National Role

We are recruiting for a Senior QHSE Advisor which is a national position covering multiple sites in the UK. Candidate should be willing to travel extensively including overnight stays, depending on business requirements.

Job Overview

• Primarily responsible for assisting management to ensure that Mitie operations are carried out in a safe and efficient manner.
• Acting as the Single Point of Contact (SPoC) QHSE Senior advisor with responsibility for the site areas of the operations with responsibility for all aspects of the QHSE management systems, associated QHSE activities and client requirements around QHSE.
• Implementing the integrated business management system; ensuring a robust and efficient system is maintained, which complies with the requirements of the business and third party quality, health, safety and environmental accreditations.
• Ensuring high standards of QHSE, consistent with the site ways of working are in place for all activities undertaken by the teams.
• Identifying and minimising the risk of accidents to persons, property or the environment.
• Supporting all parts of the QHSE function when required including investigations, meetings, audits and training as a minimum to ensure that the QHSE function across Group is efficient and pragmatic as possible.

Ensure a healthy and engaging relationship with other QHSE team members across the function.

Main Duties

• Principal QHSE support and single point of contact for the business site locations and associated activities that are part of the contract.
• Identify & implement strategies to reduce risk for Mitie companies and our clients.
• Maintain an up to date knowledge of legislation and codes of practice applicable to the company's business.
• Ensure operational managers and personnel have the appropriate technical competence to work safely by the identification and provision of formal training needs.
• Assist, coach and mentor operational managers and their teams with building competence in the identification and development of practical and effective safe working practices.
• Provide advice and guidance to operational managers and employees on QHSE matters.
• Ensure operational managers of the company are aware of their legal and company responsibilities.
• Carry out assessments that are outside the competence of operational managers i.e. Significant Risk, COSHH, Manual Handling, DSE and other assessments.
• Investigation of injuries and incidents to determine true root causes, corrective and preventative actions and the production of statistical information in relation to QHSE performance.
• Investigate and manage all QHSE documentation relating to potential / actual insurance claims.
• Assist in contract mobilisations to ensure all QHSE matters have been appropriately considered and controlled.
• Work with the QHSE team to develop and implement QHSE strategies to meet Mitie objectives.
• Produce QHSE reports as requested by the Line Manager within the requested timeframes.
• Attend Regional meetings as required to represent the QHSE agenda.
• In conjunction with the QHSE team establish and maintain the Contract and Regional QHSE forums to enable engagement and communication with employees.
• Where required, in consultation with Line Manager, liaise with relevant enforcing authorities.
• Maintain an up to date CPD, knowledge of legislation and codes of practice applicable to the contract needs.
• Develop an understanding of the Mitie Intranet in order to access relevant documentation.
• Attend performance appraisals and work to agreed personal improvement and development plans.

Attend relevant training courses as part of personal development needs and meeting changing business needs.

What we are looking for

• National role with overnight away stays.
• Represent the Line Manager as required in their absence.
• Any other reasonable “ad hoc” duties as required by the needs of the business.
• Good standard of written English.
• Good verbal communication skills.
• Computer literate (Microsoft Office & SharePoint).
• Able to work unsupervised and on own initiative.
• NEBOSH Certificate / equivalent and working towards / hold Diploma Level IOSH qualification.
• Environmental Management qualification and experience.
• High level of understanding of leading and lagging KPI's and how to influence others to achieve the desired results.
• Worked on regulated sites or within heavy industry involving high hazard activities such as work at height, confined space work, etc.
• Experience of coaching and mentoring others within a business environment.
• Excellent problem solving skills using recognised techniques such as DMAIC, 6Sigma, etc.
• Experience of Integrated Facilities Management sector, in particular Hard or Soft Services where applicable
• Tech IOSH working towards Cert IOSH.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Experience of multi-site, multi-discipline organisations.
• Detailed knowledge of risk assessment and management.
• Work in a commercial, client-facing environment.
• Ability to manage meetings.
• Able to deliver training on a range of subjects to varying abilities.
• Able to work as part of a team.
• Diplomatic and personable.
• Good management skills.
• Flexible approach to work patterns and working away or travelling where required.

Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.