Regional Health, Safety and Wellbeing Manager

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 – Inverness.

Salary: £58,100 - £87,100 + car /car allowance + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

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 serious environmental incidents and that people are healthy and happy at work. Our Safety Health and Wellbeing (SHW) function helps our teams across SSE to deliver this and ensure that we get everyone home safely at the end of the working day.

You’ll be a highly technical, competent and professional Regional Health and Safety Manager within the SHW team, providing proactive and pragmatic occupational safety advice and guidance to internal and external stakeholders across the Transmission business.

You will

• Provide Safety Leadership and expertise to SSEN Transmission’s Onshore Delivery directorate and other directorates as required, within allocated regions to ensure the successful implementation of the Transmission and SSE Safety Management Systems, and legislative compliance where applicable.
• Effectively manage a team of Occupational Safety Advisors to support a large portfolio of Large Capital Projects, including site presence proportionate to risk, to foster a positive culture in creating a healthy, happy and safe workplace.
• Take a lead role in delivering on the SSEN Transmission SHW Strategy and associated objectives, providing expertise to senior project leaders, and driving improvements through innovative solutions and positive collaboration, including with our contract partner community.
• Provide support to Lead Safety, Health and Wellbeing Manager in affecting strategic improvements in workplace safety arrangements and deputising where required.
• Drive safety standards across all areas and championing the use of SSE’s Safety Licence: if it’s not safe, we don’t do it.

You have

• You should have experience in safety management on construction projects and / or within the utilities or similar high hazard industry; with a pragmatic, flexible, people centred approach.
• You should hold a NEBOSH Diploma or relevant equivalent and be able to demonstrate practice of knowledge through experience.
• You should have sound working knowledge and application of UK Health & Safety legislation, in particular Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015 in a similar high hazard industry.
• You'll demonstrate professional internal and external stakeholder management skills to drive cross business collaboration to build a high performing, commercially and customer focused safety culture.
• You should be an excellent communicator with a natural ability for building and maintaining relationships with both internal and external stakeholders. You'll have the ability to use a wide range of techniques to influence change at all levels of the organisation and will possess a well-structured, systematic approach with the ability to identify and analyse complex technical issues and understand risks in order to provide appropriate solutions.

Due to the nature of travel associated with this role, a valid UK Driving Licence is essential.

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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