Health and Safety Manager - Energy from Waste Power Station

ASTUTE Technical Recruitment Ltd; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Health and Safety Manager for an Energy from Waste Power Station in Runcorn, Cheshire. The ideal candidate will ensure compliance with health and safety regulations, manage incident reporting, and maintain high-quality management systems. A degree in a relevant field and a NEBOSH or IOSH qualification are required. The role offers a competitive salary of up to £58,000 and benefits including private healthcare and a bonus structure.

Benefits

Private healthcare

Up to 10% bonus

Other company benefits

Qualifications

• Strong background in health and safety in heavy process engineering environments.
• Understanding of waste / EFW industry is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Audit and ensure compliance with licenses and H&S regulations.
• Review monitoring data and prepare reports for compliance.
• Liaise with SHEQ team for best practices and incident reporting.
• Chair safety meetings and resolve outstanding issues.
• Manage actions to prevent environmental breaches.
• Maintain quality of management systems.

Skills

Health and safety management

Compliance auditing

Incident reporting

Environmental management

Education

Degree or HND/HNC/ONC in a relevant subject

NEBOSH or IOSH qualification

Job description

Astute’s Power Team is partnered with a market leading energy company to recruit a Health and Safety (H&S) Manager for their Energy from Waste Power Station in Runcorn, Cheshire.

The fundamental Health and Safety Manager role comes with a salary of £49,600 - £58,000 (DoE) + up to 10% Bonus + Benefits.

If you’re a H&S Manager and are looking to work for an organisation that puts integrity and people at the forefront of everything it does, then upload your CV to apply today.

Responsibilities and duties

• Auditing and ensuring compliance with licenses, H&S Regulations and specific working plans.
• Reviewing all monitoring data collected and provide guidance and corrective actions on problems identified and preparing monitoring reports and submissions to both external and internal bodies in compliance with permits etc.
• Liaising closely with the SHEQ team to ensure best practice and ensuring timely reporting of incidents and accidents in line with the company regulations.
• Chair regular safety meetings to discuss issues both ways and act to resolve outstanding/ascending items at the EFW plant.
• Responsible for managing appropriate actions to prevent environmental breaches or other environmental incidents.
• Ensuring top quality of the management systems are maintained at optimum levels.

Professional qualifications

• A Degree or HND/HNC/ONC or equivalent in a relevant subject would be ideal.
• A NEBOSH or IOSH qualification.

Personal skills, prior experience and knowledge

• A strong background in health and safety gained in a heavy process engineering environment such as power station, chemical plants, refinery, or waste/waste management facility.
• Thorough understanding of waste / EFW industry will be highly advantageous.

Salary and benefits of the Health and Safety Manager role

• Basic salary of up to £58,000 (depending on experience)
• Up to 10% bonus
• Private healthcare
• Other company benefits

Astute People are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.