HSEQ Manager, you will support our United Utilities projects to meet the requirements of the Health, Safety, Environmental & Quality Management systems. You will report to the Head of HSEQ for your area. You will support the site teams and managers through your inspections by recognising hazards, and seeking to minimise risks whilst creating, maintaining and improving the health, safety, environmental and quality standards. You will champion HSEQ initiatives in the region whilst ensuring that legislation is adhered to.
Key Responsibilities:
Promote Occupational Health & Wellbeing
Support the provision of Health & Wellbeing within the business, under the direction of the Head of HSEQ & HSEQ Director with the support from the Company H&W Advisor
Support the communication and promotion of the monthly themes
Promote the value of occupational health at a regional level
HSEQ Advice and support to HSEQ Advisors
Provide consistent and accurate HSEQ advice to Advisors and Site Teams where applicable
Provide support to the region on HSEQ initiatives
Provide support on HSEQ issues/problems
Produce regional HSEQ statistics every month, identify trends and take proactive initiatives
Line manage HSEQ Advisors under your control and mentor to allow professional development
Provide support and focus to the site teams on our Be Right First Time initiatives and monitoring our Quality Control as defined by the HSEQ Systems & Audit Manager
Collaboration and Client Support
Provide Client support for the region under your control
Attend Client HSEQ Forums as required and provide lessons learnt feedback and sharing of best practices
Form collaborative relationships with Client HSEQ Management
HSEQ Communications & HSE Statistics
Contribute and support company-level HSEQ communications and embed at the regional level
Produce and communicate HSEQ alerts following incidents and poor-quality standards to promote learning and prevention and continual improvement
Support the Head of HSEQ for your area of business in maintaining HSE performance statistics monthly as requested.
Deliver awareness training and lead site stand-downs
Accident/incident investigations
Support HSEQ Advisors and complete investigation reviews for HSE investigations
Keep local and corporate management informed on the status
Identify root causes
Support the production of HSE alerts as above
Act as an independent Investigator in other areas of the business under the direction of the HSEQ Director
HSEQ Monitoring
Conduct regular visits to support your Advisory Team within the area of your control
Conduct HSEQ Detailed Inspections monthly in your control with monthly targets agreed with your Head of HSEQ and or the HSEQ Director
Act as a role model for HSEQ in the area under your control
Monitor HSEQ Advisor inspections and ensure findings are closed out promptly
Agree on Advisor monthly inspection targets and monitor compliance
Facilities Management at Company Premises
Provide management support for Facilities Managers at regional company premises on HSE-related issues and provisions
Monitor HSE standards at regional company premises and ensure legal obligations are being upheld
Key Measures & Targets:
Complete monthly HSEQ inspections as agreed with your Line Manager
Attend weekly escalation Team Calls
Attend Bi-monthly HSEQ Team Meetings
Support the update of the HSEQ Management system where directed
Support external accrediting audit body audits to allow Barhale to maintain its accreditations
Produce monthly HSEQ performance reports for Regional Leads
Attend monthly regional management team meetings and provide visibility of regional HSEQ performance
Key Relationships:
HSEQ Director
Head of HSEQ for your area of control
HSEQ Managers & Advisors
HSEQ Systems & Audit Manager
Contracts Managers
Operations Managers
Regional Managers
Regional Directors
Company Employees
Person Specification:
The successful candidate is likely to meet all the following criteria:
Essential
NEBOSH general certificate or equivalent as a minimum but ideally IOSH
CEnv or equivalent as a minimum but ideally associate IEMA
Extensive HSEQ experience within a civil engineering environment, and experience in the rail sector would be beneficial but not essential
Client facing
Sound knowledge of quality controls associated with company work activities
Analytical skills to interpret detailed information and regulations
High standard of written English
Good communication skills, including a professional telephone manner
People skills – ability to liaise with staff/operatives of all levels within Barhale
Excellent use of MS Office – Word, Excel and Power-point
Effective communicator with strong presentation and report-writing skills
CSCS Safety Professional card
Able to work as a member of a team, but capable of working alone to tight deadlines as appropriate
Pride - sets own high-quality standards, e.g. attention to detail
Passion for Health, Safety, Environment & Quality
Lead by/set a good example
Desirable
Level 3 AET or PTTLS is preferable but not essential
Working towards NEBOSH Diploma level 6
Benefits:
As well as offering a competitive salary, remuneration for this role includes a range of benefits
5% Company pension contribution
Life Assurance at 2 x notional salary
Single person’s private medical cover
Permanent Health Cover
Company Profit Share Scheme
Company car / or car allowance (Dependent on position)
Career Development and ongoing training
Staff Referral Scheme
25 days annual leave with additional loyalty days (Full-Time equivalent)
Volunteering Scheme
Environmental and Social Value initiatives
About Barhale:
Barhale is one of the largest privately-owned civil engineering and infrastructure specialists with 40 years of experience working UK-wide across the water, transport, built environment and energy sectors. Founded by our Chairman, Dennis Curran in 1980, the group was originally set up as a specialist tunnelling contractor. While we retain our tunnelling roots, repeated success in several construction industry sectors has enabled us to expand our skillset and become one of the largest privately-owned infrastructure specialists in the UK.
What we do
We provide design, construction, and maintenance services to the following sectors.
Water
Transport
Energy
Built Environment
We also possess a range of specialist skills to support our civil engineering and infrastructure activities including
Tunnelling
MEICA capabilities
In-house design
A steel-fabrication and supply subsidiary (BCS Group)
Who we are?
Barhale operates as a tier-1 partner for blue-chip, regulated, and private clients. We work as part of large frameworks, joint ventures, and alliances and on individual projects developing long-standing relationships based on Trust, Integrity, and Pride.
Our People
We employ a direct workforce of over 1,000 employees nationwide. We recognise that our business is only as good as the people we employ, which is why we value them so highly and invest in regular training and development, utilising our dedicated training facility in Walsall.
Our commitment to career progression, personal development, innovation, collaborative working, diversity and Inclusion, health and wellbeing and work-life balance is what makes us a Gold Investors in People Company.
