Safety, Health, Environmental & Quality Manager

Description

The role works collaboratively with senior leaders and functional managers to embed a positive SHEQ culture and ensure that SHEQ risks are effectively controlled across all projects, yards and offices.

The principal function of this position is to lead, govern and continually improve WJ UK’s Integrated Management System (IMS) and ensure the consistent implementation of Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental standards across the business. The SHEQ Manager provides strategic oversight, sets SHEQ policy and expectations, maintains certification, monitors business-wide performance, and leads a programme of internal audit, compliance assurance and continual improvement.

• Identify performance trends and lead high-level improvement programmes.
• Ensure lessons learned are captured, communicated and embedded through updated procedures, training and controls.
• Develop and manage the annual SHEQ audit plan for IMS compliance, process effectiveness and legal compliance.
• Ensure SHEQ issues, risks and opportunities are understood and acted upon by senior leadership.
• SHEQ Manager ensures root cause analysis quality, governance and learning
• Produce monthly SHEQ performance reports for Directors and Senior/Middle Management.
• Ensure the company meets its legal obligations in SHEQ matters, including keeping leadership informed of changes in legislation or best practice.
• Lead management reviews, certification audits, external auditor engagement and close-out of corrective actions.
• Ensure the SHE Advisor is supported and deployed effectively across high-risk and high-priority projects.
• Provide SHEQ input at bid stage for major infrastructure or complex projects (Advisor handles site implementation during delivery).
• Represent WJ UK in WJ Group SHE forums and contribute to group-wide SHEQ strategy.
• Promote continuous improvement and innovation in SHEQ across the organisation.
• Maintain company certification to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and external schemes such as Achilles, Constructionline, Building Confidence.
• Conduct strategic and systems-level audits (not routine site inspections, these sit with the SHE Advisor).
• Liaise with regulators, auditors, clients and accreditation bodies at a senior level.
• Own the SHEQ KPI framework and oversee collection, analysis and reporting of SHEQ data.
• Ensure personal responsibility for health, safety and wellbeing and act as a senior role model.
• Ensure findings from audits, inspections, incidents and near misses are analysed to identify systemic themes and drive organisational improvement.
• Line manages, mentor and develop SHE Advisors and SHEQ administrative support.
• Provide strategic oversight of incident investigations:
• Set SHEQ performance expectations, KPIs and improvement plans at business-unit level.
• Set SHEQ objectives and ensure these cascades appropriately through the business.
• SHE Advisor conducts site investigations
• Define SHEQ strategies, policies, procedures and standards for UK operations.
• Ensure that IMS processes are embedded effectively across functional teams.
• Provide expert SHEQ leadership to Directors, Managers and project teams.
• Work with Operations, Technical, HR, Commercial and Project Management teams to ensure SHEQ integration into business processes and tendering.
• Influence and develop a strong, proactive SHEQ culture across all levels of the organisation.
• Lead the development, maintenance and continual improvement of WJ’s Integrated Management System (IMS), ensuring alignment with ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.
• Oversee SHEQ risk registers and ensure mitigation actions are implemented by operational teams.
• Establish competency frameworks, development pathways and SHEQ training strategies.
• Ensure serious incidents and near misses are escalated promptly to Directors.

Requirements

Certification, Legal Compliance & Standards Management

• Effective team working and networking skills and the ability to work independently using own initiative.
• Demonstrated ability to lead SHEQ strategy, system governance and cultural improvement at organisational level.
• Strong communication and influencing skills with senior leadership teams.
• NEBOSH Diploma / NVQ Level 5 or equivalent.
• Flexibility to travel throughout the UK to visit our project sites and WJ yard facility.
• Thorough understanding of ISO standards and legislation and their application in construction and engineering.
• The ability to plan, prioritise and organise your own workload.
• ISO 9001, ISO14001 & ISO45001 Lead Auditor qualification preferred.
• Full UK Driving License

Benefits

Working Conditions

SALARY: £55,000–£65,000 per annum + Car + Generous Benefits (see below)

• Profit Related Bonus: A profit related annual bonus will be payable in December if WJ meets its profit targets
• Pension: Automatically enrolled into the WJ Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme. Contributions are made at 5% for both employee (minimum) and employer (maximum).
• Group Life Insurance: Automatically included in the WJ Death in Service Group Insurance at 3 times salary after 6-month probation period
• Gym Membership: Exclusive, discounted access to thousands of gyms, pools and spas with just one pass via our fitness partner, Hussle
• Private Healthcare: At six months of service, Automatically enrolled into Westfield Health Cash Plan for Specialist Consultations & Diagnostics, Scanning Service (MRI, CT & PET Scans), Optical, Dental, Chiropody and Therapy Treatments (Physiotherapy, Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Homeopathy and Osteopathy)
• Company car: Company car (available for personal use) with a monthly rental value

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance