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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