SHE Business Partner

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Job title: SHE Business Partner 

Salary: £55,000                                 

Contract type: Permanent                     

Grade: Band 3                

Location: Knollys House, Croydon (Hybrid)but with travel required to other location across London 

Application closing date: 13/03/2025

Job Overview
This role requires the post holder to act as a SHE Business partner for the Rail team at London Trams 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.
•    Understand TfL-wide risks and how these impact on business area risks and vice versa.
 
Key Interfaces
•    Heads of and Senior Managers and their teams within London Trams and Capital Projects with particular interfaces with those making decisions affecting strategic SHE improvement plans and their own directorate tactical plans
•    Representatives of Regulators and key stakeholders (e.g. Office of Rail and Road; Highways Agency; London Fire Emergency Planning Authority; Environment Health Office; Rail Accident Investigation Branch; GLA Public Health England, Committee on Medical Effects of Air Pollution etc)
•    Local Trade Union safety representatives – for maintenance of effective SHE communication and consultation
 
Knowledge
•    Good understanding of the Mayor's Transport Strategy and TfL's business priorities
•    Knowledge of external regulatory requirements and safety and environmental related standards and legislation (Essential)
•    Good understanding of engineering, operational and business management requirements in a safety critical environment
•    Good knowledge of TfL’s SHE Management system (Desirable)
•    Membership of relevant professional body eg. IOSH, IEMA, CIBSE (Desirable)
•    Related degree or equivalent qualification (Desirable)
•    Relevant detailed knowledge of the principles and application of SHE management
•    Good working knowledge of CDM Regulations and their application (Essential)
 
Skills
•    The ability to develop credibility, coach and influence stakeholders
•    Skills in managing risk management and assurance programmes
•    Ability to understand performance data and trends and explain the underlying meaning to the business
•    Collaboration skills, including working across organisational boundaries
•    Ability to initiate and effect business and behaviour change design
•    Ability to work in a highly pressurised environment to very tight time constraints and to a high standard
•    Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills, with a proven ability to write strategic and analytical reports
•    Ability to work at pace and make things happen
•    Ability to prioritise workload, make decisions about SHE compliance in a dynamic environment
 
Experience
•    Experience of working in a SHE-conscious environment
•    Experience in using performance data to drive decision making
•    Experience in operating at a senior level and influencing senior manager discussions around the shape of the business.
•    Experience of role-modelling safety behaviours

Equality and Diversity

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

Application Process

Please apply using your CV and a two page covering letter. Think carefully about the skills, knowledge and experience in the advert and cover this in your CV. Please indicate your role preference within the cover letter.

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. 
 
Benefits  
In return for your commitment and expertise, you will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow.  Rewards vary according to the level of role but mostly include the below:
 
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
 
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. 

We will make every effort to give you as much notice as possible, however some interviews/assessments could be organised at short notice.