New opportunity to join one of the UK’s leading independent bulk liquid storage providers, operating four strategically located terminals across the country. The Company supports a wide range of sectors including chemicals, petroleum, gases, bitumen, and emerging energy markets such as hydrogen, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and carbon capture.
As a key part of the UK’s critical national infrastructure, Navigator is committed to safe operations, exceptional customer service, and ongoing investment to support future growth and the energy transition.
A vacancy now exists for an HSE Manager to join the team.
Negotiable Salary + Bonus + Private Healthcare
The role:
- Act as the competent person / principal health, safety and environmental advisor for the Thames Terminal.
- Identify areas of potential improvement within the HSE function and present these findings to senior managers for approval. Once approved scope, implement and embed ideas and methodology
- Ensure that the Terminal discharges its obligations under health, safety and environmental legislation, corporate standards and the UK Health, Safety and Environmental policy.
- Provide an effective Terminal occupational health, safety, welfare and environmental function by developing and implementing initiatives, structures, strategies, policies and procedures.
- Advise and guide the Terminal Management Team in the strategic management of health, safety, welfare and environmental issues ensuring they are aware of their obligations and are briefed on key issues that may affect the terminal.
- Monitor process safety performance and advise the terminal and senior management teams on requirements with regard to the prevention of major accidents and the safe movement of hazardous products.
- Prepare, monitor and review company policies, codes, practice and procedures including the safety management system relating to Health, Safety and Environmental matters in consultation with the UK Head of SHEQ, terminal management teams, departmental managers and other employees.
- Co-operate with technical and other staff in the management of contractors including: the production of Permits to Work; Method Statements; Risk Assessments and aiding in identifying hazards and required controls.
- Participate in Safety Audits, Permit Audits and Safety Observation Rounds.
- Manage and facilitate Terminal Safety meetings.
- Assist the terminal to ensure employees, contractors and visitors adhere to the UK Policy on site security.
- Ensure that all incidents and near misses are recorded on the company’s reporting database and, where required, assist the terminal to ensure that they are properly investigated and analysed.
- Develop a working relationship with other other sites to ensure an open environment in which to share safety learnings.
- Identify and prioritise health, safety and environmental training needs, schemes and initiatives within the terminal, arranging for, or delivering such training as appropriate.
- Contribute to the professional development of any SHE direct reports.
- Attend site out of hours as and when required.
- Act as the competent person to ensure that documentation relating to waste leaving the site is suitable to ensure legal compliance.
- Build and maintain professional knowledge and disseminate this knowledge to managers and other professionals within the organisation, in line with business needs. This will assist in the development of best practises and contribute to the business performance and legal compliance.
- Any other task that may arise in the day-to-day functionality of this position
Qualifications & Experience:
Required:
- Relevant Health and Safety Qualification (IOSH, NEBOSH etc)
- Active involvement in the IOSH CPD programme
- Environmental Management qualification (PIEMA)
- Accident Investigator qualification (e.g. Tripod)
- 5 years’ experience in the chemical or associated industry
- 2 years’ experience in a safety and environmental related role
- Strong computer literacy including confidence in using Microsoft Office applications and the ability to learn new systems quickly.
