Health & Safety Manager

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.

• 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

• NEBOSH General Certificate, Diploma or equivalent safety qualification
• Membership of IOSH, IFE, CMI or another relevant professional body

• Significant experience in health and safety, emergency preparedness, marine or port operations, emergency planning or another safety-critical environment
• Experience with in 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

• 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

• 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

• Generous pension
• Wellbeing support
• Learning and development opportunities