Senior Hse Manager

Buscojobs; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior HSE Manager to lead their Health, Safety, and Environment operations. This role involves driving safety initiatives, managing compliance, and implementing strategic plans to enhance safety culture within the construction sector. You will oversee audits, risk management, and stakeholder relationships while fostering a collaborative environment. The company values innovation and is committed to continuous improvement, offering a supportive workplace that champions diversity and inclusivity. If you are passionate about safety and looking to make a significant impact, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

5-day work week

Investment in training

Free health assessments

Paid parental leave

Fast-tracked career development

Industry-leading communication channels

Qualifications

• Extensive HSE experience in the construction industry is essential.
• Proven experience with conducting HSE assurance activities such as audits.

Responsibilities

• Lead the HSE team and implement strategic plans for HSE operations.
• Oversee compliance, audits, and risk management in construction projects.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Communication Skills

Attention to Detail

Influencing Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Safety Management

Continuous Improvement

Education

Degree or Diploma in WHS

Tools

Hammertech

Job description

At Kapitol Group, we pride ourselves on being Victoria's second largest privately owned construction company.

Our vision is to continuously improve the construction industry by setting new standards for quality, safety, culture, and work-life balance. We’re a team of high-performing professionals obsessed with innovation and excellence in construction. Our work spans the commercial, education, industrial, and residential sectors.

With a healthy and growing pipeline of work, we are looking for an experienced and proven Senior HSE Manager to contribute to our HSE operations, strategies, coaching, and overall continuous improvement.

What you'll do :

1. Lead our HSE Managers and the broader HSE team
2. Implement an evolving strategic plan for the HSE vertical
3. Risk management including safety in design, project planning, high-risk activity workshops, SWMS, SOPs, and PPE
4. Oversee the HSE Management System, audits, and compliance (e.g. ISO and OFSC)
5. Provide expertise and advice on legislative and regulatory matters pertaining to HSE
6. Manage stakeholder relationships and issues raised by regulatory bodies, clients, and suppliers
7. Ensure conformance for HSE Plans per project team by way of observations and inspections
8. Partake in weekly HSE Walks and ensure raised issues are rectified by project teams
9. Drive development of Hammertech for maximum effectiveness and efficiency
10. Raise gaps and opportunities with the project team for improving training and competency
11. Steer continuous improvement programs and initiatives
12. Ensure effective handling of incident management, investigations, and reporting
13. Contribute to environmental management and monitoring
14. Steer client engagement and reporting requirements
15. Involvement with tender submissions, providing HSE advice as required

About you :

1. Genuine passion for safety
2. Relevant tertiary qualifications in WHS or equivalent (Degree or Diploma)
3. Current White Card
4. Extensive HSE experience in the construction industry
5. Background of leading medium-to-large scale HSE team operations
6. Capacity to implement strategic plans and continuous improvement
7. Thorough understanding of relevant regulations and standards
8. Proven experience with conducting HSE assurance activities such as audits
9. Understanding of OFSC requirements
10. Advanced working knowledge of Hammertech (or equivalent system)
11. Strong stakeholder management, collaboration, attention to detail, influencing, presentation, interpersonal, and communication skills
12. Highly motivated with a ‘can do’ attitude

How you'll benefit :

1. 5-day work week (exception of Site Managers / Supervisors who work 10 days in 14, with every other Saturday off)
2. Investment in training with the aim to have the best-trained workforce in the industry
3. Free health assessments for all staff
4. Paid parental leave for both primary and secondary caregivers
5. Fast-tracked career development opportunities and support our staff through mentoring, workshops, and retreats
6. Industry-leading internal communication channels to break down silos across sites, allowing staff to share ideas, lessons learned, and other resources.

Kapitol values diversity and aims to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces, and respects differences. We support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, life stages, cultures, faiths, sexual orientation, and genders.

Please be sure to apply directly as we will not be engaging the services of recruitment agencies, nor any agency-represented candidates for this role. Kapitol will not be held responsible for any associated fees from recruitment agencies resulting from unsolicited introductions.