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Safety Manager

February 27, 2023 | Comments Off on Safety Manager

We're looking for a Safety Manager to join our Sofia project team based in Redcar, Teeside. Within this role you can enjoy 26 days annual leave, sharesave scheme, family friendly policies and even more.

Location: Sofia project, Redcar, Teeside.
Contract: Permanent
Salary: Competitive + benefits

Responsibilities

As a Safety Manager, you'll be working within the Sofia project team, to provide safety advice and assistance in accordance with the Kier SHE system, designed to carry out inspections, advice on hazardous activities and provide recommendations.

Your day to day will include:

  • Being the key contact for SHE on our major civil engineering project.
  • You'll be responsible for reviewing safety standards to ensure all legislation is complied with and providing support to the Kier Infrastructure business unit on Health & Safety issues.
  • You'll work closely with the operational teams conduct site inspections and ensure the appropriate action plans have been put in place.
  • You'll also assist management in SHE training and assist in developing toolbox talks.
What do we need from you?

This role of Safety Manager is great for you if:

  • You'll have previous experience of working on a large-scale major project. We're looking for a qualified professional through a NEBOSH diploma or equivalent (or demonstrable IPD/CPD equivalent) in Occupational Health and Safety, and strong knowledge and experience of Property maintenance.
  • You'll also have a good understanding of SHE legislation.
  • You'll have a working knowledge of BS OHSAS 18001 and 45001.
We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat. We want to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we especially encourage those from underrepresented communities to get in touch with us.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk to discuss and arrange these.

Benefits at Kier

We're proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:

  • new and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance and more.
  • professional subscription - you will get one professional subscription funded to support your professional development.
  • pension - you will be able to join the Kier Retirement Savings Plan (KRSP)
  • Kier rewards - You will have access to discounted shopping including restaurants, insurance companies, and supermarkets.
  • employee referral scheme - refer a friend or family member to work for Kier
And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website: www.kier.co.uk/careers/rewards-benefits

Who is Kier?

We're made up of six business units, Group Functions, Construction, Highways, Infrastructure, Utilities and Property, and as a group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK. Take a look at our sustainability objectives: https://www.kier.co.uk/sustainability/

At the core of all our projects is technical excellence, utilising the latest building methods and innovations to ensure we offer the best value to our clients as sustainably as possible.

Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We are collaborative, trusted and focussed in all that we do, and our people are essential in helping us achieve our goals.


Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives.

You can see more about our D&I action plan here: https://www.kier.co.uk/media/6668/di-roadmap-2021.pdf

Key Skills and Qualifications:

  • Chartered SHE professional or equivalent (or demonstrable IPD/CPD equivalent)
  • Diploma or equivalent in Health and Safety
  • Detailed understanding of SHE legislation
  • Working knowledge of ISO 14001 and BS OHSAS 18001 Standards
  • Significant experience in similar or supporting post
  • Other supporting business and/or engineering qualifications
  • Methodical & able to follow through, even for small matters
  • Good oral and written communicator at all corporate levels
  • Good training skills and ability for public speaking
  • Ability to work as part of and/or lead a team
  • Ability to work on own initiative - and deliver key objectives
  • Able to work under pressure
  • Notices & responds to others needs
  • Ability to positively influence others.
About Kier:

Kier Group plc. is a leading construction, property, residential and services group which invests in, builds, maintains and renews the places where we work, live and play. We operate globally across a range of sectors including defence, education, health, housing, industrials, power, transport and utilities. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, we are a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

With a network of 88 UK offices Kier offers national coverage across all of its core activities. Employing 22,000 people, Kier has the financial strength and technical expertise to undertake some of the most significant construction, civil engineering and service contracts in the country.

Kier is an equality and diversity employer
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