Health, Safety & Wellbeing Lead in London

Job Summary:

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain core areas of expertise and impart knowledge to aid the development and delivery of HSW within the project. Inclusive of acting in the context of a consultant to other parts of business in regard to the core expertise they can impart.
• Develop, establish and implement the project’s HS&W strategy for continuous improvement in all applicable aspects of HS&W Management ensuring alignment with client and project requirements.
• Provide professional advice to directors and managers, to assist them in achieving business objectives, advising and facilitating in a such a manner that operational leaders can make effective and confident decisions that positively improve HSW on the project (and beyond) and create net benefit to all stakeholders.
• Develop a team of technical experts and deliver a compliant, progressive and “best in class” service through diligent and effective use of that resource.
• Develop and apply tools and techniques, define business/project strategies and methods to initiate and/or implement change to improve HSW and business performance.
• Lead with a strong understanding of contractual and statutory requirements relevant to the project, and consistently cascade this knowledge to others, ensuring the project's integrity is safeguarded at all times.
• Create, develop and maintain an extensive range of internal/external relationships to maximise impact of expertise and knowledge to influence the quality of strategic decision making.
• Implement initiatives that ensure Euston’s HS&W culture continuously matures while ensuring that any identified poor behaviours are dealt with accordingly.
• Maintain a positive working relationship with MDJV’s supply chain ensuring that expectations are clearly defined, comprehended and continuously measured.

Technical skills and Competencies:

• Exemplary understanding of H&S standards and relevant regulation.
• Knowledge of H&S Risk Management.
• Able to undertake audits.
• Able to undertake incident reporting, investigation and associated event management.
• Able to undertake performance monitoring and measurement.
• Proven knowledge of construction techniques and their implications for safety.
• Demonstrable knowledge of all aspects of construction Health and Safety.
• Understanding of occupational health.
• Knowledge of behavioural safety techniques.

Qualifications, Certifications and Experience:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent working experience.
• Hold a qualification in Occupational Health and Safety; i.e. Diploma or NVQ.
• Chartered status within a relevant industry body (i.e. CMIOSH) or possess significant qualitative experience and/or be able to demonstrate a developed path to achieving chartered status.
• Proven experience working in a similar role in Health & Safety.
• Experienced manager.

Behavioural Competencies:

• Act as an exemplar in H&S and apply professional standards to ensure best practice.
• Able to work in partnership with the client.
• Able to work with others to persuade and/or influence.
• Able to communicate clearly.
• Able to increasingly challenge conditions and others to maintain professional standards and business integrity.
• Able to build lasting relationships with stakeholders and senior management.
• Able to prioritise process and interpret information logically.
• Able to break multi-dimensional problems or processes into component parts and analyse using a range of analytical techniques and tools.

Dragados Values:

• Excellence: Promoting innovation, development, training and continuous improvement to achieve the highest quality of project delivery.
• Integrity: Acting ethically and transparently. Demanding the best standards of integrity from its employees, suppliers and other stakeholders.
• Trust: Nurturing positive relationships at all levels of the organisation, with our clients and supply chain by developing strong and long-term relationships based on mutual trust.
• Sustainability: Commitment to sustainable development to make an efficient and ethically responsible contribution to society and the environment.
• Profitability: Ensuring our profitability as well as contributing value to the communities in which we operate as part of our sustainability agenda.

Dragados is committed to act based on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion principles. Equal opportunities, non-discrimination and respect for human rights are basic principles contained in the Dragados Code of Conduct (https://www.dragados.co.uk/html/compliance.html) that apply to all Dragados employees.