Head of Health and Safety (Sizewell C)

The Sizewell C Jobs Service supports local people into exciting, long-term careers across our Project.

The role:

• Develop and implement the company's Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) strategy driving continuous improvement and a strong safety culture across the business.
• Understand the application of the Health and Safety at Work, etc. Act 1974 and other relevant health, safety and environmental legislation.
• Conduct risk assessments, workplace inspections, and audits, ensuring effective control measures and appropriate PPE standards are implemented.
• Lead investigations into accidents and near-miss incidents, carrying out root cause analysis and ensuring corrective actions are implemented.
• Provide expert advice to Directors, Managers and project teams, ensuring responsibilities are understood and fulfilled.
• Manage HSE reporting, documentation, and engagement with clients, regulators and external stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain HSE training programmes, ensuring employees, contractors and temporary workers understand their responsibilities.
• Monitor HSE performance, support budgeting for safety initiatives, and ensure the company meets or exceeds all safety KPIs.
• Lead the development, implementation and maintenance of all Security, Business Continuity and Emergency Planning policies, procedures, documentation and exercises in line with company and client requirements.
• Act as the primary point of contact for security and facilities management, attending relevant client and company briefings and ensuring effective security policies are implemented across the business.
• Oversee the management and operation of all CCTV systems, including monitoring alerts, managing operations, delivering training, conducting audits, ensuring compliance and producing system performance reports.
• Ensure compliance and safety across company assets, vehicles, buildings and personnel, including maintaining building capacity data and planning for changes impacting the property portfolio.
• Work collaboratively with HR, the client security team and internal stakeholders to promote compliance with company Health & Safety, Environmental and Security policies, and lead serious investigations with reporting and recommendations to senior management.
• Oversee the ongoing management of the ISO 9001 certificated quality management system on behalf of SPS on the SZC project.
• Oversee the non-conformance reporting process.

Qualifications:

Essential:

• NEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent)
• Certified Membership of IOSH (or equivalent)
• Driving licence

Desirable:

• Relevant Degree
• Diploma in Security Management (or equivalent)
• Environmental Management Qualification
• Management Diploma
• Chartered Membership of IOSH (or equivalent)

Essential:

• 5 years' experience in a similar role
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office and health and safety IT systems
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in order to work with, provide advice to, train, and promote excellence in Health and Safety to all staff
• The ability to organise and prioritise workload
• A flexible approach to working hours as we are a 24/7 business

Desirable:

• Ability to drive behavioural culture change programmes across a large, complex, multi-shift operation
• Knowledge of the transport sector

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.