Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) Manager - Construction

Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) Manager

Job Title: Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) Manager

Department: HSE Department

Responsible to: Business Development Director.

The Business: My Client are a well established, family run, Main Contractor in the Refurbishment, Fit Out & Maintenance sectors. The company has a reputation for excellence, providing a very personal and dedicated service to it's clients, which sets them apart in their field. Established for over 30 years, they have built a fantastic business, with Best Practice and Investors In People accrediatations, which showcase their focus on delivering excellence and developing their staff.

Main purpose of job: Due to pending retirement of their current HSE Manager, the company need to recruit a new Lead competent person for HSE, ensuring full compliance with current HSE legislation and approved codes of practice and guidance.

Responsibilities

• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of HSE legislation and best practice.
• Monitor, evaluate and review existing, new and upcoming HSE legislation and ensure that the systems and practices are in place to meet legal compliance.
• Advise the management team on the implications of current and emerging HSE legislation, including evaluating options, making recommendations and generating action plans to ensure compliance.
• Develop, co-ordinate, implement and monitor safe working systems and procedures.
• Work proactively with all staff to establish and maintain systems that promote a culture of safe working practices, leading and managing a culture of health and safety and mitigation of risks.
• Provide HSE advice, training, guidance and support to all levels within the organisation
• Demonstrate enthusiasm and leadership across the area of HSE creating a positive culture driving down accidents and raising awareness.
• Assist in the identification and delivery of employee training needs for the effective management of health, safety and risk.
• Carry out routine inspections and audits to ensure that HSE procedures are being adhered to across all areas, ensuring appropriate feedback and actions are being taken to mitigate against risk.
• Undertake reviews of HSE documents, including method statements, risk & COSHH assessments.
• Set up & chair HSE representative meetings as per statutory requirements.
• Manage accident and incident data and investigate circumstances and causes of accidents / incidents, including taking necessary steps to prevent a recurrence.
• Assist with the administration and internal auditing of management systems, for example BSEN 9001 & 14001.
• Coordinate& liaise with external safety, health & Environmental organisations including enforcing authorities as necessary.

This is a great company to work for. The Business has grown significantly in the past 30 years to become a leading player in their field, whilst managing to keep their key values of Quality, Intergrity and Transparency at the forefront of the business.

If you're looking for a HSE role, within a Main Contractor in the building industry - but like the feel of a Professional business with a Family Run feel.... this is the role for you!

Apply now to talk things through in more detail.