Head of SHE Business Partnering

Job Description - Head of SHE Business Partnering (047375)

Organisation

SHE BUSINESS PARTNERING

Job

Position Type - Full Time

Head of Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) – 2 roles

Reporting to - Director of SHE TfL Operations
Contract type – Permanent
Location: Palestra (Southwark) - Hybrid working

Leading, supporting and enabling TfL’s operational teams to achieve our ambitious safety, health and environmental goals.

About us

Transport for London plays a key role in shaping life in London. Our transport infrastructure and public transport network is admired around the world. We are changing London for the future – making it one of the best cities to live, work and visit.

Our purpose is to move London forward safely, inclusively and sustainably – this is why we exist. Our vision is to be the strong, green heartbeat for London and this role is integral to achieve these aims. Our passion to create a fairer, greener, healthier and prosperous city is ambitious. By 2041, we aim to make 80 per cent of all journeys by foot, cycle, or public transport.

These exciting programmes are delivered through our healthy streets and healthy people strategy, making walking for travel at its heart, improving air quality, safe and inclusive travel and fewer car trips.

About the roles

As the Head of Safety, Health & Environment (SHE) you will lead on advising, supporting and holding to account the SHE performance of our delivery teams.

We are advertising two roles:

1. Role 1. Head of Safety, Health & Environment: TfL Operations: Rail - leading the SHE teams which support London Underground, the Elizabeth line, Docklands Light Railways, London Overground and London Trams.
2. Role 2. Head of Safety, Health & Environment: TfL Bus, Sponsored Services, Network Management and Customer & Strategy - leading the SHE teams which support our London Bus Operations, our Corporate Services functions, our commercial development team and key contracted services, including cycle hire, cable car and micro mobility teams.

You’ll report into our Director of SHE TfL Operations leading a well-established Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) team of up to 33 SHE professionals. You will drive and support the safe and sustainable operation of TfL’s public transport operations and help TfL achieve our ambitious safety, health and environmental goals.

As Head of Safety, Health and Environment, you’ll partner and advise the business on how to improve its safety, environment and wellbeing performance through coaching, guidance, assurance and broader improvement support. Alongside this, you will support the business to embed a sustainable safety culture and encourage progress towards our goal, Vision Zero: to eliminate death or serious injury on our transport network by 2041.

As well as close working with TfL’s public transport delivery teams, you will work closely with the Chief Officers for SHE, People, Finance, General Counsel, Customer and Strategy and their teams. You will work closely with our SHE regulators and key external stakeholders, including the Office of Rail and Road, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the Greater London Authority (GLA). Your ability to develop impactful relationships to enable you to assure and influence stakeholders will be critical in succeeding in this role.

Making London a healthier place to live, work and visit is a huge responsibility – we do this by making sure we influence city planning London-wide policy as well as challenging all activities across our portfolios to improve on our corporate environment performance.

About you

You will be an experienced SHE leader with expert knowledge of relevant SHE legislation, proven experience working with operational teams and confident operating in a safety critical environment (essential). Ideally, you’ll have experience of public transport safety, looking to take your next step into a more strategically aligned role.

We are looking for a strong leader who can inspire, motivate and develop their own team of SHE professionals as well as inspire and motivate colleagues across TfL delivery teams to further improve safety, health and environmental performance (essential). You’ll be a strategic and expert business partner where insight, leadership, assurance and collaboration with senior business stakeholders and risk management provide the foundation to your strategy (essential).

You’ll have a strongly grounded understanding of health, safety and environment and proven experience of leading on safety, health and environment in complex organisations operating in a politically sensitive environment.

You will hold a NEBOSH diploma or equivalent experience (essential). Membership of relevant professional body e.g. IOSH, IEMA, CIBSE is desirable. A copy of your qualification will be requested if you are shortlisted for the role.

Application Process

The closing date for applications is Sunday 16 March 2025 at 23:59hrs.

• Please apply using your CV (ideally two pages) and a covering letter (no more than 1 A4 page, Arial size 12) detailing why you’re the right leader for this critical role.
• In your cover letter, please let us know if you are interested in a specific role or interested in both roles.
• Please submit your applications with your full name in a PDF format.
• Short listing will be carried out on the basis of answers to any pre-screening questions and the information on your CV and covering letter.
• Please think carefully about the skills, knowledge and experience outlined in the job advert and ensure your CV and cover letter reflects the requirements of the role you are applying for.

If you would like a copy of the job description, please email Nita Denner from the Executive Recruitment team on TalentAcquisitionandExecutiveRecruitment@tfl.gov.uk

Interview Timeline

We anticipate for 1st stage interviews to be held end of April - May 2025 and 2nd stage interviews to be held in May 2025.

We will make every effort to give you as much notice as possible, however some interviews/assessments could be organised at short notice.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to represent the city we serve, which will help us become a more innovative and efficient organisation. Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible. We are a disability confident employer who guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets all of the essential criteria.

Hybrid Working

Hybrid working within this role enables a balance of 50 per cent of time split between the office and home over a 4-week period. Hybrid working arrangements can evolve subject to business requirements.