SHE Business Partner

Job title – SHE Business Partner

Salary – £55,000

Location – Palestra, include hybrid working where possible 
Contract Type – TfL

Hybrid working within this role enables a balance of 50 per cent of time split between the office and home over a 4-week period. Hybrid working arrangements can evolve subject to business requirements.  

Overview of project/role 

This role requires the post holder to act as a partner to the business, ensuring Safety, Health, and Environment (SHE) requirements are met, improvements are identified and completed and those in the business are competent and provided with, and understand the tools to manage SHE and drive down injury and risk to customers and the workforce by providing professional advice, guidance and support on all SHE aspects for business areas. 

Key Accountabilities  

• Identify and develop appropriate improvement programmes within the business area, working through the business to get these implemented. Champion and implement the SHE strategy in respective business area, developing improvement initiatives in line with this

• Plan, develop and conduct appropriate second-line assurance programmes within a business area (including suppliers) according to levels of risk. Challenge the business to take ownership of first line assurance and ensure it is robust

• Understand performance trends and use them to drive improvement actions and business decision-making and improve business understanding of SHE responsibilities.

• Working with relevant internal and external stakeholders, use assurance outputs, risk assessment and incident findings to identify and deliver SHE improvements that reduce risk and contribute to the delivery of TfL’s SHE Vision

• Coach the business to understand their SHE accountabilities and challenge to improve their performance and ensure regulatory compliance. Deliver training as part of delivery of a wider SHE training programme.

• Understand and reflect business area requirements back into the SHE function so they can be factored into the development of the SHE strategy and vision.

• Provide technical advice, best practice sharing and support in incident investigation and learning to the business. Ensure that this is in line with the overall SHE strategy.

• Understand business specific SHE risk data and prioritise action in areas of highest risk.

• Ensure TfL and / or supplier teams undertaking construction and / or design activity are meeting TfL’s SHE requirements and active in driving down injury and risk to customers, workforce and members of the public within their activities.

• Where TfL is acting as the Principal Contractor / Contractor undertake or support management and advisory activity to ensure teams are competent and working to agreed safe systems of work.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience  

Skills:

• The ability to develop credibility, coach and influence stakeholders (Essential)

• Collaboration skills, including working across organisational boundaries (Desirable)

• Ability to initiate and effect business and behaviour change design (Desirable)

• Ability to work at pace and make things happen (Desirable)

• Ability to prioritise workload, make decisions about SHE compliance in a dynamic environment (Essential)

• Skills in risk management and assurance programmes (Essential)

• Ability to understand performance data and trends and explain the underlying meaning to the business (Essential)

• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills, with a proven ability to write strategic and analytical reports (Desirable)

Knowledge:

• Safety, Health & Environment Advisor / Manager level knowledge of relevant legislation and its application across large organisations (Essential)

• Understanding of safety & health culture and drivers for change and improvement in culture across organisations (Desirable)

• Relevant detailed knowledge of the principles and application of SHE management (Essential)

• Understanding of the Mayor's Transport Strategy and TfL's business priorities (Desirable)

• Membership of relevant professional body e.g. IOSH, IEMA, CIBSE (Desirable)

• Related degree or equivalent qualification (Desirable), or demonstrable equivalent experience (Essential)

• Relevant detailed knowledge of the principles and application of SHE management (Desirable)

Experience:

• Experience of delivering outstanding partnering services in similar organisations (Desirable)

• Experience of dealing with a variety of stakeholders from Senior Leaders through to Sub-Contractors (Essential)

• Experience in operating at a senior level and influencing senior manager discussions around the shape of the business. (Desirable)

• Experience of role-modelling SHE behaviours (Desirable)

• Experience of driving change programmes (Desirable)

• Experience in using performance data to drive decision making (Desirable)

 Application Process  

• Please apply using your CV Only . Think carefully about the skills, knowledge and experience in the advert and cover this in your CV and cover letter. PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images

The closing date for applications is 6th of March  @ 23:59 

Benefits

 
In return for your commitment and expertise, you will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow.  Rewards vary according to the business area but mostly include: 

• Final salary pension scheme  
• Free travel for you on the TfL network  
• Reimbursement of 75% of the cost of a standard class Ticket for National Rail travel from home or 75% reimbursement on a 28-day flexi ticket 
• 30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays
• TfL is committed to work-life balance, operating a hybrid working approach where business and role requirements allow 
• Private healthcare discounted scheme (optional)  
• Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme 
• Retail, health, leisure and travel offers  
• Discounted Eurostar travel 

Equality, diversity and inclusion 

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to represent the city we serve, which will help us become a more innovative and efficient organisation. Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible. We are a disability confident employer who guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets all of the essential criteria. We also use anonymising software that removes identifying information from CVs and cover letters to make the process fair.