HSEQ Manager

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.