Head of Hss Strategy - Birmingham, United Kingdom - High Speed Two (HS2)

High Speed Two (HS2)

Verified Company

Birmingham, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential.

In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.

As
Head of HSS Strategy you'll establish and maintain the strategic planning and direction for HS2 Occupational Health, Safety and Security and be responsible for the operational planning to deliver the strategies as well as implementing cross programme Health and Safety culture, learning and engagement

About the role:

Leading the development of HS2 Strategy to deliver Health, Safety and Security, providing a clear operational approach for the organisation and supply chain. It will be responsible for challenging the status quo and technical experts/disciplines to ensure that actions to achieve the strategy are suitably stretching and are delivering desired improvement outcomes.
Taking a multiyear, long term view of what is to be delivered on HS2 for Health, Safety and Security. It will also need to take account of programme changes and the need to develop strategic responses.
The translation of strategic objectives into tangible and measurable actions in the short term, and for them to be aligned across different phases and asset groups on the full HS2 programme.
The seamless peertopeer handover of measurable actions and the feedback in response to future iterations of the strategies.
Developing and implementing the HS2 "Safe at Heart" culture and programme, to engage the supply chain and internal workforce to engender authentic healthy, safe and secure behaviour and approaches in every aspect of the programme's design, delivery and operation.
Demonstrating senior leadership and setting the strategic direction for HS2 and the industry, which will deliver a level of health, safety and security performance beyond current industry best practice.
The identification, dissemination and embedding of cross programme thematic learning to deliver Health, Safety and Security improvement. It will drive learning and improvement plans following incidents, making sure the strategy remains live and operational plans embed the learning.
Actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.

About You:

Leadership skills including the ability to set a common purpose and goal for supply chain, HS2 teams and Integrated Project Team (IPT) Leadership teams aligned to HS2 values
Ability to manage technical performance including identifying and sponsoring areas for improvement
Application of health and safety, including occupational health in delivery of major projects and infrastructure, including how to deliver Health & Safety strategies across the supply chain.
Analytical skills being able to analyse data to review incidents and trends to support action planning.
Experience of successfully developing and implementing strategies across complex systems.
Experience in leading health, safety, wellbeing, and security collaboratively with clients and supply chain.

The post-holder is expected to behave at all times in a manner consistent with the HS2 values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity and Respect

It is expected that you will actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.