Quality, Safety, Health and Environment (QSHE) Co-ordinator

Quality, Safety, Health and Environment (QSHE) Co-ordinator

Competitive Salary + Benefits

Newbury Racecourse is an award-winning sporting venue with a multi-functional site playing host to more than 30 racedays a year plus a wide range of other events including concerts, weddings and exhibitions. We are also home to a 36-bedroom hotel, The Lodge and a leading children’s nursery, Rocking Horse Nursery.

We are currently seeking a Quality, Safety, Health and Environment (QSHE) Co-ordinator to join our Operations Team. This is a new role responsible for the development and implementation of Newbury Racecourse’s Health & Safety culture and our QSHE management systems. This is a great opportunity for an ambitious QSHE practitioner to assist in raising the profile of Newbury Racecourse as a leading provider of safe and sustainable venue.

Reporting to the Operations and Guest Experience Director, responsibilities will include:

• Co-ordinating the QSHE function for both raceday and non-raceday activity, continuously improving QSHE standards.
• Administration and development of all QSHE management systems, policies and procedures.
• Maintenance of the company’s legal and compliance registers, ensuring event compliance with all statutory requirements including health and safety, environmental, accessibility and licensing.
• Implementation of the QSHE audit programme.
• Being the point of contact for all internal and external risk assessments.
• Responding to any health, safety and environmental incidents including identifying trends, carrying out investigations and risk assessments where necessary.
• Further developing and refining our sustainability initiatives throughout the entire business.
• Conducting regular meetings and carrying out ad-hoc inspections with sub-contractors.

You will be able to demonstrate:

Previous experience in a similar role

• A detailed understanding of Health and Safety management and QSHE standards supported by appropriate qualifications, such as an IOSH qualification
• Strong administration skills, excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word and preferably Teams)
• Outstanding organisational, customer service and communication skills, with a natural ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• The importance of working collaboratively as part of a team, alongside being self-motivated and able to exercise sound judgement and the confidence to work unsupervised.

In return we offer a competitive salary and attractive benefits scheme including;

• 25 days holiday per year + Bank Holidays + days in lieu for weekend racedays worked
• Free annual membership to the Racecourse
• Reduced rate childcare at the Rocking Horse Nursery on-site
• Contributory pension scheme matched up to 5%
• Life assurance scheme
• Discounted Health Club membership
• Opportunities for training and career growth

To apply please email your CV and covering letter including current remuneration details to Hugh Nickerson at Conundrum search@conundrum.co.uk

All direct and third party responses will be forwarded to Conundrum.