<p>Due to our continued growth, OCU Opals now has an exciting new opportunity for an experienced Regional SHEQ Manager to join our team. The purpose of the role is to support effective SHEQ delivery within the east region, ensuring all projects are meeting the company and client expectations. Working closely with the operational management in their endeavours to keep our people, assets, and the environment safe from harm.<br><br></p><p>Furthermore, the Regional SHEQ Manager will build and maintain firm relationships through direct line reports with key stakeholders including Regulatory Authorities, Customers, Industry Bodies, Designers, Contractor Management Teams and Site Operational Teams</p><p><strong>Duties and Responsibilities</strong></p><p>• To provide SHEQ guidance / assistance to the Operational Regional Management Teams within their designated region.<br>• Providing SHEQ support for the development of Regional annual SHEQ Plans.<br>• Supporting Regional bid teams from a SHEQ perspective.<br>• Ensuring SHEQ support is provided within the set up and mobilisation of new contracts, depots, and acquisitions.<br>• Development of risk assessments, method statements and SHEQ plans to include CDM Construction Phase Plans<br>• Be visible and known to the Regional Management team supported.<br>• Conduct suitable and effective SHEQ Compliance monitoring activities (audit/engagements) in region and track the completion of all corrective action.<br>• Monitoring and tracking SHEQ compliance information (lead and lagging indicators) at regional level for trends etc.<br>• Take a leading role in the development and publication of SHEQ communications.<br>• Ensure SHEQ involvement is provided in worker consultation through attendance at Management, worker, and customer forums / engagements.<br>• Provide regular update reports on team / individual activities, Business Unit performance and improvement actions, initiatives and plans.<br>• Play a lead role with the external accreditation and client audits.<br>• Providing support for accident / incident investigations in relation to incidents.<br>• Ensuring that accident / incident reports investigations are effectively closed out with appropriate corrective actions and recommendations fully implemented.<br>• Take a lead / impartial role in investigating serious / significant accidents and incidents.<br>• Be empowered to stop or halt operations deemed to pose risk of significant health, safety or environmental breaches and impose sanction or improvement action accordingly.<br>• Management of a team of SHEQ Advisors.<br>• Recommend solutions in respect of significant SHEQ audit non-conformance, adverse accident investigation findings or poor performance.<br></p><p><strong>Skills and Experience</strong></p><p>• Knowledge and application of SHEQ management principles and best practice within an Utilities services / construction operational arena.<br>• NEBOSH Diploma / Construction Certificate or equivalent as minimum and preferably Chartered Member of IOSH (or actively working towards) as minimum.<br>• A qualification in Environmental or Quality disciplines is desirable.<br>• Good communication skills both written and oral.<br>• Professional approach, self-organised and motivated to influence stake holders.<br>• Interpersonal - builds relationships internal / external.<br>• Decision Making / Problem Solving.<br>• Ability to develop and implement effective SHEQ Management Process and Systems.<br>• People management skills, experience and ability in providing a SHEQ support service.</p><p><strong>Company Information:</strong></p><p>Established in 1994, OCU Group is one of the fastest growing utility engineering contractors in the UK, with a long successful track record in delivering customer-focused civil engineering solutions.</p><p>Working directly with many of the country’s leading blue-chip power, water, telecoms, and rail clients, we are looking for the very best talent to join our growing team.</p><p>We pride ourselves on empowering our employees and offering opportunities for them to take control of their own personal development and career progression in a supportive environment.</p><p>We believe that being successful is a choice.</p><p>We choose to be successful.</p><p>We are OCU, ‘One Company United’.</p><p><strong>We celebrate difference and appreciate diverse backgrounds. We encourage everyone who join us to be themselves at work and create inclusive teams in our workplace.</strong></p> •
Last updated on Oct 24, 2024