Health & Safety Manager

Ross-shire Engineering Limited; Stranraer; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading clean water technology company is seeking a Health & Safety Manager to ensure compliance with health and safety regulations across Scotland. The role involves conducting audits, assisting project teams, and ensuring safety practices are upheld. The position offers competitive salary, private healthcare, and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Private healthcare

Flexible career development paths

Holiday entitlement of 31 days

Company pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Discounted gym memberships

Payment of professional fees

Employee discount platform

EV/Hybrid car lease scheme

Access to health professionals

Qualifications

• Practical understanding of QHSE management.
• Experience applying health & safety practices in manufacturing and construction sites.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety, Quality, and Environmental management systems.
• Conduct QHSE inspections and audits.
• Assist project teams with Construction Phase Plans.

Skills

Communication

QHSE Management

Health & Safety Legislation

Education

NEBOSH General (Level 3)

Job description

What Are We Looking For?

Our HSE department is looking to recruit a Health & Safety Manager to join our team on a permanent basis, working from either Cumbernauld, Edinburgh, or Dalgety Bay, servicing our Chemical & Biological team across Scotland. Your role will involve ensuring that all RSE company's activities are carried out in accordance with all relevant Health and Safety legislation and that all persons affected, either directly or indirectly, are not subjected to avoidable risks.

Please note that owing to the nature of this role and the location of works, this position will require travel across Scotland.

Some of Your Key Duties Include:

1. Ensure that all activities comply with RSE's Health and Safety, Quality, and Environmental management systems.
2. Ensure that all requirements under the current CDM regulations are satisfied, including assisting project teams in compiling Construction Phase Plans.
3. Provide assistance on all QHSE issues to departments and individuals within the Ross-shire engineering group as required, under the day-to-day direction of the Health & Safety Manager.
4. Carry out QHSE inspections and audits at RSE company premises and construction sites to ensure activities are safe and hazards are minimized.
5. Complete inspection and audit reports, highlighting issues/non-conformance, and distribute them to relevant project and company personnel.
6. Assist and advise Engineers/Site Managers with health & safety risk assessments and safe working procedures.
7. Produce COSHH assessments as required.
8. Communicate and liaise effectively with all departments within the business.

What Do You Need?

• NEBOSH General (Level 3) certification or working towards it.
• Practical understanding of QHSE management, with a focus on building relationships with delivery teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Good knowledge of Health & Safety legislation.
• Experience applying health & safety practices in manufacturing and construction sites; utilities experience is highly advantageous.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

Who Are We?

RSE is a trusted clean water technology company, developing market-leading products and solutions for purifying drinking water, recycling wastewater, and cleaning water in industrial processes. We are innovating and delivering water treatment products, technologies, and services across the UK. RSE provides offsite modular build solutions using a low-carbon approach, focusing on innovation, efficiency, and excellence.

Founded in 1982, RSE has become a prominent MEICA engineering business in the UK water industry, offering comprehensive in-house capabilities from project inception to delivery, including installation and commissioning. We also have a large servicing and maintenance team to support our clients' needs.

Our service offerings include industry-leading solutions, and our staff are key to achieving our sustainability and business goals. With over 2000 staff, we aim to expand our operations and diversify our products. We emphasize servant leadership and encourage our people to take an entrepreneurial approach to their careers.

What RSE Offers

To build successful teams and maintain our reputation for quality, we seek the best talent with the right attitude and mentality to thrive in a dynamic, innovative environment. At RSE, you will have opportunities to shape your career through our Business Streams and work within teams that challenge and support you.

• Competitive salary based on experience.
• Private healthcare.
• Flexible career development paths.
• Holiday entitlement of 31 days, increasing to 33 days after 2 years.
• Holiday buy/sell scheme.
• Company pension scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Discounted gym memberships.
• Payment of professional fees.
• Employee discount platform.
• EV/Hybrid car lease scheme.
• Access to health professionals, including mental health champions and Occupational Health Nurse.

We believe our leadership in transforming the industry provides our people with vast career opportunities. If you're interested in a role that harnesses your skills and supports your growth within the water industry, apply now.