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Head of Safety, Health & Environment, York
Client: Network Rail
Location: York, United Kingdom
Job Category: -
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: cfbc070faa7d
Job Views: 4
Posted: 16.02.2025
Expiry Date: 02.04.2025
Job Description:
As part of the East Coast leadership team, you will report to the Route Director and lead a team providing expert guidance and support on health, safety, and sustainability. You will influence the vision and direction of SHE improvements impacting over 2,600 direct employees as well as millions of passengers and the public that interface with the East Coast rail network.
This role covers specialist areas of risk, including operational safety and public interface at level crossings. You will need to be comfortable leading in areas where you may not be an expert, considering different options to reduce risk.
The Route covers a diverse range of activities and risks, so you will need to get on well with people in different departments to understand how their business operates and influence their safety plans.
The role requires you to clearly identify and present risk and priorities using sound fact-based reasoning; being comfortable with data analysis and presenting it engagingly is important.
The East Coast is part of the Eastern region, where you will have support from peers working in other routes and colleagues in the region.
About the role (External)
As Head of Safety, Health & Environment, you will lead the delivery for safety, health, and environmental assurance (SHE) for the region/route. You will develop and direct the implementation of appropriate policies and strategies on SHE that deliver continuous improvement and enable efficient and effective delivery.
Role and Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:
1. Deliver SHE leadership for all teams; supporting the provision of timely performance objectives across the region/route.
2. Manage and comply with company procedures to provide appropriate resources, communication strategies, competencies, and processes to evaluate fitness of staff to safely deliver accountabilities.
3. Lead work on SHE risks, supporting the implementation of robust controls to reduce risks to levels that are ‘As Low as Reasonably Practicable’, in compliance with corporate processes and systems.
4. Lead the implementation of improvement initiatives across the region/route, including processes and systems; lead the review of changes to management systems to achieve best-in-class SHE performance.
5. Lead the development of risk-based regional SHE assurance programmes, including the delivery of an audit and self-assessment programme and the management of arising issues.
6. Lead the development of arrangements for consistent application of SHE policies and strategies across the region/route in compliance with legal and statutory regulations.
7. Lead the SHE team and develop the team business plan; inspire the SHE team to maintain full engagement in meeting business objectives.
8. Lead on the improvement of the safety culture throughout the region and work with suppliers and customers to enhance the safety culture.
9. Provide the single point of contact for the region/route for SHE with all internal and external departments, senior management, regulatory bodies, and suppliers.
10. Act as the Designated Competent Person (DCP) for Level 3 investigations led by the function and any Level 2’s where independence is required.
Are you?
* Must be a member of the Institute of Occupational Health and Safety (IOSH) at Chartered (CMIOSH) level or above.
* Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g. MIOSH, CQI, IIRSM or equivalent) with chartered status and/or educated to degree level.
* Relevant experience in the successful management of SHEQ.
* Good interpersonal, influencing, communication, and organisational skills.
* Strong management and leadership skills.
* Ability to act as a role model to demonstrate appropriate safety behaviours.
* Detailed knowledge of safety and operational issues.
* Good understanding of the UK and European legislative framework and requirements.
* An experienced Health and Safety, Environmental or Quality practitioner.
* Knowledge of audit and investigation.
Do you have?
* Knowledge of Network Rail’s systems and processes.
* Knowledge of railway infrastructure materials and components.
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