Lead Safety, Health, Environmental Quality Manager

Costain; Greater London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure solutions provider in the UK is seeking a Head of Health, Safety, Security & Wellbeing. The role involves managing the HSSW function and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards while influencing contract leadership and stakeholders. Candidates should have extensive health and safety experience, team management skills, and a relevant degree. This position plays a vital role in the successful delivery of major infrastructure projects across the UK.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in health and safety management.
• Significant experience in leading large teams.
• Experience in managing major construction engineering projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage the Health, Safety, Security & Wellbeing function.
• Support the delivery of contract and group SHE objectives.
• Ensure compliance with the Group SHE Management System.

Skills

Health, Safety, Security & Wellbeing knowledge

Leadership

Team management

Collaborative behavior

Education

Relevant Degree or Diploma

Working towards MIEMA or CMIOSH

Job description

Job Description

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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

Key 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

Experience

Essential Experience

• 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

Desirable Experience

• 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

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications

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

Desirable Qualifications

• Institute of Leadership and Management Level 5 Line Managers tool kit or equivalent
• CMIOSH or MIEMA or equivalent

About Us

Costain helps to improve people's lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK's energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK's leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future‑shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.

Additional Information

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that disclose they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer.

It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high‑volume, seasonal and high‑peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non‑disabled people.

For more details please go to the Disability Confident website: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/disability-confident-campaign