Health and Safety Manager

Matchtech; Havant; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Water company is seeking a Health and Safety Manager in Havant. The role involves developing safety management systems, promoting a safety culture, and overseeing health and safety compliance. Ideal candidates will possess extensive experience in water/utilities and relevant safety qualifications. Generous salary and benefits package offered.

Benefits

Car allowance tbc

Generous holiday allowance

Strong company matched pension

Access to healthcare provision

Company discounts

Qualifications

• Experience leading Occupational Health and Safety management.
• Proven project management capability and team management.
• WATER/UTILITIES EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategic health, safety, and wellbeing plans.
• Conduct regular site visits and inspections for safety compliance.
• Lead and manage health and safety input into reports and presentations.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Project management

Risk management

Analytical skills

Education

CDM regulations (Client/Principal Designer)

CSCS / NEBOSH / IOSH / SMSTS qualifications

First Aid at Work certificate

Job description

Our Water company client are seeking a Health and Safety Manager based in Havant on a permanent basis.

This role will develop and maintain the core Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS) for our client.

Whilst reporting to the CEO and CPO, you will be working closely with the Executive and People Team, along with other departments to ensure the promotion of a 'safety always' culture – with a focus on providing a safe working environment, enabled by information, instruction, training and management of risk.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a strategic health, safety, and wellbeing plan aligned with the company goals.
• Responsible for the maintaining and developing Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS) built on the principles of HSG65: Managing Health and Safety.
• Responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring performance of the Health, Safety and Wellbeing strategy, policies and controls and develop and promote initiatives that enhance the overall wellbeing of employees.
• Work with the People team to identify training needs, reviewing quality of training and follow up with the management team and support the implementation of wellness programs, ergonomic solutions, and other initiatives to improve employee health.
• Work with all the executive team and managers to identify Occupational Health Screening requirements. Ensure suitable external specialist facilities are appointed to provide a proactive and reactive service to people.
• Carry out regular site visits and inspections, working with operatives at all levels to ensure that the business remains compliant with regulations, but more importantly promotes a 'safety always' culture – with a focus on providing a safe working environment, enabled by information, instruction, training and management of risk.
• Work in collaboration with major project HSWE Manager to review and align common working practices, develop best practice as part of a supportive and progressive safety team.
• Ensure that all incidents and accidents are reported and investigated to establish learning and improvement actions. Develop and implement corrective and preventive actions plans to prevent recurrences.
• Support to ensure that suitable and sufficient regular risk assessments are undertaken for all workplaces and activities and that the content and controls are observed as part of the day job.
• Provide health and safety inductions, toolbox talks and facilitate in–house training and lead on safety campaigns aligning with performance and support needs, together with industry and national campaigns.
• Lead, develop and manage Occupational Health and Safety input into reports, presentations, and briefings, to initiate informed decisions and update stakeholders.

Skills/qualifications/experience

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Self–motivated, enthusiastic, and able to foster collaborative working.
• Proven ability to engage with Occupational Health and Safety stakeholders at local, regional and national levels.
• Excellent knowledge of Health and Safety Legislation, policy and best practice
• Proven project management capability.
• Experience of managing teams and professional service consultants, including management of budgets.
• Good creativity and analytical skills, with the ability to review and write health and safety management strategies, plans, polices, procedures and technical reports.
• WATER/UTILITIES EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL
• Demonstrable practical experience in leading Occupational Health and Safety management.
• Demonstratable experience of leading a team.
• Risk management, method statement review, site inspections and investigations.
• CDM regulations implementation as Client and or Principal Designer.
• CSCS / NEBOSH / IOSH / SMSTS qualifications.
• First Aid at Work certificate.
• Supervisor qualified under the Street Works Qualifications Register (SWQR).
• Water Hygiene Scheme registered with EUSR.
• Full driving licence (applicants required to undertake a driver assessment).

Benefits

• 60–70k base salary
• Car allowance tbc
• Generous holiday allowance
• Strong Water company matched pension
• Access to healthcare provision
• Company discounts.