Emergency Shift Manager (ESM)

Staffline; Leiston; On-site; GBP 63,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading security solutions provider seeks an Emergency Shift Manager for their Sizewell C site. The role involves ensuring effective emergency responses, managing command structures, and coordinating resources. Candidates should possess strong leadership skills and experience in critical environments. This is a 24/7 position with a competitive salary of up to £75K per annum and additional benefits.

Benefits

20 days leave per year

G4S National Pension Scheme

Discounts from Dell, Vodafone, and O2

Health cash plan for you and your family

Qualifications

• Prior experience in critical national infrastructure or heavy industrial environments.
• Experience of leading teams in a demanding environment.
• Proven experience in operational theatre in a pressurised role.

Responsibilities

• Ensure preparedness for the role and understand major incident procedures.
• Document tactical decisions for audit trails.
• Manage the Emergency Control Centre effectively.

Skills

Knowledge of Health & Safety procedures

Strong management and leadership skills

Excellent communication skills

Problem-solving approach

Ability to remain calm under pressure

Effective teamwork and collaboration

Education

Degree in Crisis or Emergency Management

Degree-level leadership and Management

HSE Diploma

Job description

Overview

This role will be employed by G4S but will hold duty responsibility for Sizewell C (SZC), therefore being an integral part of the client team. The on duty SZC Emergency Shift Manager (ESM) assumes and retains overall command for the operation or incident and has responsibility and authority for the site tactical procedures based from the Emergency Control Centre (EmCC). The role will be one of four/five ESMs who will hold equivalent authority when on duty and hold a nominated specialism related to the phase of construction, as detailed by Licence Condition (LC) 11 – On-site Emergency Arrangements Lead.

The EmCC is fed information from Operational Management via the Security Control Room (SCR), including Incident Controllers, Duty Managers, and specialist response. The EmCC will be populated with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) from site depending on the type of incident or event, coordinating with specialists both internally and externally.

The ESM does not make Operational decisions; instead the ESM focuses on Tactical responses, coordination and Recovery. They ensure that tactics deployed are proportionate to risks, meet the objectives of the strategy, and are legally compliant. They must be capable and confident in briefing at a Strategic level during incidents and will report directly to the Site Operations Site Lead, Construction, and Site Operations Directors.

The Areas of Responsibility (AOR) sit within the Main Development Site (MDS) and Off Site Infrastructure (OSI), pending individual site incident management plans. They may also manage situations on Public Highways involving SZC workforce or assets, including freight delivery to site. This role enables maintenance of situational awareness and anticipates the ‘So What’ to ensure appropriate resources are available to fulfil tasks and site incident response as required.

The ESM will be immersed within different Construction disciplines (e.g., Civils, Site Operations, Marine, Tunnelling, Nuclear Island, Balance of Plant, etc.) to understand construction activity and related safety risks, which may require an emergency response in the event of an incident. They must be confident in the recovery process post-incident/event, including evidence collection, investigation and returning to Business As Usual (BAU).

This is a duty role, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Role holders will complete 12-hour shifts on a 4-on-4-off rotation, including days, nights, weekends and bank holidays.

Location: Sizewell C Nuclear Development, Ancillary Construction Area, Leiston, Suffolk, IP16 4UR

Salary: Up to 75K per annum on hourly rate £34.25 per hour

Time at Work: Location – Sizewell C Nuclear Development, Ancillary Construction Area, Leiston, Suffolk, IP16 4UR. Average 42 hours per week, based on a 12-hour shift pattern rotating through days, nights and weekends. Built into this shift pattern will be a period of Mon to Fri Office Role for continuity and management of the function.

Key Responsibilities

The SZC on duty Emergency Shift Manager has responsibility to ensure preparedness to carry out their role. This includes:

• Keeping up to date with policies and processes used for major incidents
• Protect life, property, environment and information
• Be aware of and understand the multi-agency command structure, commander roles and capabilities, monitor the operational command structure and functional roles
• Establish and manage the EmCC at the earliest opportunity
• Establish shared situational awareness between responder organisations at the tactical level and promote effective decision making using the Joint Decision Model (JDM)
• Develop and agree the overall joint intent, regularly assessing and sharing information and intelligence
• Understand changing threats and hazards, work with construction disciplines and multi-agency colleagues to develop a joint understanding of risk, implementing mitigation and management arrangements to monitor and respond to emergencies
• Ensure statutory responsibilities for health, safety, human rights, data protection and welfare during the incident
• Address longer-term priorities in the recovery of the Construction site through restoration of essential services
• Warn and inform the Site Workforce by providing accurate and timely information via appropriate media channels
• Where necessary, inform the Strategic Commander of the incident and the common operating picture
• Document all tactical decisions and rationale in a decision log to provide an audit trail for multi-agency debriefs and learning
• Debrief Incident Controller and on-site/off-site commanders to share interoperability issues via Joint Organisational Learning (JOL)
• Ensure SQEP (Suitably Qualified and Experienced Person) profiles for all nominated EmCC specialists (e.g., Assistant, Loggist, Health & Safety, Environmental, Communication, Site Operations, Construction Manager/PM, Security, Occ Health, Welfare, IR, and Blue Light response Commanders)

Skills and Competencies

• Knowledge of Health & Safety procedures, policies and best working practices
• Strong management and leadership skills with excellent communication, influencing, negotiating and engagement abilities
• Sound judgment and decision making with a hands-on problem-solving approach; remain calm under pressure and coordinate SMEs effectively
• Innovative, supportive and adaptable to change
• Teamwork and collaboration with counterparts to ensure effective delivery of the EmCC, training and exercising

Profile

Educational Requirements/Qualifications

• Ideally (but not essential) a Degree in Crisis or Emergency Management
• Ideally (but not essential) Degree-level leadership and Management
• Ideally (but not essential) a HSE Diploma
• Ideally (but not essential) Emergency Planning College certifications

Preferred Experience

• A professional leader with prior experience in corporate, Critical National Infrastructure, uniformed services or heavy industrial environments
• Experience of leading teams in a demanding environment
• Enthusiastic and committed with a track record of building trust-based relationships with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels
• Experience of training and mentoring
• Proven experience in a high tempo, operational theatre in a pressurised role

Personal Qualities

• Highest levels of integrity, respectfulness and professionalism
• An engaging and proactive \'can do\' attitude where successes and failures are shared
• Doing what we say we are going to do and only committing to what can be done
• Ability to plan ahead and share intelligence to prevent surprises

Specific Occupational Requirements

• Ability to pass and hold National Security Clearance Vetting (NSV SC)
• Driving Licence

Ref 1G4S - G182

Key Information and Benefits

• Permanent Contract
• 20 days leave per year
• G4S National Pension Scheme
• Dell, Vodafone and O2 discounts
• Perks at Work (national reward and discount scheme)
• Aviva car, home and travel insurance discount
• Health Saturday Fund (health cash plan for you and your family)

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