HSE Manager for Leading Engineering Organisation in Green Energy Sector based in Stone. This is a permanent full time role working Monday to Friday 8.30am-5pm offering a salary of £50k per annum, hybrid working and more!
Location: UK (hybrid with regular travel to other offices and project sites)
Reports to: Operations Director
Contract: Permanent, full-time
Flexible working available
Benefits:

• Health Cash Plan
• Private Medical Insurance (PMI)
• EMI Share Options
• SS Pension (6% Employee & 6% Employer)
• 4x Death in Service (DIS)

The Role:
The HSE Manager will spearhead the Quality, Health, Safety, and Environmental agenda across both office and site operations. This role involves maintaining and enhancing management systems, ensuring certifications are up-to-date, and fostering a practical, people-first safety culture. Responsibilities include:

• Maintaining and improving ISO 9001 (Quality) certification, and managing ISO 14001 (Environmental) and ISO 45001 (Occupational H&S) systems.
• Planning and leading internal audits, managing external audits, and addressing non-conformities.
• Ensuring compliance with UK legislation such as RIDDOR 2013, COSHH, PUWER, LOLER, and CDM 2015.
• Setting standards for risk assessments and method statements, and supporting permit-to-work and site safety plans.
• Leading incident and near-miss investigations, tracking actions to closure, and sharing learnings.
• Partnering with Project Managers on H&S plans, environmental aspects, quality plans, and supplier quality.
• Delivering toolbox talks, inductions, and targeted training, and promoting continuous improvement.
• Pre-qualifying and auditing contractors and key suppliers, and managing quality/HS&E requirements.
• Producing clear HSE dashboards and board-level insights.
• Overseeing waste, emissions, and spill prevention controls, and supporting ESG initiatives.
• Maintaining emergency response plans and ensuring suitable equipment and competent first aiders/fire wardens.
• Line-managing HSE Advisors/Coordinators and developing team capability.

What Youll Bring:

• Strong experience in a HSE leadership role within engineering, construction, utilities, or energy projects.
• Proven success in maintaining ISO 9001/14001/45001 certifications and running internal audit programmes.
• Up-to-date knowledge of UK H&S and environmental legislation.
• Competent investigator with solid root-cause skills.
• Ability to influence supervisors and subcontractors on-site.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in data analysis to build meaningful dashboards.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to sites.

Qualifications:

• NEBOSH General or Construction Certificate (Diploma or equivalent experience desirable).
• Lead Auditor qualification (ISO 9001 and/or ISO 45001; ISO 14001 an advantage).
• Environmental qualification (e.g., IEMA Foundation/Practitioner) desirable.
• Professional membership (e.g., IOSH/IIRSM/IQA/IEMA) or working towards.

Nice to Have:

• Experience under CDM 2015 with Principal Contractor/Principal Designer interfaces.
• Exposure to utilities, renewables, gas/biomethane, or similar high-hazard environments.
• Supplier quality management and materials traceability experience.
• Experience in behavioural safety programme implementation and/or digital HSE tools roll-outs.

Please apply today to join this team as HSE Manager that values practical problem-solving, straight-talking safety leadership, and continuous improvement. Enjoy a supportive, flexible working environment and the tools needed to excel.
Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.

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