This is a key leadership opportunity for an experienced Health, Safety & Wellbeing Manager to join the
Sizewell C New Nuclear Build contract, supporting a nationally important energy project in Suffolk. The role
will lead the project HS&W function, provide competent and proactive leadership to the project team, supply
chain and stakeholders, and ensure that the client's policies, procedures, legal duties and client expectations
are consistently met across a complex major infrastructure environment.
The Health, Safety & Wellbeing Manager will drive a positive safety culture, influence operational
decision-making, oversee assurance and governance arrangements, and ensure risks are identified,
controlled and communicated effectively throughout the lifecycle of the works.
The client is committed to creating a workplace where everyone is empowered to achieve their career goals.
Their people are at the heart of their business, using their skills and creativity to provide solutions and
services to our clients and customers. The client's wellbeing strategy has been designed based on
employee feedback that mental, physical and financial wellbeing are important to them.
Key Tasks and Accountabilities
- Lead the implementation, monitoring and continual improvement of client's HS&W policies, procedures, standards and project-specific arrangements.
- Provide visible HS&W leadership to the project team, supply chain and client stakeholders, promoting a proactive culture focused on prevention, engagement and learning.
- Develop, lead and monitor project HS&W objectives, campaigns, behavioural safety initiatives and wellbeing programmes.
- Manage HS&W reporting, dashboards and performance statistics, ensuring accurate monthly and annual reporting to the company, the client and relevant governance forums.
- Review and provide assurance over Risk Assessments, Method Statements, Safe Systems of Work, permits, construction phase plans and other critical HS&W documentation.
- Lead and coordinate site inspections, audits, assurance visits and compliance reviews in line with project monitoring targets and risk profile.
- Ensure accidents, incidents, near misses and observations are reported, investigated and closed out effectively, with lessons learned communicated and embedded.
- Lead engagement with operational teams to identify HS&W risks, training needs and improvement opportunities across civil engineering, temporary works, logistics and site interfaces.
- Support the management of supply chain HS&W performance through pre-start engagement, assurance reviews, audits and performance feedback.
- Advise senior project leadership on HS&W compliance, risk management, legal duties, best practice and client requirements.
- Oversee project inductions, briefings, toolbox talks and HS&W communications to ensure the workforce understands key risks, controls and expectations.
- Coordinate support for drug and alcohol testing arrangements where required, ensuring processes are undertaken professionally and in line with project requirements
Diversity, inclusion and wellbwing
- Champion the wellbeing of the project team and workforce, ensuring an inclusive workplace where diversity of thought, background and experience is actively encouraged and achieved.
Requirements
- NEBOSH Construction Certificate or equivalent as a minimum; NEBOSH Diploma, NVQ Level 6 or equivalent qualification desirable for a management-level appointment.
- Membership of a relevant professional institution, ideally Grad IOSH, CMIOSH or working towards Chartered status.
- Accident and incident investigation qualification or demonstrable experience leading robust investigations and implementing lessons learned.
- Strong understanding of UK construction health and safety legislation, CDM Regulations, risk management, assurance and major project governance.
- Significant civil engineering, infrastructure or major projects experience, preferably within a principal contractor environment.
- Proven ability to lead, influence and coach operational teams, supply chain partners and senior stakeholders.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce high-quality reports, briefings and performance information.
- Due to the site being a nuclear project, BPSS level security clearance is required. These checks can take 4-6 weeks to process.
Demonstrate alignment with the client's Values:
- Collaborative - We enjoy what we do and work closely with clients and stakeholders to reachinnovative solutions. Working together is vital in the role to help build effective relationships across teams, clients and stakeholders.
- Trusted - We deliver what we promise. We act safely and ethically and care about the environment and communities we work in at all times.
- Focused - We are clear in our approach. We are disciplined and thorough in how we work and deliver for our clients and customers
