Regional H&S Manager

Due to continued growth, we have an exciting opportunity for a competent regional Health & Safety Manager to join our growing team, supporting all projects across their dedicated region.

Reporting to the company’s Senior Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) Manager, the successful candidate will work closely with their Contracts Director, regional site management teams and their own HSE team taking responsibility for managing and supporting site management and HSE advisors across a portfolio of projects throughout their region.

Founded in the 1950s, Jones Bros is a leading Civil Engineering Contractor delivering major infrastructure projects across the UK. Employing approximately 550 people and operating one of the country's largest heavy plant fleets, we combine the capability of a major contractor with the values and culture of a family-owned business. We are committed to continuous improvement and investing in our people, providing opportunities to develop and progress within a supportive working environment.

Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Leadership - overseeing all regional specific/major project HSE requirements including clients, workforce and contractor requirements. Leading on HSE standards and establishing positive working relationships
• Team Building – recruiting and establishing a regional HSE team to support all regional projects
• People Management – line manager for specific/major project HSE advisors, setting priorities, objectives, targets and overseeing the running of an efficient and supportive HSE team
• HSE Management Plans – supporting the planning processes and production/maintenance of key management plans including regional and site Project Management Plan (PMP), Construction Phase Plan (CPP), Key Performance Indicators (KPI), Devising & Approving RAMS, Task Briefings etc
• HSE Briefings, inductions and site team engagement – overseeing the delivery of regional site safety inductions to all site team, workforce and visitors, support regional site teams preparing and delivering toolbox talks, behavioural safety programmes and HSE briefings
• Technical Advice & Support – providing specialist advice, support and input where required to deal with specific project issues with work winning, planning, managing and monitoring HSE considerations
• Project Review – reviewing regional projects to identify opportunities and unusual risks, to be briefed to regional site teams
• Incident Management – overseeing and delivering any part of site-based elements of the incident management process including incident control, notification and investigations
• HSE Compliance – using inspections and audit tools to ensure compliance with HSE management systems & procedures as part of our Business Management System both in self-delivering requirements, but also influencing behaviours, coaching & mentoring and compliance across all regional sites and teams
• Cross Regional HSE Support – collaborating with Regional Health & Safety Managers across other regions to ensure consistency in the application of HSE standards, policies and procedures across the business. Providing audit, inspection and assurance support as required, while sharing learning, best practice and continuous improvement initiatives across regional teams
• HSE Monitoring – providing support in terms of project monitoring requirements, including regular HSE inspections, audits, and trends
• Risk Identification & Mitigation – as appropriate
• Record Keeping –including regular HSE progress and status reports to the business
• Client Interface – satisfy client requirements by providing client HSE representation and attendance at regional and site progress meetings

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