Head of SHE

We are looking to strengthen our SHEQ team with a Head of SHE. As Head of SHE for the ESD Joint Venture, you will lead on all Safety, Health, and Environmental aspects. You will have overall accountability for developing and executing the SHE strategy and systems to ensure that the delivery of our operations meets exemplary safety, health, and environmental standards. The Head of SHE is a critical role in driving improvement and consistency in performance, ensuring compliance with management systems, and driving continual improvement initiatives. You will be a member of the senior leadership team within ESD. You will also have responsibility to influence the overall parent company SHE strategy and have a functional reporting line to the parent company Head of HS&S.,

• Foster and support an inclusive, open, transparent, and collaborative behaviours to develop our SHE culture, maturity, and behaviours to deliver SHE excellence across ESD.
• Lead, manage and assure our SHE strategy for ESD to drive continual improvement through the business addressing short-, medium-, and long-term strategic growth and learning. This will be achieved through collaboration with others in the leadership team and other key stakeholders.
• Lead, manage and assure our SHE Management System throughout ESD, taking account of ESD, Scottish Water, and Parent Company requirements. This will include designing policies that align with our overall strategy and driving efficiency through our processes and standards.
• Lead, manage, assure, and nurture an implementation strategy for SHE initiatives specific to ESD, and aligned with Scottish Water and parent company initiatives.
• Engage and influence key internal and external key stakeholders, including Scottish Water, Alliance, Tier 1 and Supply Chain partners, regulatory authorities, industry bodies, and colleagues, through the plan, prepare and delivery of project lifecycle.
• Lead, manage and develop our SHE functions, inspiring and nurturing growth, learning, and support as individuals while at the same time fostering continual learning and improvement of business operations to provide excellent customer service.
• Own, develop, implement, and report on SHE strategy and operational performance KPIs using internal and external metrics. Delivers strategic review on performance and drives strategic direction.
• Deliver continuous improvement of SHE practices unlocking gains in SHE performance and mitigate risk to ESD that could occur through SHE-related issues.
• Undertake such other duties, training and/or hours of work as may be reasonably required, and which are consistent with the general level of responsibility of this role
  
  Experienced in leading a similar sized SHE function in either infrastructure, water, or similar regulated markets.
• Experienced in leading and coaching a team to achieve high-performance outcomes.
• Experienced in delivering SHE performance in project lifecycle environment.
• Knowledge of data analytics and reporting systems.
Competencies - Technical
• Proven in developing and delivering a successful SHE strategy autonomously based on your experience and technical knowledge of SHE management, systems, risks, and legal frameworks.
• Proven at delivering results and meeting SHE, financial and operational KPIs.
Competencies - Behavioural
• A responsible leader with an open, strategic, and analytic mind, who is committed to productivity, compliance, and continual improvement.
• Proven experience and strength in understanding transforming cultures and organisational development.
• Thrives in complex, dynamic, working environments and relationships.
• Track record in applying restless curiosity to create positive outcomes in similar environments.
• Highly collaborative and outstanding relationship building capacity, with strong communication, negotiating, engaging, and influencing skills.
• Able to evidence a well-structured, systematic approach to identify and analyse problems, understand risks, and implement appropriate solutions
  
  MWH Treatment is an integrated design and build provider working in the water sector. With over 1,000 staff working across eight regional centres, supporting six long-term water sector frameworks and two recently won frameworks, operating both as a sole contractor but also in joint ventures and alliances.
At MWH Treatment we believe that people matter. We know to build successful, creative teams we need a diverse workforce that can deliver innovative ways of thinking. We provide an environment where you will have the freedom to develop and grow to your full potential, creating opportunity by inviting, embracing, and celebrating difference, our goal as an employer is to motivate, and develop our employees. By fostering a diverse range of talents and perspectives we ensure we have the breadth of viewpoints, experiences, and skills needed to succeed. Embracing diversity of all kinds enables us to provide a work environment and culture that plays a key role in attracting and retaining the right people with the right skills. As signatories to the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant, we have made a promise to support our forces, working with the CTP to help ex veterans find work in the civilian world. We also support Mates in Mind, a charitable programme to improve and promote positive mental health in the workplace. We don't just tick boxes; we live these values every day.


• A competitive salary
• Hybrid Working (Jobs needs dependent)
• Car/car allowance (Jobs needs dependent)
• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays (with an additional 5 days available to buy)
• Contribution Pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Health Insurance
• Private Medical Insurance
• And many more benefits including - cycle to work scheme, discounts and savings Hub, Kids Pass etc