HSEQ Lead

Pathfinder International; Higher Green; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Network Plus seeks an experienced HSEQ Lead to oversee health, safety, environment and quality across utilities contracts. You will cascade HSEQ initiatives and ensure compliance with regulatory and client standards, reporting to the Head of HSEQ.

You will lead audits, incidents, and training, driving continuous improvement and risk mitigation with internal teams and external auditors. A UK driving licence and strong sector knowledge are essential.

Qualifications

• Health & Safety qualification such as NEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent L6).
• Lead Investigator certification and Lead Auditor qualification.
• IEMA Certificate or equivalent environmental qualification.
• In-depth knowledge of UK health and safety legislation, CDM Regulations, and internal Safe Systems of Work (SSOW).

Responsibilities

• Promote compliance across contracts and cascade HSEQ initiatives.
• Lead reporting, inspections, audits and quality checks on site and remotely.
• Support accident and incident investigations and drive closure of findings.
• Provide weekly and monthly HSEQ compliance and performance reports.
• Address risks and drive improvements with internal HSEQ Team and external auditors.
• Monitor incident statistics and present at client meetings.
• Support training and competency to ensure high standards of training compliance.
• Build strong client relationships and promote safe behaviours on site and office.

Skills

HSEQ leadership

HSEQ management

ISO 45001

ISO 9001

CDM Regulations

Incident investigations

Education

NEBOSH Diploma (L6)

Lead Investigator certification

Lead Auditor (ISO 9001)

IEMA Certificate

Full UK Driving Licence

Job description

Description
As a HSEQ Lead, you will be responsible for health, safety, environment and quality aspects of work delivered through our utilities contracts. This role links to a wider central HSEQ team meaning you will be responsible for communicating and cascading HSEQ initiatives, systems, processes, activities, regulatory and compliance requirements across the business. The role reports directly to the Head of HSEQ.

You will be responsible for promoting compliance throughout the contracts, demonstrating leadership behaviours and setting the standards we expect everyone to follow. This role will require considerable interaction with our clients and operational teams, ensuring that all working on the contract are aligned to HSEQ goals, rules and standards.

Key Responsibilities

• 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
• You will be responsible for ensuring correct HSEQ reporting, recording, documentation management and safe systems of work; this includes regular inspections, audits and quality checks both at site and remotely
• You will be responsible for ensuring the completion of verification inspections and au-dits; following up on closure of findings/non conformances
• You will undertake and support the accident and incident investigations; promoting good quality reporting and closure
• You will complete a weekly and monthly report on HSEQ compliance, performance and achievements plus issues identified
• You will proactively address and manage any risks identified; communicating and driv-ing improvements as well as close liaison with the internal HSEQ Team and external auditors
• You will monitor Accident and Incident statistics for the contract; sharing reports at cli-ent meetings
• You will support the contract on training and competency requirements, ensuring that the contracts are achieving the highest standards of training compliance
• You will build and maintain relationships with the client
• You will drive the correct and safe behaviours out on site and within the office
• You will assist the Quality Assurance and Environmental Lead with accreditations and provide support where required, with standards, including but not limited to ISO45001, ISO9001, ISO14001, Achillies, ROSPA and more
• You will support the contracts with quality control inspections to ensure that the correct standards are in place at all times, carrying out briefings/training for engineers and su-pervisors as appropriate

Experience and Qualifications

• Health & Safety Qualification e.g. NEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent L6 qualification)
• Lead Investigator certification
• Lead Auditor qualification (e.g., ISO 9001)
• IEMA Certificate (or equivalent environmental qualification)
• In-depth knowledge of UK health and safety legislation, regulatory frameworks, client technical standards, and the application of internal Safe Systems of Work (SSOW)
• Strong working knowledge of CDM Regulations
• Experience conducting subcontractor due diligence and compliance assessments
• Proven track record in developing and implementing HSEQ management systems
• Experience managing incident investigations through to root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Experience leading an internal audit and maintaining external accreditations.
• Experience within construction or other high risk environments
• Utilities experience would be highly desirable
• Full UK Driving License

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.