Health and Safety Manager

Job available in these locations:

Aldershot, HAMPSHIRE, United Kingdom

Orpington, GREATER LONDON, United Kingdom

Epsom, SURREY, United Kingdom

Ashford, KENT, United Kingdom

Portsmouth, HAMPSHIRE, United Kingdom

Yarnton, Oxforshire, United Kingdom

Health and Safety Manager

Location: Flexible across South and South East UK; Aldershot, Yarnton, Poole, Portsmouth, Shoreham, Epsom, St Mary’s Cray, Ashford

Salary: £53.8k - £64.6k per annum (Dependent on skills & qualifications)

Perks & Benefits: Competitive pension scheme - Enhanced maternity/paternity pay - Life assurance - HolidayPlus - Cycle2work Scheme & more

Reference: REQ4165

An excellent opportunity has arisen at SGN for the post of Health and Safety Manager, within the H&S Business Support and Improvement Team. The team provides an important role across SGN and is a great opportunity for anyone with a genuine passion for safety, has a can-do attitude and wants 'to make a difference’.

We deliver safety, warmth, and comfort to homes and businesses across the community. Whether you're supporting from the office or working on the front line, every role plays a part.

How you’ll support us on our mission to keep people safe and warm…

• You’ll engage and develop effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Promote and encourage compliance with all health, safety and environmental legislation and company standards.
• Participate and/or lead on internal compliance, assurance audits, inspections, undertake onsite technical inspections and provide feedback to stakeholders.
• You will be involved in Occupational Health and Safety, Process Safety, Environmental Safety, Wellbeing, Cultural and Behavioural Safety.
• Leading on and/or assisting with the development and implementation of safety bulletins, incident learning information & procedures.
• Supporting Enforcement Authority investigations/enquiries and undertaking/supporting incident investigations and implementing learning.

What you’ll need

• You should act with integrity, respect, and have a positive attitude at all times
• Highly motivated and flexible, being prepared to go the extra mile when required and be supportive of other H&S team members
• An excellent communicator who can communicate both verbally and in writing, and influence in a clear, persuasive, and straight forward way.
• Develop effective relationships with colleagues and you must be able to question, challenge and hold people to account and have difficult conversations when required.
• Able to think ahead to anticipate issues and obstacles and flex strategies to avoid them and work efficiently to meet deadlines. Have a high attention to detail and be able to plan and manage your own time
• Ideally hold a NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent- or be working towards level of qualification
• Progression through the salary banding will require you to gain professional status through attainment of H&S qualification (eg. Certificate/ Diploma/Degree) and appropriate level IOSH membership
• Good IT skills and ability to travel is an essential part of the job.