Health, Safety and Environmental Manager

Holcim; Tilbury; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction solutions provider is seeking a Health, Safety and Environmental Manager for its new Tilbury Grinding Station. This pivotal role involves shaping HSE policies and practices, ensuring compliance with UK regulations, and fostering a strong safety culture. Candidates should have a NEBOSH Certificate and significant experience in industrial settings, with a proactive ability to influence HSE improvements. Competitive benefits are offered.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Company Car Allowance

Enhanced family benefits

Support for personal life and family well-being

Women Empowered Mentor Program

Free 24/7 remote GP service

Opportunities for career progression

Staff discounts on landscaping products

Qualifications

• Direct Health & Safety experience required.
• Experience in industrial or manufacturing settings is necessary.
• Ability to influence positive change in HSE compliance.

Responsibilities

• Champion a strong safety culture from day one.
• Deliver essential training and inductions.
• Develop risk assessments and safe systems of work.
• Lead on incident management and investigation.
• Drive continuous improvement in HSE performance.

Skills

Health & Safety experience

Knowledge of UK legislation

Proactive approach to HSE improvement

Education

NEBOSH Certificate

Job description

Overview

About Holcim

We are leaders in supplying innovative, sustainable building solutions to the UK construction industry; building progress for people and the planet. Since 1858, we have helped shape the UK; powering the construction of homes and hospitals, roads and railways, schools and cities alike. Our mission is to make sustainable construction a reality, through purposeful action that tackles real carbon and climate challenges. We are dedicated to helping Britain grow and thrive - by doing the right thing, doing it together, and making a difference.

Holcim UK Company Benefits

• Competitive Salary, plus bonus, 25 days holiday + your local bank holidays (with options to increase) and other benefits - all recognising the contribution you bring
• Company Car Allowance
• Be valued and supported, working as part of a highly respected team in a business that has a huge focus on Health & Safety
• We care about you and your family. Enhanced family benefits, including maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
• Support for personal life and family well-being
• Women Empowered - Stronger Together Mentor Program to support, inspire, and uplift women across the business
• Free 24/7 remote GP service for you and your household
• Opportunities for career progression both at home and abroad
• Affinity groups selected by and populated by our employees to bring together people with similar backgrounds and interests
• Staff discounts including special rates for garden landscaping products

The Opportunity

Are you passionate about creating safer, more sustainable industrial environments? We are looking for a Health, Safety and Environmental Manager (Fixed-Term Contract until 2028) to join our brand-new Tilbury Grinding Station, a state-of-the-art cement terminal.

This is a rare opportunity to shape and establish the health and safety culture from the ground up. As the site is newly commissioned, you will have the unique chance to design, implement, and embed HSE systems, policies, and practices that will set the benchmark for years to come.

In this pivotal site-based role, you will lead the day-to-day safety and compliance agenda, working closely with operational, engineering, and contractor teams. You will take full responsibility for ensuring compliance with UK regulations and wider Holcim standards across all areas of site operation - from maintenance and production to lab and logistics activities.

As the key health and safety presence on-site, you will:

• Champion and embed a strong safety culture from day one
• Deliver essential training and inductions
• Develop and roll out risk assessments and safe systems of work
• Lead on incident management and investigation
• Drive continuous improvement in HSE performance

Who you are / Qualifications

• You will have direct Health & Safety experience with a NEBOSH Certificate
• You will have worked in industrial or manufacturing settings
• You bring a proactive approach to HSE improvement, with strong knowledge of UK legislation and the ability to influence positive change
• We are committed to building a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age

Location: Team Health, Safety & Performance Role South East Locations Tilbury Docks