SHE Business Partner

Role Overview

• Act as a partner to the business, ensuring Safety, Health, and Environment (SHE) requirements are met
• Identify and develop appropriate improvement programmes within the business area
• Champion and implement the SHE strategy in respective business area
• Develop and conduct appropriate second-line assurance programmes within a business area (including suppliers)
• Challenge the business to take ownership of first line assurance
• Understand performance trends and use them to drive improvement actions and business decision-making
• Work with relevant internal and external stakeholders to deliver SHE improvements
• Coach the business to understand their SHE accountabilities and improve performance
• Deliver training as part of delivery of a wider SHE training programme
• Provide technical advice, best practice sharing and support in incident investigation
• Ensure TfL and/or supplier teams are meeting TfL’s SHE requirements

Requirements

• The ability to develop credibility, coach and influence stakeholders (Essential)
• Collaboration skills, including working across organisational boundaries (Desirable)
• Ability to initiate and effect business and behaviour change design (Desirable)
• Ability to work at pace and make things happen (Desirable)
• Ability to prioritise workload, make decisions about SHE compliance in a dynamic environment (Essential)
• Skills in risk management and assurance programmes (Essential)
• Ability to understand performance data and trends and explain the underlying meaning to the business (Essential)
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills, with a proven ability to write strategic and analytical reports (Desirable)
• Safety, Health & Environment Advisor / Manager level knowledge of relevant legislation and its application across large organisations (Essential)
• Understanding of safety & health culture and drivers for change and improvement in culture across organisations (Desirable)
• Relevant detailed knowledge of the principles and application of SHE management (Essential)
• Understanding of the Mayor's Transport Strategy and TfL's business priorities (Desirable)
• Membership of relevant professional body e.g. IOSH, IEMA, CIBSE (Desirable)
• Related degree or equivalent qualification (Desirable), or demonstrable equivalent experience (Essential)
• Relevant detailed knowledge of the principles and application of SHE management (Desirable)
• Experience of delivering outstanding partnering services in similar organisations (Desirable)
• Experience of dealing with a variety of stakeholders from Senior Leaders through to Sub-Contractors (Essential)
• Experience in operating at a senior level and influencing senior manager discussions around the shape of the business. (Desirable)
• Experience of role-modelling SHE behaviours (Desirable)
• Experience of driving change programmes (Desirable)
• Experience in using performance data to drive decision making (Desirable)

Benefits

• 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
• Private healthcare discounted scheme (optional)
• Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
• Retail, health, leisure and travel offers
• Discounted Eurostar travel