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Head of HSE & Governance        

Permanent

Location: Selby, full time on site

Are you a senior HSE leader with experience in the power,
energy or process industries sectors? Do you have a proven track record of developing
high performing teams? Do you relish a role where you can make a positive
impact to both business strategy and site operations?

 

If your answers are ‘yes’ to these, then this may be the
role for you!

 

Drax is looking for a highly experienced Head of HSE &
Governance to provide strategic and operational leadership across a complex,
high hazard process environment at our power station in Selby.  This is a key leadership role and will
operate as part of the power station’s Senior Leadership Team. This pivotal
role will provide strategic direction to our Health & Safety,
Environmental, Technical Training, Occupational Hygiene and Governance &
Integrity teams onsite.

 

You’ll be a trusted advisor to senior leadership, with a
strong focus on process safety, major accident hazard control and regulatory
excellence, while driving a positive and proactive safety culture across the
organisation. Importantly, as the Head of HSE & Governance you’ll develop
high performing teams as they look to establish and lead standards across site,
driving sustainable change at Drax Power Station (DPS).

 

DPS is an exciting place to work, playing a critical role in
UK energy security and decarbonisation journey. From large scale generation to
fuel handling and engineering systems, the site offers continuous technical
challenges and learning.

 

Who we are:
We’re not just talking about making a difference, we’re
making it happen. We generate dispatchable, renewable power and create stable
energy in an uncertain world. Building on our proud heritage, we have ambition
to become the global leader in sustainable biomass and carbon removals.

 

You’ll be joining our teams of practical doers, future
thinkers and business champions. We’re enabling a zero carbon, lower cost
energy future for all, and working hard to decarbonise the planet for
generations to come.

 

About the role:
Reporting to the Group HSE Director, and as a key member of
the DPS Senior Leadership Team  a dotted
line into the Drax Power Station Plant Director, you’ll  take accountability for developing, leading
and delivering the HSE strategy for all site activities,  teams and plant areas, ensuring that the
highest level of safety standards, health and wellbeing, environmental,
technical competence, governance and compliance are developed and applied.

 

As the subject matter expert, you’ll provide HSE &
Governance advice to both management and colleagues on HSE & Governance risk
activities on our operational sites as we continue to our journey to be a UK
leader in dispatchable, renewable generation.

Key responsibilities include:

Provide visible, influential HSE leadership across all operations, with a strong emphasis on process safety.
Embed HSE considerations into strategic decision making, capital projects and operational change (MOC).

Act as senior and strategic point of contact for regulators, auditors, Excom and Board engagement, visits and external stakeholders.

Develop and mentor HSE professionals and operational leaders, building long term capabilities. Drive our OneSafeDrax Zero Harm vision, and act as key contributor to the development of the culture, integrated HSE management system, and to assess and assess training requirements and ensure all personnel are adequately trained in environmental and health & safety matters.

Responsible and accountable for the implementation and management of specific audit standards and quality.

Who we’re looking for:
The successful candidate will have extensive senior – level
experience in HSE within a process safety and high hazard environment. You’ll
be a proven HSE leader with experience in the power,
energy or process industries sectors. You’ll possess a NEBOSH Diploma or
equivalent, with a professional accreditation preferred. You’ll have experience
of leading through change and driving cultural improvements, working with ISO
9001, 14001 and 45001. Knowledge of construction/CDM regulations is desirable.

 

Importantly, you’ll have proven ability to influence at
executive and board level, balancing operational realities with rigorous risk
controls.  As a skilled people leader,
you’ll have previously managed complex teams within a unionised environment,
coupled with strong team working and influencing skills and can showcase the
ability to communicate at all levels of an organisation.

 

The role is site based on a full-time basis.

 

Rewards and benefits:
As you help us to shape the future, we’ve shaped our rewards
and benefits to help you thrive and support your lifestyle. If successful in
this role you’ll get:

A discretionary bonus depending on company performance and PSP

Private Healthcare

SAYE (Sharesave): discretionary scheme from time to time

Personal accident cover

Group personal pension plan where we’ll pay up to 10%

Holiday 25 days plus bank holidays

Reimbursement of the cost of your annual membership of one relevant and appropriate professional body

We’re committed to making a tangible impact on the climate
challenge we all face. Drax is where your individual purpose can work alongside
your career drive. We work as part of a team that shares a passion for doing
what’s right for the future. With Drax you can shape your career and a future
for generations to come.

 

Together, we make it happen.

 

At Drax, we’re committed to fostering an environment where
everyone feels valued and respected, regardless of their role. To make this a
reality, we actively work to better represent the communities we operate in,
foster inclusion, and establish fair processes. Through these actions, we build
the trust needed for all colleagues at Drax to contribute their perspectives
and talents, no matter their background.

 

How to apply:
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begin your Drax journey!
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