Lead Auditor

Ready to take your auditing expertise further? Join RSSB as one of our Lead Auditors and play a key role in keeping Britain’s railways safe and efficient. This is a home-based role with travel, mostly covering the Derby or Nottingham 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. As this role covers the Derby and Nottingham area, regular travel is required. Therefore, candidates should be based in Derby, Nottingham, or the surrounding locations. What You’ll Do As our Lead Auditor, you will: * 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: We're looking for an Auditor with experience conducting audits against defined standards. Ideally, you'll be an IRCA-accredited Lead Auditor and hold a NEBOSH General Certificate, IOSH Technical qualification, or equivalent. However, if you have strong auditing experience, we can support you in gaining these certifications. Rail experience is a plus, but it's not essential. If you're coming from another industry and are keen to develop your knowledge of rail, we'll provide the support you need to succeed. You'll be confident using IT systems, including Microsoft Office applications, and able to build strong professional relationships with a range of stakeholders. An effective communicator, you'll be comfortable adapting your approach to different audiences and situations, embracing change, navigating uncertainty, and building positive working relationships. You'll take ownership of your work, proactively solve problems, and identify opportunities for improvement, while maintaining a strong customer focus and commitment to delivering excellent service. We welcome applications from auditors across a variety of industries. If you have experience in quality, compliance, health and safety, supplier, or management systems auditing and are looking for your next challenge, we'd love to hear from you. Why Join RSSB? We value our people and offer a competitive benefits package, including: * 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 are committed to investing in our people through a range of formal and informal development opportunities. We value diversity and are dedicated to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. As a Disability Confident employer, we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, including information in an alternative format, please contact us via our carers site. We also recognise the importance of work-life balance and offer flexible and hybrid working arrangements, with opportunities to discuss additional flexibility during the interview process