Head of Workforce Health, Safety & Environment

To set the Regional vision and lead the activities necessary to continuously improve workforce health, safety and environment performance in the Region and provide management assurance to the leadership team on the extent to which the Region is managing and reducing its health, safety and environment risks. Lead the development and implementation of the Region’s strategy for workforce safety, health and environment.

About the role (External)

Provide world-class strategic workforce safety, health and environment vision, culture and leadership across the Region.

Manage an assurance team to continuously identify, develop, refine and implement effective controls for workforce safety, health and environment, organisational guidance, processes and policies.

Set and monitor key metrics for driving continuous improvement within workforce safety, health and environment, including measuring compliance.

Act as the key contact, within the Region, for safety improvement with both internal and external stakeholders (including the Technical Authority etc.) Office of Road and Rail Regulator, Department for Transport, other UK and International bodies.

Act as the technical lead for workforce safety, health and environment across the region and act as collaborative partner alongside safety teams within Capital Delivery and the Routes.

Oversee the delivery of the specific workforce safety, health and environment elements of the Route safety strategies and the delivery of the programmes to improve public and passenger safety.

Provide technical input from the region into workforce safety, health and environment elements of Network Rail’s Health & Safety Management System.

Oversee the development of safety capabilities across the region in particular workforce safety, health and environment professionals.

Influence the cultural and behavioural changes required to deliver the region’s workforce safety, health and environment strategy.

· Degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline, such as Occupational Safety and Health or Construction Management

· Experience of working at a strategic level within safety, health or environment in an infrastructure organisation

· Experience of successfully leading a team in a complex dynamic environment

· Experience of developing strategic improvements in a safety critical environment

· Exceptional influencing and communication skills

· Significant experience in a health and safety role the rail or construction industry, or similar safety critical environment

Desirable

· Chartered membership of relevant institution such as IOSH

· Qualification in the alternative disciplines to the main qualification i.e. if main qualification is in environment then additional qualification in safety and health.

Understanding of the performance regime and financial systems

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