Qhse Lead London and South

**QHSE Lead: London & South**

**Job objectives and responsibilities**
- Primarily responsible for assisting management to ensure that Mitie operations are conducted in a safe and efficient manner.
- Implementing the integrated management system and working with the Group Quality lead in ensuring a robust and efficient system is maintained, which complies with the requirements of the business and third-party quality, health, safety, and environmental accreditations.
- Identifying and minimising the risk of accidents to persons, property, or the environment.
- Supporting all parts of the QHSE function when required including investigations, meetings, audits, and training as a minimum to ensure that the QHSE function across Group is efficient and pragmatic as possible.
- Ensure a healthy and engaging relationship with other QHSE team members across the function.

**Main duties**
- Work with the QHSE Director to develop and implement QHSE strategies to meet business and group objectives.
- Manage a team of QHSE people to provide a business partner support to our operational teams, including conducting assessments that are outside the competence of Operational managers i.e., Significant Risk, COSHH, DSE and other assessments.
- Be the point of contact for the Security function with the proven record of a clear understanding and knowledge of manned guarding across all sectors.
- Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of legislation and codes of practice applicable to the company's business.
- Ensure Operational managers and personnel have the appropriate technical competence to work safely by the identification and provision of formal training needs.
- Assist operational managers with the identification and development of practical and effective safe working practices.
- Provide advice and guidance to operational managers and employees on QHSE matters.
- Ensure operational managers of the company are aware of their legal and company responsibilities.
- Investigation of significant accidents and incidents and production of statistical information in relation to QHSE performance.
- Investigate and manage all QHSE documentation relating to potential/actual insurance claims.
- Assist in tender compilations and contract mobilisations to ensure all QHSE matters have been appropriately considered and controlled.
- Produce QHSE reports as requested by the QHSE Director within the requested timeframes.
- Attend Regional and National meetings as required to represent the QHSE agenda.
- Establish and maintain the Regional QHSE forums to enable engagement and communication with employees.
- Where required in consultation with line manager consult with relevant enforcing authorities.
- Lead and motivate the regional team ensuring that QHSE is embedded at all levels in line with the Mitie values.
- Conduct regular reviews with the teams and create personal development plans as appropriate.
- Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of legislation and codes of practice applicable to the company's business.
- Develop an understanding of the Mitie Intranet to access relevant documentation.
- Attend performance appraisals and work to agreed personal improvement and development plans.
- Attend relevant training courses as part of personal development needs and meeting changing business needs.

**Person Specification**
- Experience and ability to manage a team of QHSE professionals.
- Experience of Integrated Facilities Management sector, including industrial work, work at heights and CDM.
- Good understanding of ISO and relevant British Standards applicable to the businesses, which include BS7499, BS7958 and BS7948.
- NEBOSH Diploma/equivalent or above.
- Environmental Management qualification.
- CMIOSH or working towards with CPD.
- Full UK driving licence.
- Good standard of written English.
- Good verbal communication skills.
- Computer literate (Word, XL Spread sheets).
- Able to work unsupervised and on own initiative.
- Experience of multi-site, multi-discipline organisations.
- Detailed knowledge of risk assessment and management.
- Work in a commercial, client-facing environment.
- Ability to manage meetings.
- Excellent ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
- Able to work as part of a team.
- Diplomatic and personable.
- Good management skills.
- Flexible approach to work patterns.
- Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
- Represent the QHSE Director as required in their absence.
- Any other reasonable “ad hoc” duties as required by the needs of the business.

**Health and Safety responsibilities**
- Always follow Group and company policies and procedures.
- Report any apparent deficiencies in systems of work or equipment provided that may result in failure of service delivery or risk to health and safety or the environment.
- Use all work equipment and personal PPE properly and in accordance with training received.

**Report any issues or training needs to your Line manager and /or via Mitie's incident repo