Role: HSEQ Manager
Location: Hybrid Role; Group locations, Office, Working from home
Working week: Monday – Friday
Working hours: 8.30am – 17.00pm
Salary & Package: Competitive offering and opportunity for progression
Job Description
The HSEQ Manager is responsible for delivering a culture of safety first across all business units, where we aspire to be a zero-harm organisation that has a robust and highly effective health and safety management system, with high levels of awareness and team buy in, setting best class standards and driving improvement at every opportunity. The remit of the role will also encompass supporting and leading on elements of company strategy as at the Assured Group our aim is to reduce the environmental footprint and become a more sustainable business. To be successful in this role the individual must be able to show leadership and determination to drive the business policies & strategy across our UK sites.
The role requires travel to various locations to carry out inspections and audits along with providing guidance to the whole business & senior management teams.
Ensuring that legislation is adhered to with advice and support to provide consistent and accurate advice to employees, provide support to business units on initiatives. Provide support on issues/problems. Produce HSEQ statistics monthly, identify trends and take proactive initiatives. Contribute to general communications at a senior level.
Duties will include:
Promote a single way of working to underpin the cohesive and coherent delivery of Health, Safety & Well-being management across the varied business units.
Working with the management team to ensure effective and compliant processes and procedures are integrated into daily business activities
Stay abreast of all HSE rules, regulations, and legal requirements, evolving business HSE systems as necessary to ensure full compliance.
Embed good behaviours and working practises throughout the business and initiate activity to create and sustain a strong H&S culture
Work with HR to encompass physical and mental wellbeing into our HSE agenda
Organise, & plan the delivery of training on basic HSE topics such as PPE, accident & hazard reporting, manual handling, induction training, etc
Maintain & advise on a range of specialist areas, e.g., risk assessments, risk management, fire regulations, COSHH, PUWER, PPE, noise, CDM etc.
Lead quarterly Safety meetings with the Senior Management teams. Ensure issues are raised and suitable actions are identified and completed in a timely manner
Assist with the development of Health and Safety digital management systems
Liaise with external bodies including the Health and Safety Executive, suppliers, contractors, and other stakeholders as necessary
Support and develop incident management & investigation processes within the team
Conduct Internal audits including the management and maintenance of the audit tracker
Produce reports, including reporting of key HSE metrics, statistics and present to the site SMT as required.
Lead & maintain our ISO ISO14001, ISO45001, ISO9001 Management System
Develop strategies and initiatives that will reduce our environmental footprint and lead to us becoming a more sustainable business
The Successful Applicant
Minimum of a NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety, or equivalent
Essential - proven experience in a HSEQ role, ideally from the automotive, aviation, chemical or construction sectors
Strong interpersonal skills, including an ability to be assertive, when necessary, but approachable and with an ability to influence others from top to bottom of the organisation
Action orientated - will take the initiative and lead by example, setting standards and holding people to account
Ability to be pragmatic, to problem-solve and find creative solutions without compromising our standards
Good project management skills, able to lead projects from initial scoping through to completion
Strong administration skills, attention to detail and the ability to work on your own initiative
Understanding of CDM requirements desirable
Key Measures & Targets:
Maintain Integrated Management System Carry out internal and site based HSEQ inspections and audits
Produce HSEQ statistics monthly, identify trends and take proactive initiatives
Maintain the ISO accreditations whilst embedding the requirements within the business sectors
Growth of the training programme & reporting systems
Person Specification:
Essential able to work as a member of a team, but also capable of working alone to tight deadlines as appropriate
Set own high-quality standards, e.g. attention to detail demonstrate a passion for Health, Safety, Environment & Quality working with ISO (phone number removed) and 45001
Understanding of the requirements for working in the construction industry supported by CHAS, Constructionline & Safe contractor
Analytical skills to interpret detailed information and regulations
High standard of written English and good communication skills, including a strong presentation and report writing skills
Ability to liaise with all levels of the business.
Proficient with MS Office – Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
NEBOSH or Equivalent Diploma Membership of IOSH
Lead or Internal Auditor Qualification desirable but not essential
Salary & Package:
Offering a competitive salary subject to experience