Head of Health Safety and Wellbeing

Overview

In this role you lead Health, Safety and Wellbeing for the Rail Systems business, ensuring coherent assurance, governance and continuous improvement. You partner with senior leaders to deliver the HSW strategy, oversee incident investigations and performance reporting, and promote Zero Harm across projects. You will develop relationships with customers and internal teams, drive governance and capability, and represent HSW leadership regionally. This is an opportunity to shape safety culture and performance at scale within a major rail organisation.

Pay / Benefits

• Smart working with up to 40% remote working
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Maternity/adoption leave (28 weeks full pay)
• Paternity/partners leave (4 weeks full pay)
• Pension
• Share incentive plan

Responsibilities

• Provide advice, support and direction to all project HSW teams to deliver Zero Harm.
• Ensure assurance plans are in place and implemented; conduct compliance evaluations, tours and audits.
• Lead HSW performance reviews and reporting with executives using leading and lagging indicators.
• Develop and implement the BB Rail HSW Strategy in collaboration with senior leadership.
• Review and investigate accidents and near misses, share lessons, and track actions via the SIER process.
• Monitor HSW performance data and provide routine management reports; deputise for the HSW Director.
• Lead and manage HSW capability, development, deployment and performance within Rail Systems.
• Build professional relationships with customers and their HSW professionals; own HSW governance for Rail Systems.
• Influence continuous improvement across the HSW function and promote Zero Harm across the region.

Key requirements

• Chartered membership of IOSH or IEMA (or working towards)
• Education to Diploma/Degree/HNC level
• Rail and/or Construction industry experience; CDM knowledge
• Ability to obtain Personal Track Safety qualification and related medicals
• Strong influencing, analytical, leadership and coaching skills
• Excellent communication skills; track record of incident investigation and executive-level HSW reporting
• Experience leading and supporting senior operational/functional teams and customer relationships
• Desirable: experience in rail construction; training qualification

• Influencing and persuasion
• Analytical attention to detail
• Motivational leadership and coaching
• HSW governance and reporting
• Incident investigation
• HSW strategy development

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