SHE Director (Corporate) in Midlothian

Across SGN Footprint | Competitive Package Full Time | Hybrid working – Regular travel across SGN footprint and to London is required.

We are looking for a Director of SHE Operations to provide strategic leadership and governance across our corporate business functions at SGN. Reporting to the Chief Safety Officer, you will be critical to driving forward safety standards, high performance and pushing a Zero Harm ethos across SGN. You will provide assurance to the Executive and the Board regarding compliance, resilience, and the health of our risk environment. As a key bridge between strategic safety leadership and the rest of the business, your focus will be on ensuring that risks to people, operations, assets and reputation are effectively identified, assessed, mitigated and reported.

Here's how you will contribute:

• Lead, inspire and develop a high-performing Safety, Assurance and Risk team, fostering collaboration, continuous learning and capability development across the organisation.
• Shape and deliver the organisation's Safety, Assurance and Risk strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives, regulatory requirements and SGN's commitment to Zero Harm.
• Champion a positive safety and risk culture, encouraging open reporting, continuous improvement, proactive risk management and shared accountability for safe outcomes.
• Provide expert advice and constructive challenge to senior leaders, Executive teams and Boards, enabling informed decision-making on risk, assurance and governance matters.
• Oversee enterprise-wide risk management and business continuity frameworks, ensuring risks are identified, assessed, managed and reported effectively, and that the organisation is prepared to respond to incidents and disruptions.
• Lead assurance activities across the organisation, including internal audit, compliance monitoring, control testing and independent assurance reviews, to strengthen governance and organisational resilience.
• Drive continual improvement in health, safety and assurance performance, overseeing incident investigations, root cause analysis, corrective actions, performance reporting and the implementation of lessons learned.

What you will need:

• At least 15 years experience in Health and Safety, with significant senior leadership experience in highly regulated and high-risk industries.
• A NEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent) and Chartered membership of IOSH (CMIOSH).
• Proven ability to lead multiple SHE functions, delivering service excellence through high performing and high impact teams.
• Proven experience leading multiple SHE functions and delivering service excellence.
• Excellent knowledge of UK safety and environmental legislation and regulatory frameworks.
• Demonstrate success in driving culture change and continuous improvement in safety.
• Excellent high-level problem solving skills, navigating non-routine and complex issues, devising solutions through analysis, experience and knowledge.
• Regular travel will be required as part of this role, including in to our Head Office in Farringdon, London.

Not sure you meet every requirement? Research shows some people – particularly women and those from underrepresented backgrounds – may hesitate to apply unless they meet every criteria. At SGN, we value diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. If this role interests you but you're not sure you tick every box, we'd still love to hear from you. You might be just who we're looking for – now or in the future.

Why SGN? SGN leads pioneering research and development for a net-zero energy system. Our innovative technologies are transforming the gas industry while keeping people safe and warm. We are an award-winning employer, including CCA Gold Awards for Great Places to Work and Inclusivity and Accessibility, and a proud Gold member of the Armed Forces Covenant.

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