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Overview of Responsibilities Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference? Join our team and contribute to the future of fusion energy. As the Head of Safety Health and Environment (SHE), you will lead in developing a strong and proactive SHE culture and embed this across UKAEA, being supported by a strong team of 13 SHE professionals. This is a brand new role as the SHE team is being re-organised along with a wider re-organisation of Assurance and Risk and also Quality as the UKAEA commits more resources into developing these functions as there own specialisms. As the Head of Safety, Health and Environment you have a fantastic opportunity to take control and nurture all things SHE related, building and embedding a first in safety culture and being given the mandate to drive the Development of the strategic agenda for the SHE across UKAEA, championing the delivery and in the process, taking the organisation on a cultural improvement journey. Additional Responsibilities: Act as the key advisor on Safety Health and Environment legislative and statuary compliance issues. Manage, coach and lead the SHE Team, develop and maintain technical and behavioral competencies to ensure the delivery of optimised advice and service to the business. Lead the UKAEA in the developing a strong and proactive SHE culture and embed it across UKAEA Representing UKAEA SHE Group nationally and internationally In conjunction with the Group Director of QSHE, Risk and Assurance, you will advise the board on all matters relating to SHE. Salary £75,415 + excellent benefits including outstanding pension Programme CENTRALISED Department QSHE Discipline Engineering Site Location UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire or Rotherham, Yorkshire Type of Employment Full-time Qualifications Essential Requirements: NEBOSH Diploma (Occupational Health and Safety) minimum or equivelant Chartered membership of one or more of the Professional Organisations in Occupational Safety Health and Environment undertaking a scheme of Continuous Professional Development (e.g CMIOSH status) Additional Information A full list of our benefits can be found here https://careers.ukaea.uk/life-at-ukaea/employee-benefits/ We welcome applications from under-represented groups, particularly individuals from black and other ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities, and women. Our Executive team, supported by our 'Equality, Diversity and Inclusion' (EDI) Partner and Inclusion Ambassadors, actively promotes EDI and takes steps to increase diversity within our organization. We reinforce best practices in recruitment and selection and evaluate approaches to remove barriers to success. Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications. All employees at the UK Atomic Energy Authority must complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) and other appropriate security checks, including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions. For applicants applying from outside the United Kingdom or those who have spent time outside the UK in the last five years, please visit the following link for information on criminal records checks: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants If your country of residence or previous residence is not listed on the website or if the UK Government does not have information on obtaining a criminal records check from that state, we regret to inform you that we cannot process your application.