HSW Safety Culture Manager

Laing O'Rourke; Leiston; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Laing O'Rourke as a Health, Safety and Wellbeing Culture Manager for the Sizewell C Project, one of the UK's largest nuclear undertakings. In this pivotal role, you will shape the safety culture and operational excellence while collaborating closely with the Head of HSW. This is a unique opportunity to make a lasting impact on the future of nuclear construction and enhance the wellbeing of a world-class workforce.

Qualifications

• Strong planning and management skills for workloads.
• Good understanding of UK Health and Safety Legislation.
• Experience in managing teams and providing leadership.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head of HSW in developing Behaviour-based Induction and Culture Program.
• Deliver culture and induction training for CWA personnel.
• Monitor legislation and ensure lessons learned are adopted.

Skills

Planning and management skills

Promoting a positive HSW culture

Reporting & Data Analysis

Education

CSCS Managers/Professionals competence

NEBOSH General or Construction Certificate

Job description

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Health, Safety and Wellbeing Culture Manager

Location: Sizewell C Project Site - Suffolk

Join the exciting journey of one of the UK's largest nuclear projects at Sizewell C!

Step into the heart of one of the UK's most groundbreaking and ambitious nuclear projects – Sizewell C! As part of the dynamic Civil Works Alliance, we're seeking a Health, Safety and Wellbeing (HSW) Culture Manager to take a lead role in shaping the future of health, safety, and wellbeing on this transformative project. This is your opportunity to be at the forefront of innovation in one of the most high-profile projects in the UK, where your contributions will directly influence the safety culture and operational excellence of a world-class team.

In this pivotal role, you'll work closely with the Head of HSW to craft and champion a behaviour-based induction and culture program that aligns with the project's ambitious goals. Your work will ensure that our workforce is not only equipped with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed, but also empowered to create a thriving culture of safety, wellbeing, and excellence. If you're passionate about making a lasting impact, this is your chance to help shape the future of nuclear construction and safety.

Key Responsibilities

• Supports the Head of HSW in the development of a CWA behaviour-based Induction and Culture Program.
• Co-ordinates the role out and delivery of the CWA Behaviour based training program.
• Facilitates and drives the delivery of a suitable induction for CWA personnel.
• Monitors legislation, client and parent companies for any changes that impact the CWA Induction or Culture Program.
• Able to build relationships with the CWA project teams and wider interested stakeholders.
• Where applicable, ensure that lessons learned from monitoring, events and or from the Alliance parent companies are adopted into the CWA Induction and Culture Program.
• Ensure the Culture Program can meet the present and future challenges commensurate with the CWA work activities.
• Monitor attendance records for inductions and the culture programme to ensure maximum efficiency is attained.
• Ensure delegate feedback is reviewed and evaluated, and any learning is adopted into the induction or culture program as relevant.
• Provide Behaviour Culture analysis during event investigations where individual behaviour has led to an incident or where a breach of a life-saving rule has taken place.
• Supports the implementation of the Nuclear Safety message with the whole CWA team.

What skills & experience are we looking for?

• Strong planning and management skills for both individual and team workloads.
• Ability to promote a positive HSW culture and provide constructive feedback on performance, strengths, and development needs.
• Good understanding of UK Health and Safety Legislation and behavioural-based safety.
• Reporting & Data Analysis: Skilled in using data to prepare reports for the CWA Induction and Culture Program.
• Certifications: CSCS Managers/Professionals competence and NEBOSH General or Construction Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety.
• Familiar with Site Induction processes and experienced in implementing health and safety culture programs.
• Experience in managing teams and providing leadership to direct reports.

Why SZC?

This is your chance to contribute to one of the UK's most ambitious infrastructure projects, shaping the future of energy while working in a supportive, dynamic environment. Be part of a team that values innovation, safety, and sustainability at every stage of the journey—from investment to construction and beyond.

About Laing O'Rourke

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

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