At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a team to ensure health, safety, and quality standards across projects.
- Company: Join BayWa r.e., a leader in renewable energy development.
- Benefits: Enjoy hybrid working, private health insurance, and a performance bonus scheme.
- Other info: Be part of a diverse team committed to equity and inclusion.
- Why this job: Drive the energy revolution while fostering a culture of safety and innovation.
- Qualifications: NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent and strong leadership experience in health and safety.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
We are seeking to recruit a Head of Health, Safety, Environment and Quality to support our UK and Ireland Projects business. This is a leadership position, with responsibility for managing a team of SHEQ professionals who will support colleagues, maintain high standards, ensuring compliance, all while driving a culture of safety and best practice for our businesses.
What You Will Do
- Policy and procedure development and roll out
- Incident management
- HSEQ risk management
- HSEQ training and audit activities
- Specific support on HSEQ management related to construction, electrical safety, wind and solar PV construction
- Managing HSEQ specific system documentation to ensure that the company retains accreditation to the ISO standards for Occupational Safety and Health, Environmental Management, and Quality Management
- Driving organisational change by leading HSEQ improvement initiatives, fostering employee ownership, challenging existing practices, and promoting behaviours that enhance safety performance
- Monitoring company HSEQ performance through site and system performance-based audits (including internal and external audits)
- Leading and participating in HAZOP and HAZCON meetings and ensuring CDM compliance on projects
What You’ll Need To Succeed
- Strong Health and Safety background, with minimum NEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent) and relevant Safety Management experience at the appropriate senior level
- Strong interpersonal skills with demonstrable understanding and experience of process safety, CDM compliance, and renewable project development and delivery
- Experience in renewables or construction, with proven knowledge of Health and Safety management required to embed and operate an accredited ISO management system
- High level of customer and stakeholder service orientation and a strong willingness to learn and develop
- Advanced IT literacy, with extensive experience using HSEQ management systems, data analysis and reporting tools
- Able to lead the implementation and adoption of new digital technologies that enhance HSEQ performance
- Ability to work in a leadership role calmly under pressure, strong organiser, able to prioritise workload and allocate team deliverables and KPIs
- Systematic problem-solving skills with an analytical and structured way of working
- Team player with strong communication and presentation skills, able to work independently
- Willingness to be part of an escalation team to deal with out of hours emergency events
- An appreciation of, interest in or preferably a holder of a qualification in environmental and/or quality management
- Eligibility to work in the UK
- Willingness to travel within the UK and Ireland as required
What’s in it for you?
- Being part of a highly motivated ever-growing and multicultural team that drives forward the energy revolution
- Innovative and fast-changing market and working environment
- Hybrid Working
- Private Health Insurance
- Life Assurance Cover
- Company Pension Scheme
- Flexible Working Environment
- Yearly Discretionary Performance Bonus Scheme
- Mental Health First Aid support
- Employee Assistance Programme providing 24/7 access to telephone and online counselling
- Access to an online benefits portal including travel and shopping discounts, healthy living advice and a financial well-being resource bank
Benefits can vary depending on the location and are not legally binding.
At BayWa r.e. we are fully committed to fostering equity and inclusion and embrace diversity of all our people. We welcome applications from everyone, irrespective of gender, gender identity, national origin, religion, social, cultural, or ethnic background, sex, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other status protected by appropriate law. All hiring decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and qualifications. We are dedicated to being an equal opportunity employer for all by providing an inclusive environment free of discrimination or harassment.
