National HSQE Manager

Carlisle Support Services; Watford; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellbeing Plans

23 days paid holiday increasing to 25

Discounts and Cashbacks

Paid Volunteering days

Employee Assistance Program

Refer a Friend Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Bonus

Travel Allowance

Job summary

Carlisle Support Services is seeking a National HSQE Manager to lead the delivery and continual improvement of integrated Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental management systems across UK operations.

You will provide practical HSQE guidance, deliver accredited training, and support external accreditations while promoting a strong safety culture and ensuring regulatory compliance across FM, cleaning, security and rail environments.

Qualifications

• Strong relationship-building skills with the ability to influence staff at all levels.
• Experience conducting HSQE site audits and compliance reviews.
• Ability to assess risk and ensure appropriate control measures are implemented.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• The ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a wider HSQE team.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation and delivery of the company’s HSQE strategy and management systems.
• Provide HSQE advice and guidance to operational management teams across the business.
• Support HSQE compliance across contracts operating within FM, cleaning, security and rail environments where applicable.
• Deliver accredited training sessions and identify HSQE training requirements across the business.
• Maintain a strong understanding of relevant legislation, industry standards and Health & Safety Executive guidance.
• Promote a positive safety culture and influence operations to adopt best practice.
• Conduct scheduled HSQE audits across contracted sites and internal operations.
• Ensure corrective actions from audits are implemented and closed out in a timely manner.
• Support continual improvement of internal HSQE audit systems and processes.
• Monitor and analyse audit findings and trends to identify improvement opportunities.
• Support compliance with external accreditations and management system standards.
• Investigate incidents, accidents and near misses and ensure reporting procedures are followed.
• Identify root causes of incidents and recommend corrective actions.
• Support HSQE improvement programmes and projects.
• Liaise with external agencies, auditors and industry bodies as appropriate.
• Promote HSQE best practice throughout the organisation.
• Provide support to other UK contracts and operational areas when required.

Skills

Relationship-building

Audits & Compliance

Risk assessment

Written & verbal communication

Analytical thinking

Independent & collaborative work

Education

NEBOSH National General Certificate

IEMA Foundation Certificate in Environmental Management

Job description

• Health and Wellbeing Plans
• 23 days paid holiday increasing to 25 after 2 years
• Discounts and Cashbacks
• Paid Volunteering days
• Employee Assistance Program
• Refer a Friend Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Bonus
• Travel Allowance

The role

Carlisle Support Services is looking for a National HSQE Manager who will play a key role in supporting the implementation, maintenance and continual improvement of the organisation’s integrated Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental management systems across its operations. The role will focus on identifying and minimising risks to employees, clients and members of the public while ensuring compliance with all relevant legislation, industry standards and best practice. Working closely with operational teams across the UK, the HSQE Manager will provide practical HSQE guidance, promote a strong safety culture and support the business in achieving its HSQE objectives. The role will also contribute to the delivery of accredited training, primarily within Health and Safety related subjects, and support the organisation in maintaining compliance with external accreditations, regulatory requirements and internal management systems.

• Supporting the implementation and delivery of the company’s HSQE strategy and management systems.
• Providing HSQE advice and guidance to operational management teams across the business.
• Supporting HSQE compliance across contracts operating within FM, cleaning, security and rail environments where applicable.
• Delivering accredited training sessions and identifying HSQE training requirements across the business.
• Maintaining a strong understanding of relevant legislation, industry standards and Health & Safety Executive guidance.
• Promoting a positive safety culture and influencing operational teams to adopt best practice.
• Conducting scheduled HSQE audits across contracted sites and internal operations.
• Ensuring corrective actions from audits are implemented and closed out in a timely manner.
• Supporting the continual improvement of internal HSQE audit systems and processes.
• Monitoring and analysing audit findings and trends to identify improvement opportunities.
• Supporting compliance with external accreditations and management system standards.
• Investigating incidents, accidents and near misses and ensuring appropriate reporting procedures are followed.
• Identifying root causes of incidents and recommending corrective and preventative actions.
• Supporting corporate HSQE improvement programmes and projects where required.
• Liaising with external agencies, auditors and industry bodies where appropriate.
• Promoting HSQE best practice throughout the organisation.
• Providing support to other UK contracts and operational areas when required.

The ideal candidate

• Strong relationship-building skills with the ability to influence staff at all levels.
• Experience conducting HSQE site audits and compliance reviews.
• Ability to assess risk and ensure appropriate control measures are implemented.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• The ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a wider HSQE team.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage workload across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• NEBOSH National General Certificate (or equivalent qualification) Essential
• NEBOSH Fire Certificate – Desirable
• IEMA Foundation Certificate in Environmental Management – Desirable
• Experience delivering accredited training programmes – Desirable
• PTS (Personal Track Safety) certification - Desirable.

Candidates who do not currently hold a PTS card must be willing to undertake training and work towards achieving this qualification where required

National Travel

Successful candidates will be required to provide original documentation for detailed screening and vetting processes. This could include the following: passport / driving licence / utility bill dated in the last 3 months / HMRC letter / original bank statement / original payslip / birth certificate / a valid share code.

About us

Join a growing market-leading brand of support services to work with the UK’s largest brands such as Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Jaguar Land Rover, Tesco, BBC StudioWorks, and many more. Carlisle currently employees over 5,000 dedicated and enthusiastic staff members to deliver events, security cleaning, and retail facilities support services across the UK’s most renowned sites and critical infrastructure.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

At Carlisle, we are committed to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in all areas of employment, recruitment and selection, training, development, and promotion. In all situations people will be judged solely on merit or ability.