Harwich Haven Authority is recruiting a manager to lead safety, emergency preparedness and incident response across the Haven's marine, operational and shore-based activities. The core of the work is running inspections and audits, planning emergency plans and multi-agency exercises, and leading incident investigations, including marine pollution and oil spill preparedness. It reports to senior leaders and committees, working in a port setting alongside regulators and emergency services. Significant experience in safety-critical or emergency planning work is required, along with a recognised safety qualification.
What the job involves
- Improving safety management across marine, engineering, operational and shore-based activities
- Delivering inspections and audits, and supporting risk assessments and safe systems of work
- Leading emergency plans, procedures, communications and response arrangements
- Planning desktop exercises, operational drills and multi-agency exercises
- Coordinating marine pollution and oil spill preparedness
- Supporting incident investigations and turning lessons into improvements
- Providing safety and performance reports to senior leaders and committees
- Promoting open reporting, constructive challenge and shared learning
- Building strong relationships with colleagues, regulators, emergency services and port partners
What’s required
Qualifications
- NEBOSH General Certificate, Diploma or equivalent safety qualification
- Membership of IOSH, IFE, CMI or another relevant professional body
Experience
- Significant experience in health and safety, emergency preparedness, marine or port operations, emergency planning or another safety-critical environment
- Experience within a harbour authority, port, terminal, shipping company, emergency service or other high-risk industry
- Developing, maintaining and exercising contingency or emergency plans
- Experience of ISO 45001
Skills & knowledge
- Knowledge of emergency planning, incident management and multi-agency response
- Sound technical judgement, with confidence to influence and challenge unsafe practice
- Excellent communication, influencing, analytical and organisational skills
- Managing competing priorities, taking ownership and working collaboratively across teams
- Preparing reports, technical notes, briefings and performance information with confidence
Nice to have
- Emergency planning or resilience qualification
- Marine qualification or significant maritime operational experience
- Strong understanding of operational risk in a port, marine or similar safety-critical environment
- Understanding of the UK Ports & Marine Facilities Safety Code, HSE requirements, the Civil Contingencies Act and marine pollution response arrangements
- Experience of incident command, oil spill response, incident investigation or working with regulators and emergency responders
What’s offered
- Generous pension
- Wellbeing support
- Learning and development opportunities
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
