Chorley
Lancashire
Defence, MOD & Aerospace
Scantec Engineering
Permanent
Market related
JOB-89999
08-08-2025
Permanent
05-09-2025
8/8/2025
United Kingdom

HSE Manager
Chorley

The Role:

  • Lead and develop the organisation’s SHE culture, ensuring safety is embedded across all operations.
  • Provide strategic oversight and direction to SHE functions across the business.
  • Drive continuous improvement and go beyond compliance to elevate SHE performance.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to the Board, leadership teams, and wider business.

Key Responsibilities

  • SHE Strategy & Programme Development
    • Set strategic direction for SHE activities aligned with business goals.
    • Develop and continuously improve SHE programmes to ensure compliance and drive cultural change.
    • Champion behavioural safety initiatives (e.g., Safety Observations, Toolbox Talks).
    • Lead the development and evolution of Carbon Reduction Plans and other environmental initiatives.
    • Empower teams to take ownership of health, safety, and environmental outcomes.
  • Promote and manage proactive Risk Assessment & Mitigation strategy across all levels of the business
  • Ensure Compliance Management with all Nuclear safety requirements and HSE legislation and standards (ISO 45001, ISO 14001)
  • Develop, implement and deliver HSE training plans, ensuring practices are understood and adopted
  • Lead incident investigation processes (including near misses and environmental breaches) and ensure effective route cause analysis.
  • Develop maintain and improve HSE policies and lead initiatives to improve emergency planning and business continuity procedure.
  • Communicate SHE performance, risks, and opportunities to the Board and Senior Leadership Team as company’s point of contact.
  • Monitor the effectiveness of SHE programmes and performance metrics, manage data, reporting and audits. (Board reports, ROSPA, ECOvadis)
  • Provide leadership, direction, and coaching to the SHE team.

If you are a motivated Health and Safety professional with the passion and drive to make a difference, we want to hear from you. Simply click apply for consideration.