Role: Head of Health & Safety (Water & Infrastructure)

Location: Merseyside

Salary: £70,000 + car allowance + package

Duration: Permanent

Head of H&S Benefits:

Career Development:

Professional qualifications and accreditation

Health & Wellbeing Benefits:
Employee Assistance Programme with mental health support and access to counselling
Access to 24/7 virtual GP
Occupational Health support

Tax-Efficient Benefits via Salary Exchange (Salary Sacrifice):
Cycle to Work
Group Personal Pension Scheme

Employee Discount Scheme:

Discounts on hundreds of retailers, including supermarkets, mobile phone/broadband providers, gym memberships, and more

Social Committees:

Established local social committees with a calendar of regular social events
Life Assurance Cover
Flexible Working
Long Service Awards

Volunteer Opportunities:

Opportunities to volunteer and make a difference through local community projects and initiatives

The Head of H&S position:

My client are seeking an experienced Health & Safety professional to lead their divisional strategy and drive a culture of safety, health, environment, and quality (SHEQ) excellence. In this role, you will provide expert guidance, ensuring compliance with legislation, while championing the company's commitment to safety and environmental sustainability. You will oversee the development of an environmental strategy, and work with teams at all levels to foster continuous improvement in SHEQ practices across the division.

Key accountabilities:

Review current processes and improve performance through the implementation of a health and safety management system.
Review current accreditations and Quality Standards and identify a programme of enhancement and/ or rationalisation as appropriate.
Ensure that rigorous risk assessment and incident management systems are in place and followed throughout in the division.
In conjunction with HR (where applicable) and SHEQ divisional counterpart, introduce standardised policies and procedures throughout the division in connection with drugs and alcohol, lone working, smoking, stress management, workplace wellbeing, occupational health and health assessments/ surveillance and the environment.
In conjunction with Fleet and SHEQ divisional counterpart, introduce standardised policies and procedures throughout the division in connection with driving for work including the tracking and monitoring of company vehicles.
Ensure there is consistent pre-employment and induction processes for new employees to cover pre-employment health assessments for safety-critical roles and pre-employment health screening for all operational employees along with verification of employees' eligibility to drive if this is a requirement of their role.
Establish a consistent programme of drug & alcohol testing throughout the division.
Ensure consistency of risk assessment/ method statement production and implementation.
Ensure there is consistency in effectively putting people to work with adequate supervision across the division.
Ensure there is adequate monitoring of working time and driving hours and develop strategies for review and management.
Ensure there are training plans across the division that are maintained and all employees are certified and competent to undertake their roles.
Ensure we have a consistent accident and incident investigation procedure that establishes root and underlying cause and implements corrective actions.
Ensure there is an effective and productive hazard and near miss reporting procedure in place.
Ensure there is focus at all levels across the division to eliminate procedural drift in relation to putting people to work and the execution of work-related activities.
Implement an adequate programme of health and safety training and coaching throughout the employee lifecycle to increase safety performance improvement and culture development with a focus on ensuring our people adopt positive choices and behaviours.

Head of H&S Essential Qualifications/Skills/Experience

An advanced health and safety qualification such as the NEBOSH National Diploma (or equivalent)
Chartered member of IOSH (CMIOSH)
Demonstrable experience of SHEQ leadership at a senior level, with a proven track record of embedding a positive safety culture.
Experience of operating in a fast-paced, high growth, commercial, multi-divisional organisation.
Detailed understanding of contracting, construction and high hazard environments.
Demonstrable track record of management and budget control to an appropriate level.
Up to date knowledge of statutory legislation.
Detailed understanding of management system process and legislation.
Experience of leading organisational development and change.
Is organised to effectively schedule projects, activities and resources to deliver to deadlines.
Able to build credible relationships with stakeholders and communicate effectively at all levels.

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