MDE Installations is a leading, national provider of electrical contracting solutions across a diverse number of sectors including infrastructure, utilities, commercial, industrial, retail, healthcare, education, and data centres. Our highly skilled team specialise in innovative electrical and sustainable energy solutions. We prioritise setting top safety and quality standards while delivering tailored solutions for each client’s unique needs.
We are seeking a SHEQ Manager with an electrical background to join our team.
If you are a safety and quality focused individual with strong leadership skills and a passion for success, we want to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities:
- Continuous updating and implementation of health and safety policies ensuring company empowering safety culture.
- First point of contact for our client in relation to Health and Safety.
- Lead on best-in-class Health and Safety standards.
- The internal point of contact for line managers and site supervisors in relation to health and safety policies and procedures and relevant health and safety legislation, particularly around lone working.
- Creation and issuing of risk assessments and method statements for all workplace safety.
- Investigate accidents and incidents in a timely and professional manner. Working within specific contractual deadlines.
- Implement relevant and appropriate preventative measures and actions as a result of risk assessments, accidents and incident investigations.
- Develop, organise and lead on Health and Safety training for employees.
- Carry out of fire risk assessments and organisation of emergency evacuation training.
- Conduct and oversee safety audits across all areas of the organisation.
- Carry out remedial actions on findings identified in audits.
- Ensure full vehicle and road safety in collaboration with the Fleet Manager.
- Ensure full tools and PPE compliance.
- Preparation and issuing of toolbox talks.
- Completion of internal and client SHEQ reporting daily, weekly, monthly as required.
- Participation and/or leading on health and safety relation disciplinary action.
- Completion of return-to-work interviews where required and relevant to the SHEQ department.
- Design and delivery of comprehensive and interactive Health and Safety Induction programmes.
- Continuous monitoring, management and compliance of training for employees.
- Completion of internal mandatory training.
- Coaching and mentoring of front-line team members as required.
- Quality control.
- Advising to Senior Management on Health and Safety legislation.
- HSENI and HSA accident reporting and investigation.
- Continuous improvement and gaining of Health and Safety Company accreditations.
- Collaboration with the HR department to promote employee wellbeing.
Qualifications:
- Third level education in Health and Safety related discipline is essential.
- NEBOSH/IOSH qualification is necessary.
Certificates and Licences:
- Full clean driving licence.
- Train the Trainer certification is desirable.
- Valid First Aid training is desirable.
Experience:
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a senior SHEQ role.
- The suitable candidate will have previous electrical experience and/or Health and Safety experience within the electrical industry.
- Previous experience in the Utilities/Infrastructure/Building Services industries is essential.
About You:
- Impeccable attention to detail.
- Excellent IT skills specifically MS Office.
- Self-motivated and proven ability to work on your own initiative.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Positive, can-do attitude.
- Confident in maintaining composure and managing with difficult situations.
What we offer:
- Competitive Salary.
- Pension.
- Death in Service Benefit.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Additional day off for your birthday after 12 months of continuous service.
- Company Events.
The above is not an exhaustive list of duties and the postholder may be required to undertake additional tasks and responsibilities as reasonably expected to support the needs of the business.
MDE Installations is an equal opportunities employer.