Head of SHEQ

Full Time

Embrace diversity. Celebrate inclusion. As our Head of SHEQ you will be responsible for overseeing and managing all safety, health, environment, and quality (SHEQ) requirements within the business and across the multi-site operation. The Head of Safety, Health, Environment and Quality will be responsible for delivering and maintaining a SHEQ change programme to embed and develop a positive culture across the organisation.

You will drive and improve employee engagement, safety, and quality within the organisation by providing professional advice and support on all health, safety, environment, and quality matters, to all levels of employees within the business, meeting legal responsibilities, maintaining certifications, and promoting best practice.

As part of this role, you will ensure that Integrated Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental Management Systems are created, implemented, kept, and improved in accordance with the requirements of ISO standards. You be responsible for developing safety policies, audits, reporting, analysis and outlining operational objectives and driving continuous improvement.

The 4 main areas of focus will be – Strategy & Communication, Safety & Health, Environment, Quality.
Support departmental management in the development of risk assessments & safe systems of work.
Ensure regulatory and compliance in all areas.
Maintain and publish a calendar of key safety activities and regulatory inspection dates.
Act as the Principal Designer for the business, advise and assist clients in the appointment of designers and contractors; Establish a record of principles and decisions taken in relation to health and safety from design inception, then monitoring and reporting to completion.
Receive and provide strategic briefs, advising on the development of the project brief, ensuring appropriate notification to HSE of project particulars.
Compile and issue pre-construction information both to the design team and the principal contractor.
Review and comment on principal contractor’s construction phase plans on behalf of the client and advising when these are considered developed sufficiently for work to start on site.
Compile health and safety files during the project and handover to the client on completion.
Represent the company in a professional and diligent manner with our client and their appointed designers and contractors, to form strong working relationships.
Ability to quickly assimilate information and innovate to find solutions that improve delivery performance - both in individual projects and across the entire program.

Personal Qualities:
Commercial understanding, honesty, discretion and fair-mindedness rank high with a persuasive, personality and an ability to deal with conflict. Both "Grace under fire" and an aptitude for dealing with change and ambiguity are a MUST.

Recognised professional qualification in construction health and safety, eg NEBOSH diploma, NEBOSH Construction Certificate, etc.
Working towards Certification and/or incorporated member of the Association for Project Safety (CMaPS/IMaPS).
Excellent written and spoken English.
Clean driving licence.
Good technical writing and communication skills and client-facing experience.
If you have a disability, a learning difficulty, a medical condition or another individual need that requires an adjustment to our process; and you believe this may affect your performance in selection, we’ll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes for you. Competitive Holiday Allowance + Bank Holidays
· Medical Health Insurance
· Pension
· Bonus Scheme
· Social Events
· EAP System
· Opportunities for Growth & Development
· Cycle to Work Scheme
· Flexible Working