Title: Head of SHEQ
Location Nationwide
Job type - Permanent
Role involves - Travel to various locations across the UK - (2/3 days a week)
Hydro International, a CRH Company, is a leading global provider of advanced products, services, and expertise to help municipal, industrial and construction customers to improve their water management processes, increase operational performance, and reduce environmental impact. With over 40 years of experience and a reputation for engineering excellence, businesses, and public bodies all over the world rely on our products, services, and integrated solutions to reduce flood risk, improve water treatment, and protect the environment from water pollution. We have a network of over 80 distribution partners and serve customers in more than 40 countries. As part of CRH Infrastructure Products, we are leading the water management industry with innovative, sustainable solutions and a safety-first mindset.
Responsible for:
Developing and Delivering the National Health & Safety, Environmental & Energy strategy
Providing a Health & Safety, Environmental & Energy advisory service and Management System for the UK areas of the Hydro business, along with evaluating practices and ensure adherence to the law.
Proactively monitoring staff and auditing Hydro based teams and activities. It is envisaged that regular travel will be required throughout the UK & Ireland, with occasional European travel.
Maintaining the European Management Systems in accordance with ISO 9001, 14001, 50001 & 45001.
Maintaining applicable third-party accreditation schemes within the UK.
Competency:
5-10 years hands on experience in SHEQ (Safety, Health Environment and Quality), independently managing a full range of responsibilities
NEBOSH National Construction Health and Safety Diploma
NEBOSH Environmental Certificate
Lead Auditor Qualification
Energy/Sustainability Certification Experience
Working Knowledge of H&S, Environmental & Quality Management systems
Working knowledge of ISO standards
City & Guilds Confined Space trained
Full knowledge of CDM 2015 Regs
Organisation skills, and time management is essential
Experience of managing all administrative tasks
Detailed reporting experience
Key Duties:
- Maintain a dynamic and driven approach to promoting and supporting HSE&E across the group, through a clear strategy and communication with senior management teams to deliver it.
- Proactively deliver and monitor Health Safety, Environmental & Energy requirements including the following activities:
- Attend selected client safety and pre-start meetings and workshops, communicate outcomes, and recommend actions to the appropriate management team.
- Proactively assess new work opportunities for safety risks and considerations, implementing changes to processes as required.
- Advising employees on how to minimise or ultimately avoid risks and hazards in the workplace.
- Proactively audit the operational teams ensuring Health Safety, Environmental & Energy compliance both on and off site.
- Proactively audit supply chain partners, as needed, to ensure adherence to Health Safety & Environmental requirements.
- Manage and proactively promote the online safety & environmental forums.
- Manage COSHH and Environmental assessments as required.
- Drive continuous improvement in Health Safety, Environmental & Energy performance.
- Ensure the maintenance of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 & ISO 50001 certification in accordance with the Management Systems.
- Review the systems used for, and collate and analyse the results derived from, customer surveys undertaken by operational teams.
- Collate, analyse, and report on customer complaints.
- Collate, analyse, and report on Non-Conformance reports.
- Hold regular management reviews on Quality, Environmental, Energy, & Health and Safety matters.
- Keep up to date with current Environmental, Energy, Health and Safety legislation, by additional training when necessary, and update management and staff on any changes, which may affect work practices.
- Liaise with Business leaders and managers to ensure that appropriate staff training is carried out on Environmental, Energy and Health and Safety matters.
- Provide training to staff, where applicable, on Environmental, Energy and Health and Safety issues.
- Set, collate, analyse, and report on the Europe s Quality, Environmental & Energy, Health and Safety objectives and targets, their status and Management issues, as required.
- To perform duties in accordance with all relevant legislation in particular the Health and Safety at Work Act and apply the requirements of ISO45001.
- To apply requirements of BS EN ISO 9001 and 14001 as appropriate within the areas of responsibility.
- Other duties which the company may reasonably require the individual to undertake.
