Head of HSEQ

Network Plus; Bristol; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading utility contractor in Bristol seeks a Head of HSEQ to lead health, safety, environment, and quality standards. The ideal candidate will be an experienced senior manager with expertise in HSEQ, capable of developing strategies to ensure compliance and drive continuous improvement. You will manage HSEQ teams and interact with clients to maintain strong standards across all contracts. This position offers a competitive salary and full benefits package.

Benefits

Full benefits package

Equal Opportunity Employer

Armed Forces-friendly

Qualifications

• Experience in managing large teams.
• Experienced senior manager with high level leadership skills.
• Extensive root cause analysis experience with suitable qualification.

Responsibilities

• Highlight relevant potential changes to sector risks.
• Develop strategic plans for HSEQ systems.
• Act as Lead Investigator for High Risk HSEQ incidents.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Time management

Negotiation skills

Organisation skills

Education

Relevant HSEQ qualification (e.g., NVQ 4, NEBOSH Diploma)

Degree

Tools

Excel

Databases

Job description

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Head of HSEQ

Department: HSEQ

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Bristol Water HQ

Compensation: GBP 70,000 - GBP 90,000 / year

Description

As Head of Health, Safety, Environment and Quality (HSEQ Energy/Water) you will have a sense for the importance of leading change. You will play a pivotal leadership role, requiring your expertise in developing and overseeing the implementation of contract specific HSEQ management arrangements aligned with Group HSEQ standards and governance framework.

Your primary objective will be to strategically deliver the HSEQ business plan to drive continuous improvement across the [water/energy] contracts. In doing so you will ensure that risks are adequately profiled across the contracts, and ensure the operational HSEQ advisors work with the Network Plus leadership team to establish robust local systems enable growing a culture associating strong HSEQ standards with continual improvement requirements.

This role will require you to manage HSEQ Contract Leads (Managers) with a wider team of HSEQ Advisors. You will have considerable interaction with our client's providing monitoring and assurance updates, whilst collaboratively identifying best practice solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Highlight relevant potential changes to the sector risks to the contract directly to the Contract Senior Leadership Team.
• Develop, monitor and lead strategic plans to ensure the overarching Group HSEQ systems (Second Line of Defense) are embedded within contractual requirements (First Line of Defense)
• Ensure HSEQ policy and standards are consistently embedded across sector contracts to ensure compliance against legal and management standards.
• Ensure sector HSEQ risks are adequately profiled, reviewed and updated at regular intervals.
• Act as Lead Investigator for High Risk (inc. potential High Risk) HSEQ incidents for responsible area and support Operations as required.
• Proactively identify opportunities through MI trending and analysis to drive continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with clients and industry partners to identify best practice and horizon scan for future initiatives.
• Implement improvement plans to develop the HSEQ culture across the contracts.
• Ensure the requirements set out within the Group HSEQ governance framework is implemented and understood across all contracts.
• Ensure effective means of monitoring compliance against HSEQ standards and provide regular management reports with supporting MI.
• Ensure the assurance framework is established, effective and consistent across each contract to adequately monitor risks.
• Build and maintain relationships with the client and external organisations where required.
• Liaise as necessary with other organisations, clients and enforcing authorities, aiding and cooperating with audits and remedial actions.

Experience and Qualifications

Essential

• Experience in managing large teams
• Experienced senior manager with high level leadership skills
• Hold relevant HSEQ qualification, e.g., NVQ 4, NEBOSH Diploma or degree.
• Experience in a similar role within a High-Risk environment at an appropriate managerial level.
• Extensive root cause analysis experience with suitable qualification
• Possess a high level of communication and negotiation skills with the ability to motivate and influence others.
• Have excellent time management, organisational and decision-making skills.
• Good knowledge of IT skills including Excel and databases.

Desirable

• Experience of working within the Utility Sector
• Chartered member of IOSH and IEMA

Salary and Benefits

We offer a competitive salary based on experience along with a full benefits package.

Network Plus is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.

We are Armed Forces-friendly. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, armed forces veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.

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