Health Safety & Environment Manager

Saab UK; Fareham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Saab UK is seeking an experienced HSE Manager to lead health, safety and environmental compliance across the organisation.

You will develop and drive the HSE strategy, conduct audits, provide expert guidance to managers, and ensure regulatory adherence while embedding a positive safety culture. The role demands strong leadership and collaboration within a manufacturing/engineering context.

Saab UK offers challenging projects and a supportive environment for professional growth and impact.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a manufacturing/engineering environment.
• Internal auditing experience and oversight of accreditation processes.
• Knowledge of ISO9001, ISO14001 and ISO45001 standards.
• HSE qualification (NEBOSH) and environmental qualification (IEMA).
• Strong motivator with team-building ability and cultural change skills.
• Desirable knowledge of the offshore energy market.

Responsibilities

• Promote a positive HSE culture through leadership, engagement, coaching and communication.
• Manage and continually improve the HSE management system, ensuring compliance with legal, regulatory, customer and company requirements.
• Deliver the HSE strategy, objectives and improvement plans, monitoring performance and reporting key metrics.
• Provide expert HSE advice and support to managers, employees and project teams.
• Lead HSE training, competency, induction and awareness programmes.
• Conduct and coordinate audits, inspections and compliance assurance activities.
• Lead hazard identification, risk assessment and implementation of effective control measures.
• Support the development of safe systems of work and ensure effective management of operational risks.
• Ensure safe introduction of new products, processes, equipment and facilities, integrating HSE requirements throughout the lifecycle.
• Lead specialist safety programmes, including High Voltage, machinery safety, PUWER, LOTO and ergonomics.
• Ensure offsite, customer-site and field activities are effectively planned, assessed and controlled.
• Manage incident reporting, investigation, root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Lead emergency preparedness arrangements and support occupational health and wellbeing programmes.
• Monitor environmental performance, drive sustainability initiatives and ensure environmental compliance.
• Manage REACH, RoHS and hazardous substance compliance requirements.
• Oversee contractor, supplier and supply chain HSE performance and compliance.
• Support bids, projects and business improvement initiatives to ensure HSE requirements are effectively integrated.
• Act as the point of contact for HSE-related matters with regulators, customers, auditors and other external stakeholders.

Skills

Internal auditing

HSE management

Stakeholder engagement

ISO9001

ISO14001

ISO45001

NEBOSH

IEMA Certificate

HSE leadership

Education

NEBOSH qualification

IEMA environmental qualification

Job description

Introduction

Saab UK is part of Scandinavia's largest defence company, bringing together the best of Swedish and British innovation. Saab offers world-leading solutions and services in defence, aviation, space, and civil security to keep people and society safe. Our UK presence has been growing at pace, meaning we can offer a wide range of opportunities for personal fulfilment and career growth. We currently employ over 600 people across eight sites in the UK, and our specialisations include software engineering, underwater robotics, radars, AI, and armed forces training.

What you will be part

Saab is a leading defence and security company with an enduring purpose, to help nations keep their people and society safe.

Empowered by its 28,000 talented people, Saab constantly pushes the boundaries of technology to create a safer and more sustainable world.

Saab designs, manufactures and maintains advanced systems in aeronautics, weapons, command and control, sensors and underwater systems.

Saab is headquartered in Sweden. It has major operations all over the world and is part of the domestic defence capability of several nations.

The Role:

The HSE manager is responsible for overseeing all aspects of health, safety and environmental compliance within the Saab UK organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Promote a positive HSE culture through leadership, engagement, coaching and communication.
• Manage and continually improve the HSE management system, ensuring compliance with legal, regulatory, customer and company requirements.
• Deliver the HSE strategy, objectives and improvement plans, monitoring performance and reporting key metrics.
• Provide expert HSE advice and support to managers, employees and project teams.
• Lead HSE training, competency, induction and awareness programmes.
• Conduct and coordinate audits, inspections and compliance assurance activities.
• Lead hazard identification, risk assessment and implementation of effective control measures.
• Support the development of safe systems of work and ensure effective management of operational risks.
• Ensure safe introduction of new products, processes, equipment and facilities, integrating HSE requirements throughout the lifecycle.
• Lead specialist safety programmes, including High Voltage, machinery safety, PUWER, LOTO and ergonomics.
• Ensure offsite, customer-site and field activities are effectively planned, assessed and controlled.
• Manage incident reporting, investigation, root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Lead emergency preparedness arrangements and support occupational health and wellbeing programmes.
• Monitor environmental performance, drive sustainability initiatives and ensure environmental compliance.
• Manage REACH, RoHS and hazardous substance compliance requirements.
• Oversee contractor, supplier and supply chain HSE performance and compliance.
• Support bids, projects and business improvement initiatives to ensure HSE requirements are effectively integrated.
• Act as the point of contact for HSE-related matters with regulators, customers, auditors and other external stakeholders.

Qualifications and Skills

• Proven experience in a manufacturing/engineering environment
• Internal auditing
• Working with (and being audited by) external accreditation bodies
• Detailed knowledge of ISO9001, ISO14001 and ISO45001
• HSE related qualification (e.g. via NEBOSH)
• Environmental related qualification (e.g. IEMA Cert in environmental management)
• Excellent motivator, team builder and the ability to drive cultural transformation
• Knowledge of the offshore energy market (Desirable)

By submitting an application to Saab UK you consent to undertaking workforce screening activities that may include but are not limited to: Baseline Personnel Security checks, National Security Vetting, reference checks, verification of working rights and in all circumstances preferred candidates will be placed through a security interview.