Job Description
Safety, Health & Environment manager
We have a excellent opportunity for a Safety, Health & Environment Manager.
You will need a background in construction,utilities, highways or infrastructure for our client who deliver reliable and innovative street lighting and highway electrical solutions for communities across the UK.
Base Location: Field Based - To Cover the UK
This is a Temporary Role - 6 Months with potential to extend - Full Time (37 Hours)
This is a senior leadership role, working closely with the Highway Electrical Senior Leadership Team, where you'll provide strategic direction, operational assurance and professional expertise across a geographically dispersed workforce across the UK.
The Role-
- Lead and support the delivery of the SHE strategy, aligned to the companies business objectives.
- Act as a trusted senior advisor to the Highway Electrical Senior Leadership Team on all SHE matters.
- Lead, coach and develop the SHE team (Advisors and Admin), driving performance and capability.
- Own and support the Highway Electrical Safety Management System, ensuring alignment with ISO 45001, ISO 14001 and relevant industry standards.
- Oversee risk management processes including operational risk registers, major accident hazard controls and safety by design principles.
Incident & Risk Management
- Provide leadership on serious incidents, investigations and learning reviews.
- Ensure robust close call, incident reporting and learning systems are embedded and actively used.
- Drive targeted programmes to reduce high-risk activities such as service strikes, working at height and fleet risks etc.
Health, Wellbeing & Environment
- Lead occupational health and well-being strategies, including HAVS, mental health and fitness for work.
- Ensure environmental compliance, sustainability initiatives and environmental risk controls are embedded across operations.
Stakeholder & Client Engagement
- Represent the company at senior client forums, regulatory meetings and industry groups.
- Building strong, credible relationships with operational leaders, trade unions, regulators and assurance providers.
Experience and Skills needed
- Proven senior SHE leadership experience within construction, utilities, highways or infrastructure.
- Strong ability to influence at executive level and constructively challenge operational leaders.
- NEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent) and Chartered status (CMIOSH or working towards).
- Experience working in high-risk environments such as highway electrical, power or telecoms.
- Knowledge of CDM Regulations, ISO standards and major hazard frameworks.
- Experience leading and embedding digital safety systems and assurance platforms.
Please send CV for immediate interviews.
Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
