Operational Safety Lead - Water Utilities

NetworkPlus; Worsley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

NetworkPlus seeks an Operational Safety Lead for its water utilities projects in the UK. The role focuses on delivering Health, Safety, Environment and Quality (HSEQ) leadership across capital delivery from design to commissioning, with responsibilities centred in Worsley.

You will drive HSEQ compliance, lead initiatives, and ensure alignment with construction, design and management regulations while engaging clients and operations teams to uphold standards across contracts.

Responsibilities

• Provide HSEQ leadership across capital delivery projects within UK water sector
• Oversee health, safety, environment and quality aspects of water contracts centered in Worsley
• Communicate and cascade HSEQ initiatives, systems, processes, activities, regulatory and compliance requirements
• Advance compliance within contracts and establish benchmarks for team adherence
• Interact with clients and operational teams to ensure alignment with HSEQ objectives and relevant legislation across all contract activities

Job description

The Operational Safety Lead - Water Utilities provides specialist health, safety, environmental and quality support across capital delivery projects within the UK water sector. The role supports the safe delivery of water and wastewater treatment works, pumping stations, pipelines, reservoirs and network infrastructure from design through construction and commissioning.

You will be responsible for health, safety, environment and quality aspects of work delivered through our [water] contracts centred in [Worsley]. This role links to a wider central Health, Safety, Environment and Quality (HSEQ) team meaning you will be responsible for communicating and cascading (HSEQ) initiatives, systems, processes, activities, regulatory and compliance requirements across the business.

Your role will entail advancing compliance within the contracts, exhibiting leadership qualities and establishing the benchmarks we anticipate everyone to adhere to. Effective interaction with clients and operational teams will be pivotal, ensuring alignment with Health, Safety, Environment, and Quality (HSEQ) objectives, construction, design and management legislation, other relevant regulations and standards across all contract activities.