Northern Powergrid
Health and Safety SME (24-Month FTC)
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Health & Safety Oracle SME
The Health & Safety Oracle SME is responsible for leading the functional design, configuration, and optimisation of Oracle Workforce Health & Safety modules to support incident management, compliance, and operational safety processes. The role translates regulatory and business requirements into effective digital workflows, supports testing and data validation, collaborates with H&S, HR, Operations, and Technology teams, and contributes to the development and continuous improvement of the H&S roadmap to ensure the system enables accurate reporting, strong governance, and improved workforce safety outcomes.
At Northern Powergrid, our vision is to be the best energy company in serving our 3.9 million homes, whilst delivering a sustainable energy solution. You will be the functional subject matter expert for WHS configuration, reporting, workflow management, and integrations with HR, Operations, and SHEQ teams.
Along with a competitive salary of between £53,711 - £73,451, we also offer great benefits such as:
- Enrolment into our pension scheme
- Technical Incentive scheme up to £2000
- 25 days holiday
- £5,500 Retention bonus
Key Responsibilities
Functional Expertise & Solution Design
- Act as the primary subject matter expert for Oracle Workforce Health & Safety modules, including incident management, risk assessments, safety observations, and compliance workflows.
- Translate H&S regulatory requirements and business processes into Oracle functional configurations and solution designs.
- Provide expert guidance on best practice use of Oracle HCM and H&S capabilities to optimise safety reporting, controls, and workforce protection.
Requirements Gathering & Process Mapping
- Lead workshops with H&S, HR, Operations, and Technology stakeholders to capture high-level and detailed functional requirements.
- Map current state processes and design future state workflows aligned to Oracle capabilities and organisational safety strategy.
- Ensure requirements are fully traceable through design, build, testing, and deployment.
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Configuration, Testing & Quality Assurance
- Configure Oracle H&S modules, including incident types, severity matrices, notifications, approvals, and integrations.
- Develop test scripts and support SIT/UAT cycles, ensuring all safety processes and controls function as intended.
- Validate data flows, reporting outputs, and integration touchpoints with HR, Payroll, and Operational systems.
Governance, Compliance & Risk Management
- Ensure Oracle H&S configurations meet internal governance standards, legal obligations, and industry safety regulations.
- Support risk assessments, audit readiness, and compliance reporting through accurate system setup and data integrity.
- Identify gaps or risks in current processes and recommend system-based mitigations.
Stakeholder Engagement & Change Support
- Work closely with H&S leadership, Programme Managers, Architects, and operational teams to ensure alignment on roadmap and delivery priorities.
- Provide subject matter guidance during steering groups, design reviews, and change impact assessments.
- Support training teams with content, user guides, and knowledge transfer for frontline and managerial users.
Data, Reporting & Insights
- Define reporting requirements for incident trends, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and compliance metrics.
- Work with reporting teams to ensure dashboards and analytics reflect accurate, meaningful safety insights.
- Support data migration activities, ensuring historical safety records are correctly mapped and validated.
Continuous Improvement & Roadmap Development
- Identify opportunities to enhance safety processes through new Oracle features, automation, or workflow optimisation.
- Contribute to the multi-phase H&S roadmap, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture and wider H&S strategy.
- Monitor Oracle quarterly updates and assess impacts on H&S functionality.
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Key Competencies
- Strong understanding of safety operations, risk management, and compliance
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving capability
- Clear communication and strong stakeholder engagement skills
- Ability to translate safety policy into system rules and workflows
- Structured and methodical working style
Qualifications & Attributes
Essential
- Relevant professional certifications (e.g., NEBOSH, IOSH, SHEQ qualifications, Oracle Cloud certifications).
- Minimum HNC / Level 4 qualification in a relevant discipline
- Hands-on experience with Oracle Workforce Health & Safety or comparable incident/risk management systems.
- Proven ability to translate regulatory H&S requirements into system workflows and digital processes.
- Understanding of H&S legislation, compliance frameworks, and audit requirements.
- Knowledge of integration touchpoints (HR, Payroll, Operations, Risk systems).
- Exposure to incident analytics, dashboards, and safety reporting tools.
- Project or change delivery experience within a regulated or high-risk operational environment.
- Experience supporting UAT/SIT, writing test scripts, and validating end-to-end safety processes.
Additional Information
- Posted: 28/07/26
- Closing date for applications: 07/08/26
Applicants are considered on the basis of their suitability for the post irrespective of sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender re-assignment, race, age, or disability, in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.
We reserve the right to close this advert early depending on applications.
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