As Head of Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) you will lead on all HSE aspects of our clients operations, supporting project teams as they work with consultants, contractors, customers and other electricity network owners.  This role will provide expert advice to   the management team in compliance with statutory HSE requirements and work with project development and project delivery teams to enable safe and sustainable design and construction of their network. The Head of HSE will be the authority for HSE matters and will ensure we apply the highest standards across the business, including their offices and external sites. This role has a key co-ordination component with all departments from project concept through to safe, compliant delivery and operation. 
The Head of HSE is a senior manager who will report to the Director of Engineering and Customer Connections.

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What You Will Do:

• Responsible to drive, promote and improve the HSE culture and performance whilst working collaboratively with the wider HSE team.
• Ensure our client is compliant with all relevant HSE legislation including the 1974 Safety at Work Act.
• Support the project teams with any HSE matters; engagement from connection offer to energisation and operation, being the key department contact for any HSE matters
• Review and improve (or where necessary create)  internal processes such as risk assessment preparation or Construction Design & Management (CDM) compliance and monitor ongoing engagement and reporting,  including execution of an audit function where needed.
• Review and advise on risk assessments for the wider team and delivery partners.
• Fulfill the role of CDM Champion, ensuring it is being applied through the different project phases effectively.
• Take ownership of all HSE investigations, corrective actions and preventative measures for implementation.
• Administer the incident reporting system and manage a HSE action database, ensuring all actions are appropriate and completed in a timely manner.
• Provide support to contractors to promote a safety first and environment compliant culture.
• Create a HSE training plan for staff, provide or organise training for staff.
• Support the Director of Engineering and Customer Connections to drive improvement in an expanding team,  and promote business objectives to the wider team.
• Hold accountability for HSE reporting to the Director of Engineering and Customer Connections (with input to the board when required).
• Take a proactive approach to meet deadlines co-ordinating with other departments when required.
• Accurately report progress each month for HSE, including key activities linked to delivery and risk management.
• Take a positive and highly visible lead in developing relationships with external parties undertaking work and continually look for good practice that can drive improvement to HSE behaviours.
• Forge a positive working relationship with internal stakeholders, fostering collaboration across businesses and representing our client at Group committees.

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What You Will Bring To The Role

• Degree qualification in a relevant subject or previous experience will be considered for this role.
• Experienced working knowledge of current HSE law and practice.
• Ideally have worked within the energy industry before.
• Excellent communication and engagement skills when reporting, negotiating, or dealing individually with stakeholders.
• A high standard of written and oral English, with the ability to describe and provide clarity on HSE requirements to stakeholders.
• Organised individual who can multi-task and manage workstreams across different projects.

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