Head of Health, Safety & Environment

This is an excellent opportunity to join one of the UK’s best ferry operators as their new Head of Health, Safety & Environment.

You will promote a safety culture by driving high standards of safety & compliance throughout the company.

To oversee the analysis, improvement and assurance processes of the Company’s Safety system and to ensure overall compliance with ship and shore safety
Drive the maintenance and use of the company incident reporting and incident management system ensuring external reporting requirements are met.
Develop a transparent culture within safety where responsibilities and accountabilities are made very clear at all organisations levels and likewise for external stakeholders.
Work closely with the Designated Person Ashore (Regulation 4 in the International Safety Management Code) on all aspects of safety, wellbeing and pollution control.
To manage the analysis of incidents through the development of qualitative investigations, promoting clear learns from such events and making recommendations for change.
To act as key liaison with the MCA and Chamber of Shipping on Policy and Compliance
To develop a positive safety culture by focusing the Company’s attention on both behavioural safety and visibility-felt Safety leadership.

Some seagoing experience as a senior deck officer is preferred combined with shore based management experience within HSEQ
Experience within both the maritime and land based sectors of safety, health and the environment, regulation, codes of practise and process.
Clear experience of working with enforcement and other agencies such as, Maritime Coastguard Agency, Health & Safety Executive, Marine Accident Investigation Board, Environment Agency, Local Authority, Harbour Authorities and industry representational groups such as the Chamber of Shipping.
A clear knowledge of ALL aspects of Environmental Social Governance (ESG).
Excellent communication skills are required – at all levels and including presentations.
High level of leadership, persuasiveness and collaboration is necessary for the role.
You must have experience of working with stakeholders and especially interaction at board level.
You must have the right to work in the UK and hold a full UK drivers licence

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