Site Safety Lead

Package: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role : SF19059

Are you ready to be part of the future? At Qineti

Q, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Safety Site Lead at our BUTEC site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting‑edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

As a Site Safety Lead, you will act in a business partner capacity to provide support, competent and professional safety advice to the Site Operational Team in order to develop and continually improve all aspects of our safety culture, performance and management in accordance with the safety management system and relevant legislative requirements.

Day‑to‑day, you’ll support your assigned Business Unit or site(s) as applicable, and on occasion UK Safety Function, working flexibly to deliver against the Key Accountabilities described below.

All site‑related delivery activities will require a close working relationship between the Head of Site (HoS) and Site Safety Lead, whilst functional safety activities will be managed by the UK Safety LT. The expectation is to ensure good communication between Site Safety Leads and HoS’s on a regular basis, especially for those Site Safety Leads who have more than 1 site.

This can be achieved with a collaborative mind‑set, clarity on expectations and working closely with our respective Compliance Leads (and Range Safety, where applicable) as well.

The role will drive a step change in the safety culture across the business contributing to improved safety performance.

• Work in partnership with the Head of Site and Site Compliance Lead to provide competent and professional health, safety and occasional environmental advice to operational and delivery teams
• Lead a practical implementation and delivery of HSE legislation, policy, strategy and objectives; applying high professional standards through building strong professional internal networks
• Lead on effective engagement with internal and external health and safety contacts/stakeholders around the organisation and industry through site visits, remote collaboration, and participation at relevant site meetings
• Deliver the safety improvements and changes through a process of training, mentoring, coaching and facilitating
• Provide advice and support to operational and delivery teams in regards to HSE competence assessment, ensuring delivery teams are competent to deliver against respective HSE accountabilities and responsibilities
• Review and close out health and safety incident reporting, working with business/functional contacts to help them improve data quality, and support the investigation/management of environmental incidents, commensurate with their significance/impact

• Skilled practical knowledge of Safety Management Systems with working knowledge and experience of ISO 45001
• Strong knowledge of delivery, operations and engineering environments
• Proven ability and experience of leading and implementing change and improving safety outcomes within complex matrix organisations through proactive ownership and delivery
• Highly motivated with excellent analytical, engagement, coaching and influencing skills with all levels of an organisation with the ability to communicate complex and analytical information to all levels of the business and facilitate a common understanding of the content
• An ability to be pro‑active, solution orientated and to eagerly drive change and improvements
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; able to express complex issues using clear language and able to prioritise while managing multiple priorities

• Level 3 or Diploma in Health and Safety or equivalent
• Experience of managing Health & Safety in the workplace either as HSE Practitioner or in delivery role with key HSE responsibilities
• Chartered or working towards chartered status of a relevant professional body
• Recognised training in accident investigation including root cause…