HSEQ CDM Lead

JR United Kingdom; Worsley; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Health, Safety, Environment and Quality CDM Lead for Water contracts in Worsley. The role includes managing health and safety standards, leading a team, ensuring regulatory compliance, and promoting a culture of excellence within the organization. Ideal candidates will hold a NEBOSH Diploma, have utilities experience, and demonstrate exceptional leadership and decision-making skills.

Qualifications

• H&S qualification, e.g., NEBOSH Diploma is essential.
• Full UK Driving License is essential.
• Utilities experience is a must.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical HSEQ guidance and support directly to the contract.
• Ensure compliance with CDM 2015 regulations and prepare pre-construction information.
• Lead risk assessments and oversee quality, progress, and compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical skills

Organizational capabilities

Decision-making

Time management

Education

NEBOSH Diploma

IOSH Managing Safely

Environmental Qualification

Job description

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Description
As a Health, Safety, Environment and Quality (HSEQ) CDM Lead, you will be responsible for health, safety, environment and quality aspects of work delivered through our Water contracts centred in Worsley. This role links to a wider central Health, Safety, Environment and Quality team meaning you will be responsible for managing a team of advisors, communicating and cascading initiatives, systems, processes, activities, regulatory and compliance requirements across the business.
Your role will entail advancing compliance within the water contracts, exhibiting leadership qualities and establishing the benchmarks we anticipate everyone to adhere to. Effective interaction with clients and operational teams will be pivotal, ensuring alignment with Health, Safety, Environment, and Quality objectives, construction, design and management legislation, other relevant regulations, and standards across all contract activities.

Key Responsibilities

• You will provide technical Health, Safety, Environment and Quality & CDM guidance and support directly to the contract.
• Ensure all project stakeholders comply with CDM 2015 regulations, assist in the preparation and coordination of pre-construction information (PCI).
• Review and contribute to the development of Construction Phase Plans (CPP)
• You will have a passion for ensuring exceptional levels of health, safety, quality and environmental standards are delivered; putting in place the processes and reports to continually monitor and maintain quality standards.
• Lead by example offering guidance, support and coaching as needed to the project.
• Review, approve, and oversee the quality, progress, and compliance of Health, Safety, Environment and Quality plans to ensure adherence to standards and objectives.
• Review workstream activities and contract risks including 1st line, 2nd line and 3rd line of defences (Operational, Strategic, Regulatory, Environment).
• Formulate roadmaps and strategic plans to address key risk areas or promote best practices, aligning with the company's values of continuous improvement.
• Undertake audits as per targets agreed within the Health, Safety, Environment and Quality plan.
• Assume leadership in managing all high-potential or high-severity incidents, assigning responsibilities to an agreed investigation team. Oversee the completion of incident reports and ensure the closure of corrective actions. Being a point of escalation as agreed on the Health, Safety, Environment and Quality plan.
• Implement corporate standards and governance interpret this and client requirements into local arrangements and ensure successful implementation.
• Work collaboratively with fellow Health, Safety, Environment and Quality Leads, members of the leadership team, and other stakeholders to achieve organisational goals and promote a culture of health and safety excellence.
• Review and authorise Health, Safety, Environment and Quality documentation, including any modifications to management systems, ensuring compliance with established standards and regulations.
• You will work closely with the wider Operational Team to maintain strong relationships and improve processes/systems wherever possible.
• Support in client-facing performance reviews and engagement forums and where request-ed attend.
• Approve local induction materials produced by the Health, Safety, Environment and Quality Advisors specific to the contract.
• You will support the contract on training and competency requirements, ensuring that the contracts are achieving the highest standards of training compliance.
• Support Operational Leads with arrangements, contents and deliver of safety stand downs or workshops.
• You will lead by example and strive to drive the correct safety behaviours on-site, within depots and within our offices.

Experience and Qualifications

• H&S qualification e.g. NEBOSH Diploma (essential)
• IOSH managing safely (essential)
• Full UK Driving License (essential)
• Utilities experience (essential)
• In-depth knowledge of CDM Regulations 2015.
• Accident/investigation training (desirable)
• Environment Qualification (desirable)

Key Skills

• Demonstrate leadership skills, mentor, coach and motivate others
• Strive for excellence and consistently achieve exceptional outcomes.
• Consistently meet or exceed expectations by executing plans effectively and setting ambitious goals to raise standards.
• Demonstrate decisiveness and quick-thinking abilities.
• Skilfully manage time, prioritising tasks to ensure successful completion.
• Proficiently handle multiple priorities, tracking responsibilities with precision.
• Exhibit outstanding analytical, organizational, and decision-making capabilities.
• Take initiative and maintain meticulous attention to detail.
• Showcase enthusiasm and foster strong relationships with key stakeholders.

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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About Network Plus Network Plus is an award-winning business delivering essential utility and infrastructure services for the UK’s major providers of gas, power, telecoms, transport, water, and wastewater.
We value the variety of experience, perspective, and other points of difference our workforce, clients, and supply chain offer.
We are actively working with colleagues across the Network Plus Group to develop an inclusive environment – we want all our employees to feel valued and included to enable everyone to thrive at work and understand the value of their contribution matters no matter their background, identity, or circumstances.