Health, Safety and Wellbeing Manager

We’re Severn Trent Services a commercial arm of the Severn Trent Group. We provide water and waste services to companies nationwide, including the MoD and The Coal Authority.

Are you passionate about creating a safe, healthy, and thriving workplace? Do you have the strategic vision and leadership to drive a culture where safety and wellbeing are at the heart of everything we do?

Severn Trent Services are searching for a knowledgeable, experienced, and passionate Health and Safety manager. Within this role you will champion and lead the delivery of health and safety across our organisation.

Providing expertise and technical knowledge, the health and safety manager will provide advice on all aspects of health and safety. The health and safety manager will have exceptional leadership skills, ability to influence at all levels within the business and be willing to support the field-based teams as required.

The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in the continued development of our culture, and our health and safety journey.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

What You’ll Be Doing:

Deliver risk management, including risk reduction and mitigation measures and ways to implement them.

Review and update of RAMS, ensuring minimal risk exposure.

Hosting Health and Safety forum meetings.

Ensuring that organisation is legislatively compliant.

Support the continued improvements for ISO 9001, 14001 & 45001 certifications.
Investigate incidents as appropriate, ensuring findings are distributed to senior managers.

Act as business key advisor on safety and legislative changes, best practice and ensure companywide implementation.

Manage, coach, and lead the health and safety team.

Conduct training, toolbox talks and inductions.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE ROLE

Proven experience in leading HSW initiatives within complex, multi-departmental environments.
Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
Excellent communication and leadership capabilities.
Deep understanding of Health & Safety legislation and best practices.
Experience in utilities or similar industries is highly desirable.
Ability to lead and develop teams, including remote staff.
Skilled in incident investigation and root cause analysis.
Full UK driving licence
Ability to obtain security clearance

We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our communities. We employ thousands of people from across our community who really care about what they do. Because that is how we do what we do.

And when it comes to inclusion, we’re making sure we keep up the progress with our wonderful working groups – LGBTQ+, Women in Operations & STEM, Disability and Ethnicity; who help us do just that.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

With that in mind, here are just some of our favourite's perks that you’ll get being part of the Seven Trent Services family:

Salary circa £52,000
Annual bonus scheme of up to 15% of your annual salary, based on company performance)
25 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)
Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
Dedicated training and development with our ‘Academy’
Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
Family friendly policies
Two volunteering days per year

WHATS NEXT?

We can’t wait to hear from you.

Before you apply, you’ll need an updated copy of your CV and about five minutes to spare. If you’re not too sure about what you need to do, or have a question about the role before applying, please get in touch with our amazing team of recruiters at recruitment@severntrent.co.uk.

And if your curiosity has peaked and you're wanting to find out even more, search #LifeAtSevernTrent on social media.

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