Senior Health Lead

Where you fit

Shell Health’s purpose is to empower employees and our business to thrive through care. The world is changing fast, and Shell Health also must change to keep up with the external environment, and the needs of the new Shell organization in delivering the Powering Progress strategy. We enable business outcomes by providing science-based Health expertise and services, developing in Shell, a sustainable culture of care, focused on helping people to be the best that they can be.

In this role, you are vital in translating the purpose of Shell Health into delivered actions to support the achievement of Shell’s strategic ambitions by Shell companies in the country. This entails empowering employees to promote their wellbeing, protect them from known health risks, and ensure timely access to good quality support and care. It also involves working closely with the businesses to identify and mitigate health risks associated with business activities as well as leverage health opportunities, especially for customers, communities, and contractors.

Moreover, you are a key part of our multidisciplinary Shell Health Asia Pacific Team, passionate about helping Shell deliver more and cleaner energy solutions. You will be a valued member of the broader Shell Health community globally and will contribute to Shell’s strategic success by reporting to the Country Health Manager India in leading the company to have the healthiest workforce in the industry and the most value-adding health function – Powering Healthier Lives.

What’s the role?

As the Senior Health Lead India, you will need the ability to adapt and integrate diverse employee needs (e.g., office vs operational site; city vs remote locations; asset vs project phases), shifting business requirements and demands relating to health and wellbeing, manage key stakeholders, and deliver on Shell Health’s business objectives. The role includes, but is not limited to:

• Implementing Group strategy and standards for Health, including compliance with national laws and regulations; deliver responsibilities with regards to managing and evaluating the provision of high-quality occupational health for Shell Operating Assets and Business Units in Shell India.
• Developing, implementing, and evaluating, with key stakeholders, a comprehensive outcome-focused Health plan for employees and the Shell Operated businesses in India.
• Design, execute and provide oversight to specific programs such as on Workplace Mental Wellbeing, Health Promotion initiatives & Medical Disability Management.
• Assuring business on health risk management, implementation of Health Standards and other Health Aspects of the Shell’s HSE Framework (SEAM) in compliance with relevant occupational health legislation.
• Coach, supervise and support other health colleagues, e.g., occupational health nurse, industrial hygienist.
• Work with regional Health delivery team to collate issues from the frontline, create optimized solutions and effectively disseminate best practices.
• Participate in and/or lead global health projects.
• Multifaceted stakeholder management including business leaders, GMs, Project Managers and HSE leaders, Peer Health Leads/Managers, Group SMEs, Asset Managers, inter-industry leaders, government health leaders, and regulators.

What we need from you

When it comes to nurturing collaborative stakeholder relations, your excellent professional and interpersonal skills and ability to influence people will make a difference. You will lead and inspire people to make changes that will have a direct impact on our success. You will create the environment for others to feel empowered to deliver high performance through clarity on intent, priorities, and outcomes. You will demonstrate and establish the Learner Mindset within the team, fostering inclusivity and psychological safety to identify improvement opportunities and innovative, efficient ways of working.

Furthermore, you must have:

• Primary qualification in Health: Medical degree.
• Postgraduate/tertiary qualifications in Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene or Human Factors is desirable.
• Extensive experience in occupational health or any of the other health disciplines, preferably acquired working within a large organization in the oil and gas or comparable industry.
• Understanding of population health and the wider determinants of good health and experience of implementing health promotion interventions to deliver improvements in health and wellbeing.
• Ability to engage and influence Senior leaders (country chairs, local/ regional business and functional leaders)
• People management experience and skills including team building, networking, building trust, negotiation, and facilitation skills.
• A commitment to authentic, honest, open, and transparent communication.
• Strong skills in project management, verbal & written communication and time management
• Deep commitment to Goal Zero, safety leadership and personal accountability

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Shell is a global energy company where we work towards powering progress through more and cleaner energy solutions. We use advanced technologies and take an innovative approach to help build a sustainable energy future. In India Shell has its businesses footprint in Information Technology, Projects & Technology, Finance Operations, Integrated Gas, Downstream & Upstream spread across more than 7 main locations.

An innovative place to work

Join us and you’ll be adding your talent and imagination to a business with the ambition to shape the future – whether by investing in renewables, exploring new ways to store energy or developing technology that helps the world to use energy more efficiently, everyone at Shell does their part.

An inclusive place to work

To power progress together, we need to attract and develop the brightest minds and make sure every voice is heard. Here are just some of the ways we are nurturing an inclusive environment – one where you can express your ideas, extend your skills and reach your potential…

We are creating a space where people with disabilities can excel through transparent recruitment process, workplace adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Feel free to let us know about your circumstances when you apply, and we’ll take it from there. We are striving to be a pioneer of an inclusive and diverse workplace, promoting equality for employees regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. We consider ourselves a flexible employer and want to support you finding the right balance. We encourage you to discuss this with us in your application.

A rewarding place to work

As an equal opportunity employer, combining our ideas through a creative, collaborative environment and global operations – we have developed and will continue to nurture a unique workplace with an impressive range of benefits to ensure that joining Shell is an inspired and rewarding career choice for everyone.