As Health Safety & Wellbeing Manager, you will support the Head of department on the delivery of Thames Water’s Health & Safety strategy and take ownership of Health, Safety & Wellbeing risks, and relevant elements of the Safety Management System.
What you will be doing as a Health Safety & well-being manager
- Work with Health, Safety & Wellbeing Senior Management to ensure appropriate implementation of the delivery plan for the geographic regions.
- Strengthen the management of investigations to ensure effective root cause analysis and implementation of preventative and corrective actions.
- Undertake site inspections, and assurance visits focusing on high and medium-risk sites to deliver the 5-year assurance program.
- Build valuable internal and external relationships with stakeholders, supply chain partners, and regulators.
- Inclusion with the ‘on-call’ Health, Safety & Wellbeing ‘24/7’ rota to ensure functional support for incident management.
- The base location for the role is Reading, Clearwater Court.
- Working hours: 36 hours per week.
What you should bring to the role
- NEBOSH Diploma and have or working towards CMIOSH.
- In-depth knowledge of Health, Safety and Wellbeing legislation, and its practical application.
- Ability to negotiate flexibly and constructively at the highest levels.
- Expertise relating to specific risks in Water, Wastewater, and /or Construction would be advantageous
- Knowledge of handling chemicals and/or toxic gas and liquid and/or knowledge of street works and excavations would be beneficial
- Ideally knowledge of process safety
- Full UK Driving Licence.
What’s in it for you?
- Competitive salary from £60,000 per annum to £70,000 per annum depending on skills and experience + car allowance £5,800.
- Annual Leave - 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service. (Plus bank holidays)
- Annual Bonus.
- Private Medical Health Care.
- Contributory pension – Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% -2x employee contribution.
- Personal Medical Assessments – Open to all once a year.
- Wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing.
Who are we?
At Thames Water, our purpose is crystal clear - to deliver life’s essential service so our customers, communities and planet can thrive.
Water is life’s great leveller. Every living thing needs it, every single day. From people to plants, birds to bees, farms to factories, we all need it to thrive, and we’re committed to taking care of it for us all.
But keeping water flowing is becoming harder. From scorching summers to wetter winters, extreme weather affects everything from our pipes to our local rivers. We need to keep millions more kettles boiling, public services operating, washing machines spinning, showers running and more, so every drop is more precious than ever. Are you ready to play your part?
Working at Thames Water
At Thames Water, we recognise that people are at the heart of our business. To help us succeed in providing life's essential service, we need a range of skills and capabilities, representative of society throughout our business.
We seek to attract and retain a cultural mix of people who can offer different but complementary attitudes, values, talents, and knowledge. We understand the importance of appreciating and harnessing the unique skills, experiences, backgrounds, and differences that each individual brings.
Our over-arching diversity and inclusion aim is to ensure Thames Water is a diverse and inclusive great place to work. We encourage applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process.
Find out more about working at Thames Water.
When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business, meet colleagues and earn some extra money along the way.
Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.