Occupational Safety Advisor

Base Location:  For this role, we require successful applicants to be based from one of our Scottish locations and you'll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in the office - Perth or Inverness. 

Salary: £50,100 - £75,100 + car allowance + performance-related bonus + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available

The role

At SSE, safety is our number one value. We live by our licence, if it's not safe, we don't do it. We focus on ensuring that we have no injuries or major environmental incidents and that people are healthy and happy at work.  Reporting to the Regional Health and Safety Manager, you'll provide proactive and pragmatic occupational health and safety guidance to various stakeholders throughout SSEN Transmission. 

You will

• Support effective mitigation of risks by raising awareness and promoting a practical and professional understanding of occupational safety.
• Provide positive engagement and guidance to operational teams along with other supporting directorates, in fulfilling their responsibilities under UK Health and Safety legislation and internal procedures.
• Support SSEN Transmission’s Support Directorates by helping managers and teams manage everyday workplace health and safety risks, ensuring proportionate controls are understood, applied consistently and embedded into safe, healthy ways of working
• Develop trusted working relationships with key stakeholders while promoting our Safety Licence: if it's not safe, we don't do it.
• Contribute to the development, improvement and application of the Transmission Safety Health and Wellbeing (SHW) Management System. This includes training, providing information and monitoring health and safety performance.
• Collaborate broadly within SSEN Transmission and across the SSE Group supporting occupational health and safety throughout the business.

You have

• A graduate qualification in Occupational Safety (e.g. NEBOSH Diploma) with proven experience in safety and risk management. Membership of IOSH (or equivalent organisation) is also preferred.
• Professional stakeholder management skills to ensure cross business collaboration and the ability to build a high performing, commercially and customer focused safety culture.
• Detailed knowledge of qualitative and quantitative risk assessment.
• Excellent communication skills with a natural ability for building and maintaining relationships with all stakeholder levels.
• A full UK driving licence with the flexibility to travel to our various SSEN sites and projects.

About SSE

SSE’s purpose is to provide energy needed today while building a better world of energy for tomorrow. We do this by developing, building, operating and investing in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. Our Transforming for Growth investment plan sees us investing £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure across the five years to 2030.

SSEN Transmission own and operate the electricity transmission network across the north of Scotland. We transport energy from where it is generated to where it is needed, ensuring a safe and reliable electricity supply for the communities we serve. But that's not all – we're upgrading the grid to deliver cleaner, homegrown energy for the future and building a network for net zero to create secure power for generations to come.

Flexible benefits to fit your life

Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest-free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.

Work with an equal opportunity employer

SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. Please contact louise.markwick@sse.com / 01738 351671 to discuss how we can support you.

We're dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.

Ready to apply?

Start your online application using the Apply Now box on this page. We only accept applications made online. We'll be in touch after the closing date to let you know if we'll be taking your application further. If you're offered a role with SSE, you'll need to complete a criminality check and a credit check before you start work.

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