Overview

Location: London

Recruiter contact: Nikki George

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. We work across global industries, delivering exciting work that defines our future and makes a positive societal impact. Our people power our performance; we succeed when they do. With opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are varied for every individual. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. We are looking for an experienced health and safety manager to lead our expanding safety team, reporting to the Exec Sponsor for health and safety, with two direct reports. This senior leadership role will drive the health and safety agendas across our business in the EUNA Region. The Regional Safety Manager is a principal source of health and safety advice and will monitor, advise and influence continual improvement of safety management and wellbeing.

About the business unit: Mott MacDonald's support services are the driving force behind our organisation, enabling us to run efficiently. The team works collaboratively to offer specialist advice, best practice and technology to all areas of our business, designed for our global reach.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate health and safety for the Region, ensuring effective implementation of Group and Regional policy.
• Drive an active safety culture across the region.
• Own the Regional health and safety plan.
• Act as the H&S conscience for the Regional Executive, provide regular status updates and promote board discussion around relevant health and safety subjects.
• Provide health and safety advice for staff and managers.
• Promote effective communication and dissemination of health, safety and security information.
• Carry out an annual health and safety management review at Regional level.
• Set and monitor health and safety objectives.
• Review Unit health and safety plans.
• Arrange for annual review of the relevant country-specific health and safety legislation registers.
• Ensure delivery of the safety training programme across the Region.
• Keep abreast of developments in health and safety legislation and practice and act upon changes accordingly.
• Liaise with enforcement authorities and other bodies as necessary.
• Participation at Regional Exec meetings, including reporting on performance.
• Preparation of Regional Exec and Board papers.
• Provide leadership and oversight of Mott MacDonald's travel security processes across the Region.
• Coordinate health, safety and security issues with other BMS and safety managers and representatives as required.
• Ensure appropriate dissemination of information to other relevant people.
• Develop Regional business continuity plan.
• Manage suppliers (PPE and driver licence checks).
• Oversee response to Building Safety Act and associated legislation.
• Participate as a Regional committee member for Mott MacDonald Alerts and for the Regional BMS, health and safety & risk committee (BRC).
• Set a personal example.

Qualifications

• Essential – First and foremost be an experienced health and safety professional with experience in developing a positive safety culture.
• Confident communicator, able to stay calm under pressure and deliver clear and reasoned recommendations.
• Confident in giving briefs and reviewing/editing the work of others as well as producing your own.
• People management experience, with a track record of managing and developing talent and creating enjoyable and high performing team environments.
• Great team player who embodies our company values and culture, focusing on the good of the business and function, as well as your own team.
• Outstanding collaborator able to form trusted relationships, and the ability to welcome different perspectives with empathy for others.
• Health and safety related degree or other equivalent qualification from an appropriate body.

• Desirable – Creative thinker, comfortable exploring new ideas and approaches.
• Embrace diversity of thought and encourage change, challenge and new ideas.
• Keen interest in developing your own skills and the skills of others.
• Previous experience working in an engineering consultancy environment.
• Minimum 10 years' experience in a similar role; experience in a senior health and safety position.
• Capability to lead client thinking and market presence.
• Ability to influence management in identifying and managing risk.
• Ability to assess situations calmly and confidently in the full business context.
• Ability to manage priorities and time effectively.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written, and the ability to influence at all levels including external stakeholders.

Additional information

We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce reflective of the communities we serve. We recognise that differences in ability, skills and experience are a strength and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

UK Immigration – Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision follows changes to the Skilled Worker route in April 2024. We welcome applications from candidates eligible for alternative immigration routes that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

Agile working – We offer a hybrid working policy that supports flexibility and trust between you and your manager.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion – We promote fair employment practices and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute.

Accessibility – If you need adjustments to apply or attend an interview, contact reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com.

Benefits

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support everyday health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy for menopause support for UK colleagues.
• Wellbeing program with family access and flexible benefits.

Financial wellbeing

• Employer pension contributions matched between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance up to 4x basic salary, with option to increase to 6x.
• Income protection and return-to-work support.
• Flexible benefits including enhanced life cover, critical illness, payroll saving, and will writing.
• Share in the company's financial success through annual bonus schemes.

Lifestyle

• 33-35 days holiday (depending on level), with option to buy/sell leave.
• Holiday entitlement increases after 5 years of service.
• Employee saving schemes and retailer discounts.

Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies including 26 weeks paid maternity/adoption leave and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Shared parental leave up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave for caring responsibilities, two paid.

Learning and development

• Annual professional institution subscription and opportunities to develop technical and soft skills through mentoring, training, and self-development.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join diverse groups including LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers networks; contribute to community initiatives.

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