Senior Construction HSE Manager

Full Job Description

You will provide specialist subject matter expertise in Construction Health & Safety associated with large capital new builds, enabling works, refurbishment, and demolition programmes. You will lead and task manage a team of Construction Chartered Health & Safety professionals providing leadership, advice, and guidance in line with relevant legislation, industry standards and AWE’s policies and procedures.

You will lead the provision of H&S Services to an agreed H&S Service Delivery Agreement across a broad area of the business with the aim of achieving excellent performance in environment, safety, and health throughout that area.

Establishing with customer/s appropriate ESH service schedules (including proportionate ESH improvement programmes) and deliver the required services to time and cost by routinely monitoring performance against the schedule.
Ensuring appropriate utilisation of deployed ESH Staff and managing instance of over and under-utilisation.

Setting direction and developing a shared understanding of individuals’ roles in delivering the AWE vision and strategy.

Enabling the performance and results of the team. Making sure that team members have the capabilities to get the work done now and in the future.
Engaging and inspiring colleagues, promoting a diverse and inclusive environment that encourages them to seek opportunities for continuous improvement and personal development.

Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality and be a great team player.
Location – Reading / Basingstoke Area

Salary – £55,130-£70,000 (Dependant on experience and suitability for the role)

Closing date – 15th December 2023 – Interviews being held in January 2024

As part of our People Promise, AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) has a range of benefits to suit you. These include:

A generous 270 hours of annual leave plus every other Friday off work.
Opportunities for Professional Career Development that include funding for an annual membership of a relevant professional body.

Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services
A generous defined contribution Group Personal Pension (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your own contribution)
Life Insurance
An award-winning benefit scheme, AWE&ME My Choice, offers a wide range of lifestyle, financial and wellbeing services, including Cycle to Work and an Employee Discount scheme for savings on your every-day spending.

Candidates should be able to demonstrate the following:

Extensive experience in the field of Construction Health & Safety including a thorough working knowledge of the CDM Regulations.
Self-confidence to Professionally challenge long established processes and work activities.

Can build effective relationships with people at all levels within the organisation, including working collaboratively with our Supply Chain Partners.

Provide proactive, visible Health & Safety Leadership during onsite monitoring activities.

Being commercially aware when providing Construction Health & Safety advice and guidance.

Level 5 Qualification e.g. NVQ Level 5 Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Practice, NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent

IOSH Grade of CMIOSH is preferable

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