Road Risk Coordinator

Job Summary by the careerbalance.co.uk Team:

111Job Description:At Thames Water, we make a daily difference to our 15 million customers by supplying 2.6 billion litres of water through 32,000 km of pipes, keeping taps flowing and toilets flushing. We deliver life’s essential service so our customers, communities and the environment can thrive.

Alongside the Road Risk Manager, implement and coordinate an effective and targeted occupational road risk strategy, which drives a reduction in vehicle collisions, injuries and all costs associated.

Engage with colleagues whilst using all tools available, including driver training to meet strategic goals. Work closely with our Logistics team to identify and mitigate Heavy Goods Vehicle and plant-specific risks.
Protect against the cost of driver-influenced cost about maintenance and hire damage by ensuring incidents are reported and charges are handled cost-effectively.

What you’ll be doing as a Road Risk Coordinator

You will also work alongside the Fleet Services Team, HR & HS&W, Suppliers, and other Thames Water colleagues.

• Implementation of Road Risk strategies – Implement our strategic objectives to enhance business and driver awareness of road risk which drives a reduction in vehicle collisions, injuries and all costs associated.
• Communication and Engagement – Communicate with key stakeholders to influence positive business and driver behaviour. Implement regular safety campaigns ensuring constant awareness of road safety.
• Leading Indicators – Act upon leading indicators associated with road risk, implementing activity outlined in our road risk strategy with the aim of incident prevention.
• Heavy Goods Vehicle and Plant specific risk mitigation – Work closely with our Logistics Delivery team, ensuring road risk specific to HGVs and our Logistics operation is mitigated.
• Hire and maintenance damage – Protect against the cost of driver-influenced cost about maintenance and hire damage by ensuring incidents are reported and charges are handled cost-effectively.

What you should bring to the role

• Experience as a Road Safety Practitioner or Worked in the fleet industry or similar profession.
• Have an intermediate in using Excel including data analysis skills.
• Working with data to identify behaviours and trends.
• Production of dashboards/reporting
• Experience using Office 365 applications.
• You will require a UK Driving Licence to travel to multiple locations.

What’s in it for you?

Are you looking for a role that offers variety and a collaborative team environment? We have an excellent opportunity for practical engineers to join our team! No two days are the same in this role, and you’ll be working alongside a passionate and supportive team. We focus on ensuring safe, efficient, and cost-effective delivery of projects while maintaining process integrity in operational sites. We’re committed to excellence in waste treatment, water production, and pumping station technology. Join us and take your engineering career to the next level!

• Offering a salary up to £39,000 per annum depending on experience and skills.
• 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 28 with the length of service. (Plus bank holidays).
• Contributory pension – Defined Contribution – Maximum of 12% -2x employee contribution.
• Personal Medical Assessments – Open to all once a year.
• A wider benefits scheme, including our benefits hub, is packed with offers and information to save you money and support your well-being.

Who are we?

At Thames Water, our purpose is crystal clear – to deliver life’s essential service so our customers, communities and planet can thrive.

Water is life’s great leveller. Every living thing needs it, every single day. From people to plants, birds to bees, farms to factories, we all need it to thrive, and we’re committed to taking care of it for us all.

But keeping water flowing is becoming harder. From scorching summers to wetter winters, extreme weather affects everything from our pipes to our local rivers. We need to keep millions more kettles boiling, public services operating, washing machines spinning, showers running and more, so every drop is more precious than ever. Are you ready to play your part?

Working at Thames Water

At Thames Water, we recognise that people are at the heart of our business. To help us succeed in providing life’s essential service, we need a range of skills and capabilities, representative of society throughout our business.

We seek to attract and retain a cultural mix of people who can offer different but complementary attitudes, values, talents, and knowledge. We understand the importance of appreciating and harnessing the unique skills, experiences, backgrounds, and differences that each individual brings.

Our over-arching diversity and inclusion aim is to ensure Thames Water is a diverse and inclusive great place to work. We encourage applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process.

Find out more about working at Thames Water.

When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business, meet colleagues and earn some extra money along the way.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.Location: South East, Reading