Health Safety & Wellbeing Director

Job Introduction

We are currently recruiting for a Health, Safety, and Wellbeing Director here at SCS Railways JV. 

The HSW Director is responsible for;

• Setting HSW requirements and providing guidance and assurance Developing a culture and behaviours to promote HSW throughout the design and delivery organisation. Maintain HSW rigour throughout the delivery process, with a culture of continues improvement 
• Ensuring all HSW aspects of the project are compliant

Role Responsibility

• Develop, implement and embed a visionary HSW strategy for the Project in line with industry best practice and incorporate into the Projects plans, aims and objectives.
• Lead, champion and enhance the health & safety culture of the project
• Lead and manage HSW for the Project, creating a learning culture by identifying and implementing best practice in accordance with high standards of SCS JV governance. Effectively promote and communicate the HSW strategy across the Project

• Implement a consistent and standardised approach to all HSW activities and maintain a high level of control.

• Develop a competent and professional HSW team capable of delivering the SCS JV requirements.
• Act as the main central focal point for all HSW activities within the SCS JV
• Maintain effective reporting systems and report to the IPLT on all HSW matters.
• Promote teamwork and support a culture of corporate accountability throughout the organization 
• Ensure investigations are properly conducted and learning is shared and applied
• Report the project HSW performance to the client and to the parent companies.
• Ensure all HSW standards and legislations are adhered to at all times. 
• Ensure the HSW requirements of the hybrid bill and further 3rd part agreements are adhered at all times

Statutory Duties

• Exercise independent judgement.
• Maintain awareness and knowledge of appropriate UK legislation.
• Ensure that the SCS JV HSW reporting complies with the Companies Act regulations and HSE legislation.
• Use judgement to assess the likely consequences of any decision in the long term.
• Assess the impact of the SCS JV operations on the (community?) and the environment.

Corporate Governance

• Lead by example in respect of Corporate Governance and champion its mandatory compliance across the business.
• Foster the SCS JV business relationships with suppliers, customers, and others.
• Ensure that all those within your remit and control, follow the correct processes and procedures particularly in respect of the support infrastructure, including HR, Finance, Commercial, Internal Audit etc.    

Strategy 

• Work closely with the IPLT to formulate SCS JV HSW Strategy in line with the strategy of the project
• Chair the project HSW meetings and, thereby, ensure key issues are addressed, performance monitored, targets set, and best practice disseminated.

HSW

• Develop a detailed action plan to achieve HSW objectives, ensuring that the project plans contribute to the achievement of these objectives, and monitoring the actions taken. 
• Effectively communicate HSW activities and issues at all levels.
• Implement a set of HSW policies, procedures, manuals and guides that are consistent with good practice and are workable.   Continuously review and improve these.
• Champions the accurate reporting of all injuries, ill health, and dangerous occurrences.
• Ensure an effective, consistent, and cost-effective provision of HSW training.

The Ideal Candidate

Required qualifications:

• Recognized Health and Safety professional accreditation 
• Professional Membership
• Degree in relevant area

Experience and skills:

• Relevant experience in a complex large scale programme or business
• Previous experience of working within a Joint Venture or at board level

Key Behaviours and attributes:

• Strategic Skills – Innovative Management / Strategic Agility
• Operating Skills – Priority Setting
• Energy & Drive – Drive for results / Perseverance
• Personal & Interpersonal Skills – Ethics and Values / Integrity and Trust / Motivating others

Additional attributes:

About the Company

The role will work on the HS2 project. HS2 is the UK’s new high speed rail network. It will be a catalyst for economic growth across Britain, freeing up space on the existing railways and connecting 8 out of the UK’s 10 biggest cities with fast, reliable and frequent high speed services

The Skanska | Costain | STRABAG (SCS JV) is delivering the HS2 London Tunnels Contract. Scope of works includes twin-bored tunnels (TBM), SCL tunnels, shaft sinking, bridge demolition and reconstruction, services diversions, earthworks and the construction of site compounds.

You’ll be a welcomed member of the wider team, with opportunities to take on additional responsibility, join our EDI Champions program or support the local community (e.g. as a STEM ambassador).

Your personal and professional development is important to us. We welcome a discussion about how we can support you with further study, or professional membership or attainment for example.

HS2 – working with Skanska, Costain and STRABAG, closely monitors job applications, to ensure an inclusive recruitment process. To ensure we are able to maintain this, and to recruit a diverse workforce, we require candidates to complete the diversity form as part of their application so we are able to monitor and improve our approach to diversity.  Please note, all responses are anonymous and we will not share any of your data with other parties. All data will be held securely, (as stated within the Data Protection Act 2018 and UK GDPR) and will be reported to HS2.

It is an SCSJV requirement that all employees, Design House,  and Supply Chains must implement and comply with the requirements of ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System, ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System with guidance for use”, OHSAS 18001:2017  Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems and ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Information Security Management System, Policies, Plans, Procedures and Processes, and statutory requirements as they affect the Joint Venture ‘s operations and ensure that the requirements, as applicable within their discipline, are effectively implemented on the project. Develop a culture of safety on the project through the absolute commitment to the Zero Accidents target and ethos, and develops a wider awareness of quality, environmental issues and demonstrates commitment to achieve continual improvement and Zero tolerance.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. we do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, or sexual orientation

SCS Railways is a Disability Confident Leader.  We want to encourage disabled people to apply for our roles and have an opportunity to display your skills, talent, and abilities.  We will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview.

Please see the disability confident commitments: 

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disability-confident-guidance-for-levels-1-2-and-3/level-1-disability-confident-committed

To be considered for an interview under this scheme you have: 

• A physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial and long-term effect (over 12 months) adverse effect on your ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities
• Demonstrated in your application and pre-interview stage that you meet the minimum job criteria and person specification for the role

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