Head of Health, Safety, Environment and

Imperial Professionals are delighted to announce that we are working with Middlesbrough College Group to appoint a Head of Health, Safety, Environment and Sustainability (HSES) on a fulltime, permanent basis.
As the HSES you will be required to drive and oversee Middlesbrough College’s commitment to Health & Safety and to own and lead the development of the Colleges’ Sustainability & Environmental strategy and initiatives.

Job Title**:Head of Health, Safety, Environment and Sustainability (HSES)**
Location: Middlesbrough

**Salary**: Negotiable
Hours: 37 hours per week
**Duties are but not limited to**:

- To actively contribute to the Strategic Plan and in particular the ambition to become an outstanding provider of education and training.
- To hold and actively demonstrate the Core Values in all that you do.
- To commit to the Safeguarding Policy and promote a safe environment for children, young people, and vulnerable adults within the College.
- Lead and direct the development of the Colleges’ Environmental and Sustainability strategy and work across the College to implement.
- To manage the H&S Team
- To support & promote compliance activities in all areas of the College as required through indirect leadership and influence.
- To work with Campus Services Team and partners, such as Local Authorities and recycling organisations, to develop energy and waste reduction programmes.
- To support HR in providing comprehensive occupational health support when required.
- Work with the Campus Services team to support the delivery of efficiencies in energy & utility consumption.
- To ensure that the College’s emergency procedures are maintained and reviewed, procedures tested, and records of equipment kept.
- To ensure that all College policies and procedures are met including off site activities,
- work placement, field trips and subcontracting arrangements.
- Review and recommend accreditations linked to HSES (ISO 14001/45001)
- To engage and co-ordinate with staff and stakeholders on the testing and delivery of business continuity plans
- Take the lead in collating data and producing reports for all Environmental, Health & Safety matters

**To be considered for this fantastic opportunity you will have**:

- Essential - NEBOSH National Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety
- Essential - Grade C or above in Maths and English (or equivalent).
- Desirable - chartered status
- Desirable - A qualification at degree level in a relevant discipline
- A commitment to undertake any mandatory training relevant to the role.
- Broad experience of undertaking environment management and improvements in public and/or private sector operations including implementation of a sustainability strategy
- Extensive experience of managing Health and Safety within a large organisation
- Proven success in working across different sites and departments to ensure consistency

**Knowledge & Skills**:

- Comprehensive understanding and awareness of health, environmental and safety legislation and factors relating to managing and improving buildings and outside areas.
- Knowledge of the Net Zero carbon agenda
- Understanding of benchmarking trends and standards across FE & industry including implementation and analysis
- Good interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work with staff at all levels across the College.
- Ability to think creatively and to use initiative to solve problems in potentially variable and diverse situations
- Ability to take responsibility for quality and accuracy of data.
- A good knowledge and competence in using IT packages, including the Microsoft Office suite (Teams/O365) and prepared to learn new packages as required.

For more information on this fantastic opportunity please contact Mehtab Sabir at Imperial Professionals.