Lead Safety, Health, Environmental Quality Manager

Costain Group PLC; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction and engineering firm is seeking a Head of Health, Safety, Security & Wellbeing to lead the HSSW function on the HS2 project. The successful candidate will ensure compliance with safety standards, oversee training delivery, and influence stakeholders. Essential qualifications include a relevant degree or NVQ Level 6, along with experience in health and safety management. This is a critical role for the implementation of safety assurance programs in large-scale projects, ensuring continuous improvement and innovative practices within the team.

Qualifications

• Relevant Degree or Diploma in Health and Safety or equivalent NVQ Level 6.
• Working towards MIEMA or CMIOSH qualification.
• Extensive health and safety-related experience in construction.

Responsibilities

• Develop and provide line management to direct reports.
• Support and influence Contract Leadership Team and Clients.
• Ensure training delivery for successful SHE Management System implementation.
• Develop and implement SHE Assurance programme.

Skills

Health and Safety Management

Leadership and Management

Risk Assessment

Training and Coaching

Education

Relevant Degree or Diploma or equivalent NVQ Level 6

Working towards MIEMA or CMIOSH or equivalent

Job description

The role will work on the HS2 project. HS2 is the UK's new high speed rail network. It will be a catalyst for economic growth across Britain, freeing up space on the existing railways and connecting 8 out of the UK's 10 biggest cities with fast, reliable and frequent high speed services. Costain are delivering the HS2 Rail Systems Tunnel and Lineside Mechanical and Electrical Systems works for HS2, across the whole of the HS2 Route. The scope of the Mechanical and Electrical systems includes the installation of the construction and permanent tunnel ventilation, systems, lighting and electrical networks, fire main and other key safety elements. The value of the scheme at award is £500m. The role holder will be required to be a key contributor in establishing and maintaining standards of excellence in Health, Safety, Wellbeing and Security standards on the programme. You will support the HSSW Director and Senior Leadership Team in the safe delivery of all aspects of the programme. As the Head of Health, Safety, Security & Wellbeing, you will be heading up the HSSW function. You will be responsible for the HSSW management system, assurance programme, HSSW performance management, delivery of the behavioural management and Love for Life Behavioural programme and the effective implementation of the event investigation process. You will ensure that we meet, and where possible exceed client requirements / expectations and embed continual improvement and innovative processes throughout the lifecycle of the project.

Responsibilities

• Develop and provide line management to direct reports and liaise with wider SHE Team
• Support and Influence Contract Leadership Team, Clients and other Stakeholders and compliance with the Group SHE Management System and Contract Performance
• Ensure delivery of training and coaching, by competent individuals, to allow the contract team to successfully implement the Group SHE Management System
• Be actively involved in the appointment and ongoing assessment of the Contracts Supply Chain Contractors
• Actively support the delivery of the annual Contract and Group SHE Objectives
• Develop & implement a Contract SHE Assurance programme to ensure compliance with company and statutory requirements
• Ensure all unplanned events and assurance findings are categorised, investigated and lessons are shared in accordance with the Group SHE Management System
• Timely reporting, analysis and use of SHE data to support and influence the Contract Leadership Team and where required develop and implement data-based improvement plans

Qualifications

Essential:

• Relevant Degree or Diploma or equivalent NVQ Level 6
• Working towards MIEMA or CMIOSH or equivalent

Desirable:

• Institute of Leadership and Management Level 5 Line Managers tool kit or equivalent
• CMIOSH or MIEMA or equivalent
• Maintain own level of knowledge and competency in relation to HSSW, including appropriate qualifications and professional membership
• Extensive and well documented health and safety-related experience
• Significant experience leading sector, divisional and/or business unit functional departments
• Major and mega-project experience
• Experience of managing large teams
• Collaborative behaviour
• Experience in heavy underground engineering (mining and tunneling)
• Extensive and well documented relevant SHE experience in the construction-engineering industry
• Significant experience in the management of large, geographically diverse teams
• Experience working with multi-national / international workforces
• Framework behaviours: Persuasive, Socially Confident, Democratic, Adaptable