Superior Recruitment Group are looking for an experienced Head of SHEQ on behalf of our client based in Billingham. This is a full time permanent role.
Job Role
The Head of SHEQ will lead our Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality Departments and drive a positive and proactive business wide SHEQ culture.
Acting as a senior point of contact for the SHEQ departments and Senior Leadership Team for advice and guidance on complex SHEQ related matters.
Write comprehensive reports for the Board of Directors and Clients that will provide and build assurance through demonstration of understanding, required actions and priorities.
Ensure an effective process for consultation and communication with all stakeholders, leading and supporting discussions and meetings as appropriate.
Monitor new or changes to existing legislation, interpreting it to develop companywide procedures that satisfy legislative, licence and permit requirements, and Client expectations.
The Head of SHEQ, will lead on the continued development and implementation of practical and sustainable systems, processes, policies, and procedures that will support the client to:
Comply with all applicable legislation.
Operate its business without undue risk of loss, harm, injury or damage to its employees, contractors, visitors, members of the public or anyone else who may be harmed by its workplaces or work activities.
Build and maintain a great reputation for SHEQ with Clients, Regulators and, also across the wider industry.
Use, follow and continually improve its management systems to maintain external certification and accreditation.
Implement an effective hierarchy of controls to remove, reduce or manage any risks presented by the client’s workplaces or work activities or that of its contractors
Specific Responsibilities
Ensure compliance with Company and Project, safety, health, and environment regulations; Develop and manage the SHEQ team to ensure provision of competent advice and support to the business that complies with Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
Lead the SHEQ team to provide a consistently high level of service that supports the client, its directors, managers, supervisors, employees, and contractors to effectively manage the quality of its services, the health of its environment and safety of its employees or anyone else that may be affected by its workplaces or work activities.
Lead the organisation of the client and contractor information from inspections, audits, incidents, and reviews to develop leading and lagging indicators that can be used to identify trends.
Collaborate with Clients to ensure legislative and contractual compliance.
Supply reliable and timely H&S data, evaluating to identify priorities that are delivered strategically through sustainable plans.
Write comprehensive reports for the Board of Directors and Clients that will provide and build assurance through demonstration of understanding, required actions and priorities.
Ensure an effective process for consultation and communication to with all stakeholders, leading and supporting discussions and meetings as appropriate.
Support the HR Manager to develop and manage standards for Occupational Health and Training for employees.
Ensure that the Group Managing Director is immediately informed of any significant injury or near miss event affecting or arising from any group or site activity.
Provide H&S advice and guidance to the Directors and senior managers to ensure they are kept informed of company H&S policies, processes and procedures and requirements to follow them.
Represent at Client meetings, providing updates on both proactive H&S plans, incident investigations and sharing learning from incidents.
Develop, review, and regularly update strategies and associated plans for that are prioritised to deliver sustainable performance improvements.
Maintain an incident recording system.
Provide timely and accurate responses to requests for information from Directors, Managers and Clients.
Ensure comprehensive plans for inspections, audits and reviews of integrated management system that will support continuous improvement and satisfy certification requirements.
Review and propose revisions to procedures to ensure continuous legislative compliance that is reflective of actual company practice.
Use professional integrity to review RIDDOR and HIPO incident investigations, ensuring they identify root causes, make practical recommendations, identify shared learning, and provide assurance to all stakeholders regarding prevention of recurrence.
Lead SHEQ improvement groups, contributing to effective implementation of sustainable improvements.
Forge positive relationships with all stakeholders including Directors, Clients, Managers, Supervisors, employees, and contractors.
Look for creative ways to strengthen the H&S culture.
Provide reliable and timely updates for Clients and Directors.
Monitor new or changes to existing legislation, interpreting it to develop companywide procedures that satisfy legislative, licence and permit requirements, and Client expectations.
Qualifications and Experience
Nebosh
Level 4 or above in Occupational Health and Safety Practice – Diploma
ISO Auditing (desirable)
Environmental Background
IOSH (desirable)
5 years’ experience in a similar role
Knowledge in Mind and Behavioural Safety (desirable)
For more information and to apply, please submit your up to date CV and our specialist team will be in touch as soon as possible.