AddressWe’re the UK's largest ports operator with a network of 21 ports around Britain. We handle around one quarter of the UK's seaborne trade and contribute £7.5 billion to our economy every year.
It’s a story we’re proud of but it doesn’t end there. We’re transforming our business and embracing the future.
We offer a vast range of roles spanning the UK, all rooted in a culture that welcomes diversity, fosters talent, encourages internal movement and progression, and places safety as our number one priority.
Are you a seasoned Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) professional with a passion for fostering safety excellence? Do you possess leadership skills that can drive positive change and ensure compliance within a dynamic port environment? If so, we invite you to consider an exciting opportunity with Associated British Ports on the Humber.
Overall, the HSE Manager plays a crucial role in ensuring ABP's operations on the Humber are conducted safely, responsibly, and sustainably, protecting the wellbeing of employees, safeguarding the environment, and contributing to the long-term success of the organisation.
This role can be based out of Immingham or Hull.
Accountabilities
- Manage and develop regional HSE reports to ensure the proactive and effective delivery of agreed HSE strategy and objectives.
- Engage with key stakeholders, providing HSE leadership, support and guidance to achieve HSE awareness, compliance and objectives. Guide, coach and support managers and employees at all levels to ensure they are aware of hazards and safe ways of working.
- Manage the effective implementation of HSE standards, management systems and risk assessments, identifying continuous improvement opportunities and working closely with the Head of HSEQ to develop consistent safety management systems and initiatives.
- Ensure that all incidents, accidents, near misses, unsafe acts and conditions are appropriately reported, escalated and managed. Carry out appropriate investigations ensuring appropriate actions are identified to prevent recurrences.
- Support effective HSE team communication and other engagement initiatives to improve employee awareness, competency and safety performance.
- Facilitate and engage with local HSE Committees and Safety Representatives, ensuring that safety improvement actions are effectively captured and added to the HSE action plans.
- Conduct and manage local safety checks, conversations, observations and audits, ensuring that non-compliances are promptly reported, and corrective actions raised, tracked and completed. Support Group audit programmes as required.
- Support the creation, continuous development, delivery, assessment of learning outcomes and performance reporting of engaging, innovative HSE training and learning.
- Manage the collection and analysis of regional safety performance data and HSE metrics, identifying and reporting areas of concern and appropriate actions.
- Maintain knowledge and awareness of local HSE legislation, best practice and emerging risks, reporting changes that may impact the business and support the development of effective response strategies.
Skills, experiences, qualifications and competencies
Essential
- A recognised health and safety qualification (Bsc. NEBOSH Diploma, NVQ or equivalent.)
- Several years post-qualification experience in a HSE Manager role.
- Highly motivated and able to work well in a team environment and independently.
- Good organisational and people management skills.
- Experience of developing, managing and maintaining effective safety management systems / programmes.
- Effective communication skills; written and oral with ability to manage site-level relationships.
- Working knowledge of HSE regulations and management systems; an understanding of behavioural safety concepts
- Hold a current UK Driving Licence.
Ideal
- Experience within ports, engineering or cargo handling environment preferred.
- Chartered member or working towards membership of IOSH and be able to demonstrate CPD (continual professional development).
- Ability to deliver effective training and coaching.
- Confident with the use of IT systems, e-learning platforms and software.
- Working knowledge of Safety and Health Management Systems (ISO 45001), Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001).
We can offer you a competitive annual salary, equivalent to 26 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), support for ongoing CPD, contributory pension scheme, private healthcare and access to wellness schemes & employee assistance schemes and discounts with a wide range of high street and online retailers. We also have an extensive in-house academy and industry specialists who deliver ongoing learning support.
Additional Information:
When joining ABP you will find an environment that is both welcoming and challenging. We reward our employees well and offer a generous remuneration package, employer pension, private health insurance and a range of other benefits.
Please note that ABP undertake random screening for substance abuse and operate a zero-tolerance policy. A medical will be required before starting this position also.
We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their background, which helps us to provide a diverse and inclusive working environment.
