Senior Health & Safety Manager

Description:

Senior Health & Safety Manager – Energy from Waste

Competitive salary + bonus + benefits

UK-wide / Multi-site

SCINERGY Recruitment are recruiting for a Senior Health & Safety Manager to join a leading operator within the Energy from Waste sector.

This is a senior, business-wide position supporting operational power stations, maintenance activities and construction projects across the company’s growing UK portfolio.

Working closely with Plant Managers, Construction Project Managers, SHEQ teams and senior stakeholders, you will provide expert guidance, drive continuous improvement and help embed a strong, proactive safety culture across the organisation.

The role will involve:

Providing expert health and safety advice across operational, maintenance and construction activities
Leading the development and delivery of the company’s safety culture programme
Ensuring compliance with UK health and safety legislation, industry standards and best practice
Coordinating audits, inspections and assurance activities across operational sites and offices
Leading investigations into serious incidents, completing root-cause analysis and ensuring lessons learned are implemented
Developing and reviewing health and safety policies, procedures and work instructions
Supporting the delivery and ongoing management of health and safety training programmes
Working with operational teams and contractors to develop practical and cost-effective safety improvements
Preparing monthly SHEQ performance reports and identifying trends, risks and areas for improvement
Monitoring legislative developments and supporting wider SHEQ improvement projects
To be considered for this role, you should have:

At least 10 years’ recent experience in a senior health and safety position
Experience within Energy from Waste, power generation, construction, heavy process or another highly regulated industrial environment – paper production, petrochem, utilities etc
A BSc degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant science-related discipline
NEBOSH General Certificate
Strong knowledge of UK health and safety legislation, standards and best practice
Experience developing and implementing health and safety policies and procedures
Strong incident investigation and root-cause analysis experience
Experience conducting audits, inspections and compliance assurance activities
IOSH membership
Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels
CIWM or WAMITAB membership would be advantageous
A full UK driving licence is essential
What’s on offer:

A competitive basic salary depending on experience
Performance-related bonus up to 20%
Private medical and dental
Company pension
Expensed travel and overnight stays
A senior role within a growing UK power generation business
The opportunity to shape health and safety standards and culture across multiple operational sites and projects
For further information or to apply, please contact Steve Utton at SCINERGY Recruitment on (phone number removed) or