Shw Assurance Specialist

Description:

The Safety, Health and Wellbeing (SHW) Assurance Specialist is a highly technical, competent, professional role in the SSEN Transmission SHW team that ensures the SSEN Transmission business establishes and maintains a robust, fit for purpose and assured SHW management system and associated assurance arrangements. This position is integral to guiding risk-based SHW practices to ensure SSEN Transmission is kept informed of the level of compliance with SHW duties imposed by statute and Group standards, and the effective auditing and assurance activities based on approved arrangements. This is a Fixed-term secondment opportunity until 30 September 2027.

Effective engagement with stakeholders is essential to develop, implement, maintain and assure SHW arrangements which deliver safe outcomes for our people and customers.

With responsibilities for the whole SSEN Transmission business the role requires a degree of travel for stakeholder engagement and attendance at company and contract partner sites.

You will
 

• Play a lead role on SHW Audits and communicate on SHW compliance with SSE Group standards, SSEN Transmission policies and procedures and relevant regulations.
• Provide collaborative SHW Assurance support and guidance to enable the SSEN Transmission Business to manage their SHW risks.
• Support the development of the risk-based SHW Assurance program with relevant aims, objectives and protocols in conjunction with the SHW Assurance Manager. .
• Facilitate the management and delivery of Transmission Project Safety Reviews (PSR) which are a critical component of the SSE Large Capital Projects governance process.
• To implement SSE Group and SSEN Transmission requirements, SHW Assurance Specialists are assigned key SHW projects to champion SHW improvements within the SSEN Transmission business.
   

You have
 

• Degree level health or safety qualifications or equivalent knowledge gained through experience in an electricity Networks business or major construction business.
• Lead Auditor qualification and/ or extensive experience preferably gained within an electricity Networks business incorporating best practice into SHW audit processes in large organisations.
• Sound knowledge of the SHW aspects of design, planning, construction, maintenance and operational field practices in the electrical transmission / distribution industry.
• Well organised, structured, systematic approach, with the ability to identify and analyse complex technical issues, understand risks and implement appropriate solutions.
• Good ability to organise, prioritise workload under own initiative and critically assess own performance.