Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) Manager

START DATE - Mid August

About the Company

T Vaughan Ltd is a specialist Enabling, Groundworks, Civil Engineering, and RC Frame company based in Brentwood, Essex. We employ a select group of individuals with the professional knowledge and practical skills to provide a high-quality service, tailored to our clients' needs. Current projects range in value from £500k to £10 million. As a company, we operate within a fast-paced environment across a diverse range of projects primarily in London and the South East but with projects stretching across the whole of England.

About the Role

We are seeking a site-based Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) Manager to join our project team. The SHE Manager will be site-based on a large energy from waste (EFW) construction project in WISBECH, PETERBOROUGH, and will be responsible for ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, internal standards, and promoting a safe working environment and good culture. The project is in the early stages, and the team will consist of approximately 50-70 operatives and subcontractors. The scope of works includes heavy groundworks, bulk and deep excavation, shoring, muckaway, drainage, and service ducting installation, concrete chambers, piling attendance, dewatering. Key risks include excavations, plant movements, confined spaces, lifting operations, COSHH, and waste management.

Responsibilities

• To assist the Directors, SHEQ Manager, and Project Manager in all matters relating to health, safety, quality, and environmental management on the site—being the primary go-to person for all such matters on site and within the wider organization as required.
• Carry out HSE walkarounds daily to ensure compliance—minimum 50% of time on site every day.
• Carry out and record site inspections and audits (minimum x1 per week).
• Ensure the completion and regular review of risk assessments and method statements (RAMS), COSHH assessments, manual handling assessments, toolbox talks, procedures, and other safety-related documentation as necessary.
• Carry out site (TVL) inductions and orientation.
• Carry out training, workshops, and TBTs on-site where required.
• Assistance with the development and management of lifting plans, waste management plans, rescue plans, traffic management, and site-specific plans and procedures as appropriate.
• Ensuring site-specific PPE/RPE requirements are met.
• Carrying out RPE mask face fit testing (training can be provided to do this).
• Carrying out on-site DSE assessments and reviewing findings.
• Oversee and order H&S/PPE-related consumables, stock, materials, and equipment.
• Maintain site COSHH stores, register, and assessments.
• Ensure spill management prevention and control measures are suitable.
• Completing monthly HSE report for submission to client and TVL management team.
• Oversee high-risk and complex works.
• Oversee and review temporary works arrangements on-site.
• Ensure adequate dedicated cutting, refueling, and wash-out areas are in operation on site and remain compliant.
• Assisting the organization in compliance with relevant industry legislation including LOLER, PUWER, CDM, HASAWA, etc.
• Creation of safety alerts and toolbox talks as relevant to new industry standards, changing seasons/weather, and recording signed returns register.
• To assist with the creation of, and annual review of organizational policies and procedures.
• Attending site briefings.
• Management of site training and competency matrix spreadsheet. Adding new starter information and cross-checking validity of details, right to work, and qualifications, etc.
• Keep up to date with changes in current legislation and suggest such changes where discovered and as relevant.
• Supporting the organization in maintaining ISO certification using the company management system and controlled forms.
• Management of site sub-contractor PQQs and reviewing sub-contractor RAMS for effectiveness and monitoring works.
• Carrying out incident investigations, RIDDOR, and near miss reporting as may be necessary. Conducting witness/injured party interviews and compiling evidence for incident investigation reports.
• Conducting HAVS assessments and maintaining an up-to-date register.
• Any other ad hoc health and safety, environmental, and quality duties as required.
• Providing additional general management and support to colleagues on site and across the wider business as required.
• Acting as the company site Mental Health Awareness champion and aiding the wellbeing of colleagues across the site.
• Any other relevant acts and tasks as may be reasonably requested by the Senior Management Team.