g. incidents, telematics, near misses) to identify trends and proactively reduce road risk
• Define and assure driver competence and training standards, including high-risk behaviours (e.g. fatigue, distraction, speed)
• Establish and monitor safe driving performance metrics and KPIs, driving visibility and accountability
• Collaborate closely with Fleet and Operations teams to ensure vehicle standards, driver practices, and operational realities are aligned to safety requirements
• Act as subject matter expert, providing guidance and challenge to Fleet, Operations, and wider business stakeholders to improve driver safety performance
• Drive continuous improvement in road risk management, embedding learning into policy and operational practice
• Expertise and

Experience

• Strong experience in road risk
• management, fleet safety, or operational safety within high-risk or
• field-based environments
• Knowledge of driver safety
• regulations, telematics, and vehicle risk controls, including areas such
• as fatigue, distraction, and driving behaviour
• Proven ability to analyse incident
• and performance data to identify trends and drive preventative action

Experience working

• collaboratively with Fleet and Operations teams to improve driver safety
• standards and performance
• Qualifications: NEBOSH
• National General Certificate (or equivalent Level 3 health and safety
• qualification) – essential foundation in occupational safety, IOSH Membership
• (TechIOSH / GradIOSH) or working towards Chartered status, Driver / Road Risk specific qualification
• (e.g. IAM RoadSmart, RoSPA Advanced Driving, or equivalent fleet safety
• certification) – supports subject matter expertise, Transport, Fleet, or Road
• Safety training (e.g. FORS Practitioner or similar) – desirable for managing
• fleet-related risk and relevant experience in fleet operations, utilities, or
• field-based high-risk environments as an alternative or supplement to formal
• Key Behaviours - A proactive,
• collaborative, and data-driven approach, with the ability to influence Fleet
• and Operations stakeholders and translate insight into practical actions that
• improve driver safety and reduce road risk